SAUDI ARABIA

Petromin to Produce Gold and Silver from Mahd al-Dhahab 

Saudi Arabia's Petromin is currently focusing on exploration for gold and silver deposits in two areas - Mahd al- Dhahab, where commercial quantities have been found, and Nuqrah Sukaybrat between Qasim and al-Madina - according to Petromin's Deputy Governor for Minerals, Mr. 'Abd al-Razzak Abu Rashid. The Mahd al-Dhahab goldmines, located some 370 kms. south-east of Jiddah, contain an estimated 500,000-...