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Lead-Zinc deposits are located in Phanerozoic sediments and crops out in seven areas in the Southern part in the Eastern Desert on the Red Sea. The Zn-poor zone of Urn Gheig characterized by low ZnO and PbO content. High content of SiO2 and Al2O3 reflected the abundance of quartz, clay minerals and feldspar. Meanwhile, the high Fe2O3 value in some samples revealed the abundance of hematite, goethite as well as jarosite minerals. Meanwhile, the ZnO content in the Zn-rich zone of Urn Gheig ranged between 25 to 52% compared with 3-14.9% for PbO. The Geological Survey of Egypt estimates the reserves in Um Gheig as 1.5 million tons with an average assay of 13.8% Zn and 2.3% Pb.

Stratifornn Massive Sulphides in Urn Samuki, Eastern Desert represented by Cu-Pb -Zn association. Chemical analysis of primary sulphide samples showed high content of ZnO and SO3 compared with oxidation and supergene zone. Shpalerite is abundance in the primary sulphides zone. In general zinc is predominant in the ore with subordinate amounts of copper and lead. The ore body in the Western mine assays 2.2 % Cu, 21.6 % Zn, 0.5 % Pb and 109 g/t Ag with total reserves of 200,000 tons while the Eastern mine is less in metal content where Cu possess 1.8 %, Zn 13.6% and Pb3.4 %.

Cu-bearing granite and quartz in Wadi El Samra, Sinai characterized by high content of SiO2, Al2O3, K2O and Fe2O3. The abundance of these oxides attributed to quartz and mica. Meanwhile, the low S content in the oxidation and supergene zone revealed the abundance of copper carbonate compared with copper sulphides.