Sudan’s gold was meant to launch Egypt into the global metals market

Evidence

Al-Tahtawï also wished for the extraction of the Sudan’s mineral resources, particularly its fabled gold deposits, to help Egypt gain entry into the international metals market, then dominated by Russia, Austria, and South America. — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 239

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Eve M. Troutt Powell, A Different Shade of Colonialism_…, 239