VOL. XLIII
No. 08
21-February-2000
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabias Shura Council Approves Ma'adin Magnesite Concession
Saudi Arabias Shura Council has approved a concession for the state-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'adin) to exploit magnesite deposits in an area about 160km south of Hail, in al-Ghazalah Province. Total magnesite deposits there are estimated at 1.6mn tons, giving an initial annual output of 65,000 tons. Ma'adin is also studying the economic feasibility of mining phosphates in...
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