Mineral Development in Saudi Arabia:

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Mineral Development in Saudi Arabia Challenges
and Opportunities
Dr. Zohair A. Nawab Advisor Ministry of Petroleum
Mineral Resources
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Tectonically speaking - Saudi Arabia is on the
move

• Area 775,000 square miles
• Between Nubian shield (southwest) and Zagros
  mountains of Iran (northeast)
• Ancient rock formations contain rich ore bodies
• Extensive shallow water sedimentary rocks contain
  large deposits of industrial minerals

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Saudi Arabia has both igneous and
sedimentarymineral deposits

• Arabian Shield is the focus of gold exploration
  and mining
• Surrounding sedimentary formations contain
  minerals and hold the Kingdoms oil and gas fields

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Growth in commercial mining built on
anestablished foundation
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The Fertilizer Aluminum Projects are now
possible because of the railroad implementation
Al Jalamid (Phosphate)
Az Zabirah (Bauxite)
Ras Az Zawr (Industrial Complex)

• Al Jalamid and Az Zabirah will be connected to
  Ras Az Zawr by railroad
• New track will be built between Dammam and Ras Az
  Zawr via Jubail
• In the future, Riyadh will be connected to the
  North-South railroad

Riyadh
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The Railway
Al Jalamid
Al Qurrayat
New Line
Ras Az Zawr
Tabuk
Existing
Az Zabirah
Jubail
Future
Hail
Dammam
Buraydah
Yanbu
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Strong commercial rationale underlies
twomega-projects
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Market opportunities are emerging. . .
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In addition to mining, significant other
opportunities are expected to be developed
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Synergies of shared facilities significantly
benefit both projects
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Contact Information

• Head Office
• Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden)P. O.
  Box  68861, Riyadh 11537
• Saudi ArabiaTel 966-1-472-1222Fax[phone]-
  1333E-mail maaden_at_maaden.com.sa
• Website www.maaden.com.sa

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Thank you