VOL. XLVI

No 51/52

22/29-December-2003

SAUDI ARABIA

SNC-Lavalin/Jacob In Phosphate Development Study

State-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) and Saudi Oger have contracted Canadas SNC-Lavalin and Jacob of the US to conduct a feasibility study for exploiting the huge phosphate deposits in the far north of the kingdom (for details, see MEES, 14 August 2000). The contract is worth $9.4mn, and the study is expected to be completed by the end of 2004. Vital for the successful development of...