SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Discovers New Mineral Deposits

The Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has announced the discovery of new zinc deposits with a concentration of 15-18% in Umm al-Shalahib some 230 kms. southwest of Riyadh. Silver, copper and gold deposits have also been found in the same area. The Ministry also said that phosphates have been discovered at al-Galamid as well as coal deposits northeast of al-Zulfi, near Qasim, where 66 coal-bearing areas have already...