Gold-Rich Saudi Is Committing to Sustainable Mining Practices: Will it Be Enough?
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is sitting on a US$2.5 trillion-worth of precious metals and minerals. Saudi’s mining magnet, state-owned Ma’aden, has rec...
Vision 2030: Mining and industrial value added
Saudi Arabia’s prosperity is rooted primarily in the production and export of oil and gas. However, the decline in global oil prices in 2014–15 and th...
Challenges and opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s mining ambitions
With its ambitious mining objectives Saudi Arabia faces both domestic and international constraints that officials must solve to maximize industry pot...
Saudi Arabia Mining 2025
Sweeping reforms, new licensing rounds, joint venture opportunities, and untapped mineral regions estimated to be worth US$2.5 trillion are positionin...
Saudi Arabia earmarks $182 millions for minerals exploration in mining push
RIYADH, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has established a $182 million mineral exploration incentive programme, a senior government official said on W...
Saudi Arabia’s domestic mining sector
Beyond oil, Saudi Arabia is expanding exploration and exploitation of its vast domestic mineral reserves through substantial investments in the mining...