Abstract
The uranium resources in the Middle East and North African countries have been discussed and explored in this chapter. The chapter highlights the recognition criteria for the identification of uranium resources provinces. These criteria depend on the characteristics of the host rocks and the surrounding geological environments. The chapter provides evidences on the importance of various recognition criteria for uranium in granites and sandstone rocks, and their exploration implications. The presented information in this part of the book indicates that most uranium resources are hosted in the Late Proterozoic granites and the Phanerozoic sandstones. These criteria will be utilized for predicting potential uranium in the Middle East and North African countries. These two rock groups are the most important for hosting the main uranium resources. The relation between uranium-enriched granitoid and geological time-bound is highlighted in this chapter because it found to be of remarkable importance. The exploration history and the mode of distribution of uranium resources in the following Middle East countries are presented and discussed. These countries are Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, and Yemen. The North African countries include Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.
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