International Mining Conference info11 Dec 2023 18:12
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Riyadh, Jumada Al-Awwal 27, 1445 AH, corresponding to December 11, 2023 AD, SPA -
His Excellency the Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Mining Affairs, Engineer Khalid bin Saleh Al-Mudaifer, praised the care and support that the mining sector in the Kingdom receives from the wise leadership - may God support it -, stressing that the Kingdom, thanks to this... This care and support is now playing an important and pivotal role in facing all the challenges related to the world’s needs for minerals in the future, based on its historical leadership in supplying the world with energy, as the Kingdom now has a historical leadership in the field of exploration, production and processing of minerals, and has become, thanks to this leadership. , the energy and mineral reservoir of the world.
This came in a speech during a press conference held by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources today, in the conference hall of the Saudi Press Agency, to announce the details of the program for the third edition of the International Mining Conference, which will be held during the period from January 9 to 11, at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center. In the city of Riyadh, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, may God protect him.
Al-Mudaifer stressed that the Kingdom has many capabilities that qualify it to fulfill this role, which is in the interest of the entire world and in the interest of the development and progress of peoples. Among these components is the good and broad relations it enjoys with all countries of the world, especially the countries of the major mining region in Africa and Asia. Its strategic location, which connects the East with the West, enhances its ability to become a regional and global base for processing minerals, especially green minerals, as well as the availability of renewable energy sources, advanced infrastructure, a network of roads and sea ports, and advanced logistics services. In addition to its huge investment capacity to manage mineral wealth and explore strategic minerals in the Kingdom, and its strong foreign investments, Ma’aden Company and the Public Investment Fund established Manara Minerals Company, which invests in mining assets worldwide, which helps achieve... Resilience in global supply chains and accelerating the pace of the energy transition.
He touched on the uniqueness of the International Mining Conference in holding a ministerial meeting of ministers concerned with mining affairs at the world level, saying: “We have succeeded in making this meeting a prestigious international platform led by governments, with many countries and official organizations participating in its work, in order to build international cooperation that achieves the ambitions of the countries of the world.” “In preserving the environment and achieving the goals of zero carbon neutrality, enhancing international