VOL. XLII

No 47

22-November-1999

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia痴 Ma'adin Wins New Precious Metals Concession

The Saudi Government has granted the state-owned SaudiArabian Mining Company (Ma'adin) a concession to explore for precious and othermetals in the Dhulum district of Taif Province in the west of the Kingdom. Thefive-year concession will expire in September 2004. In June 1998, Ma'adin wasgranted a 30-year concession to mine gold and silver in the al-Hajar area of'Asir Province. Saudi Arabia...