The World Bank aims to support a low-carbon transition to practice sustainable and green mining activities. (Image source: Khusen Rustamov/Pixabay)
The World Bank has launched a climate-smart mining facility, a multi-million fund that aims to support sustainable extraction and processing of minerals used in clean energy technologies such as wind, solar power, batteries for energy storage and electric vehicles
The training programme is in collaboration with the Jordanian Atomic Energy Commission and Jordanian Uranium Mining Co. (Image source: jbdodane/Flickr)
King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) has launched a national cadre development programme under the uranium mining project in central Jordan
Sohail Samdani has about 20 years of international experience in business management, engineering, project management, business development, strategy development and implementation in mining, metallurgy and infrastructure sectors. (Image source: SNC-Lavalin)
SNC-Lavalin has announced the appointment of Sohail Samdani as senior vice-president and general manager for the company?s mining and metallurgy sector in the Middle East
Saudi authorities estimate the kingdom holds 500mn tonnes of phosphate ore, around seven per cent of global proven reserves. (Image source: Shibang/Pixabay)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has inaugurated the Waad Al Shamaal mining project, which is expected to boost the kingdom?s gross domestic product by US$6.4bn and its non-oil GDP by around three per cent
The Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources (MEIMR) seeks to increase mining?s contribution to GDP from US$17bn currently to US$64bn by 2030, as well as generate more than 25,000 new jobs in the industry. (Image source: Shibang/Pixabay)
Mining in Saudi Arabia grew by 6.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in Q1 2018, according to data issued by the General Authority for Statistics in July
