Multisource Data Analysis for Gold Potentiality Mapping of Atalla Area and Its Environs, Central Eastern Desert, Egypt

In this research, airborne geophysical and remote sensing datasets were integrated for gold potentiality mapping (GPM) over the Atalla area in Central Eastern Desert, Egypt. Utilizing aeromagnetic data, detailed structural complexity maps constructed using center exploration targeting (CET) procedure. Then, spectrometric gamma-ray data primarily located hydrothermally altered tracts with discriminating various rock units. The latter are precisely outlined by implementing techniques (false-color composite (FCC), band ratio (BR), relative absorption depth (RBD), directed principal component analysis (DPCA), constrained energy minimization (CEM)) to ASTER, Sentinel 2 ALOS PRISM datasets, reference geological maps. study exhibits that mineralization is structurally controlled NW-SE direction. findings of hydrothermal alteration (argillic, advanced argillic, phyllic, propylitic) used as weighted inputs contouring potentiality. resultant GPM accentuated five gold-promising zones; two confirmed via locations ancient mines, while remaining three zones strongly recommended their