
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