Metal-detecting technologies provider Minelab has opened a new facility in Dubai as part of a US$2mn investment recognising Dubai?s value as a strategic hub for its gold business in the Middle East and North Africa
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Savannah Resources maps new copper deposits in Oman

Savannah has interests in two copper projects in the highly prospective Semail Ophiolite Belt in Oman. (Image source: Savannah Resources)
UK-listed mining firm Savannah Resources has discovered a number of potential new copper targets at Block 5 in the mineral-rich Semail Ophiolite Belt in Oman
Qatar Mining wins four mining concessions in Mali

According to an IMF report, Malis gold output will reduce by 2015 as existing mines are ageing. (Image source: PDTillman/WikimediaCommons)
Qatar Mining has been awarded greenfield mining concessions in four zones located in the west and south of West African nation Mali
Barrick Gold Corporation to develop copper asset in Saudi Arabia

Barricks management team has studied alternate hauling/hoisting options from the mine. (Image source: Barrick Gold)
Canadian gold mining company Barrick Gold Corporation has entered into a joint venture (JV) with mining company Ma?aden to operate the Jabal Sayid copper asset in Saudi Arabia
Oman Oil Company signs MoU to develop Yanqul Copper Project

Oman Oil Company has made a foray into Omans mining sector with the Yanqul Copper Project. (Image source: Kevinzim/Flickr)
Oman Oil Company (OOC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Mawarid Mining and Oman Mining Company to develop the Yanqul Copper Project in Oman