VOL. XLII

No. 39

27-September-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia痴 Ma誕din To Explore For Phosphates

Saudi Arabia痴 state-owned Saudi Arabian Mining Company(Ma誕din) has been awarded a concession to explore for phosphates in a19,774-sq. km. area in the northern part of the Kingdom. The concession wasawarded by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and is located inthe Turaif and Wadi Sirhan areas. The ministry has estimated that some 7.8bntons of phosphates and related minerals are located in...