Mark Bristow’s Barrick Gold is on the lookout for deal-making opportunities in the copper space, however the chief executive stressed that value-accretive prospects are currently few and far between. Bristow was speaking to journalists yesterday after the Canada-based gold giant announced better than expected net earnings...
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources issues 44 mining licences in the first six months of 2022, according to latest data compiled by Saudi newspaper Arab News. February saw the highest number of licences issued in the period with 100, while there were 84...
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has announced the opening of the next steps associated with awarding the licence for an exploration site covering more than 350km2. Interested prospective investors in Khnaiguiyah, the Kingdom’s largest exploration site, can now submit their expression of interest...
Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden has appointed Robert Wilt - a former Alcoa Corp. executive who was most recently chief executive officer of one of Canada’s largest food companies – as its new CEO. Wilt will become the fourth CEO of the state controlled mining firm in the...
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has hailed the Future Minerals Forum as a great success in highlighting the role of the Kingdom in the future of the international mining sector. The maiden event, which took place over three days last week, welcomed over...
Delegates returned to the King Abdul Aziz International Conference Center in droves on Thursday for a final day of information sharing, relationship building and deal making in the temperate January climate in Riyadh. After being blown away by the volume of attendees on day one of...
Saudi Arabia today opened a new chapter for the global mining industry as the first ever Future Minerals Forum kicked off in Riyadh, with close to 4,000 delegates in attendance from Saudi Arabia and around the world. The Forum aims to connect global policy-makers with investors...