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Ethiopian mining minister comment on the other miner.
"My country Ethiopia, may everything be beautiful for you!
The Akobo gold factory that we started one year ago in Gambela region will start production after three months.
Today we have observed the plantation process with the regional and federal leaders. The gold factory earns more than 100 million dollars a year. The start of the factory production will create more potential for our country's economy, and it will encourage the private sector mining investment."

From Bostanli ADVFN I missed that it was on youtube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amx5zWchpCI first day our guy near end 9 hours 14 session start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjihxlfLH9M&t=13562s second day our guy waving from group photos (there is always one)

Might go through the whole thing some time (when I have twenty hours to spare) as had to dip in and out of it when it was on so might have missed things.

hxxps://www.zawya.com/en/projects/mining/saudi-amak-inks-offtake-contract-for-zinc-copper-concentrates-with-swiss-firm-cv50rdcz
Al Masane Al Kobra Mining Company (AMAK) has signed a new multi-year offtake contract with Swiss commodity trading and mining company Glencore International AG to sell all its zinc and copper concentrates produced from mining operations in Saudi Arabia.

https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-in-talks-with-russian-chinese-and-uae-petroleum-production-companies-minister/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethiopia-in-talks-with-russian-chinese-and-uae-petroleum-production-companies-minister

https://ukdaily.news/deals-with-uk-domestic-funds-boost-saudi-mining-sector-291357.html (Saudi mining)

https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1614723
(Saudi mining)

https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1614641
(does not say which Rashids but Probably not Artar but the people below)

https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1614641
see above Saleh Al Rashed & Sons eyes expansion in mining sector, listing on Saudi market: CEO

"Elsewhere, Al Rashed unveiled SAR’s plans to list shares in the Main or Nomu-Parallel market.

"He added that the company got almost 27 mining licenses, as it operates in the fields of silica and calcium carbonates. It eyes expansion in the production of several materials, but it is still in the exploration phase."
https://www.arabnews.com/node/2231241/business-economy (Saudi mining)

“Over the past ten years junior miners accounted for 25 percent of exploration expenditure in Australia and they accounted for 75 percent of discoveries,” he disclosed.

What these smaller companies lack, however, is proper capital. This is why making room for raising public funds for these smaller companies is crucial, the CEO stressed.

https://goldprice.org/ over 1900 presently

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2023-01-12/special-cpi-note-die-cast-gold

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-bonds-gold-surge-rate-hike-odds-tumble-after-cpi-decline

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/zoltan-pozsar-four-prices-money-and-coming-gold-bull-market

No problem SB whole first day of conference was a step up from last year though obviously the Hosking panel was the highlight (to us anyway). A theme was the need for minerals and future shortages in some of the minerals kefi will be mining. Another theme was the money needed to go into mining to meet that demand. In Saudi have both low hanging fruit in the minerals being there and the wealth.
https://uk.ambafrance.org/Minister-pays-joint-visit-to-Ethiopia-with-German-counterpart (Investment climate)
https://addiszeybe.com/featured/addis-ababa/news/business/china-to-partially-waiver-ethiopia-s-debts (investment climate)
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/01/saudi-arabias-mining-sector-sees-boost-after-uk-and-domestic-fund-deals (Saudi mining)
http://www.tradearabia.com/news/IND_405160.html (Saudi mining)
https://www.ft.com/content/46bf21a4-e626-4581-ad85-8b74bbd82e4e
(Saudi mining)
https://climate.enterprise.press/stories/2023/01/12/saudi-doubles-down-on-its-mining-ambitions-at-future-minerals-forum-93378/ (Saudi mining)
Saudi conference still going on today but think the best bits were yesterday from what I can see from the conference program though the running order went out the window. With all the developments and deals kefi/G and M had to have a presence and looks like the whole Saudi side is very exciting certainly Brian Hosking is a very “Happy bunny”.

Not just a talking shop deals were getting done kefi playing with the big boys now.
https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/maaden-and-ivanhoe-electric-to-establish-a-5050-joint-venture-to-explore-for-copper-gold-silver-and-electric-metals-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-2023-01-11?tesla=y
https://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=2416792
(Saudi mining)
https://www.barrick.com/English/news/news-details/2023/barrick-broadens-copper-base-in-saudi-arabia/default.aspx
(Saudi mining)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-saudi-arabia-pledge-to-deliver-closer-co-operation-on-critical-minerals
Business Secretary Grant Shapps has today (Wednesday 11 January) agreed to deepen the UK’s collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on critical minerals, putting the government’s ambitions for building more resilient critical minerals supply chains into clear action…
The Business Secretary made the agreement while in Riyadh for the Future Minerals Forum, a further sign of the importance the government is placing on strengthening critical mineral supply chains for the UK…

https://www.futuremineralsforum.com/plenary-session-live-in-english/

9 hours 13 minutes and about 42 seconds in session with Brain Hosking from G & M (kefi Artar JV)

"in last year got 15 licenses now have two projects that are going into construction" "junior success story".

Sorry i meant Brain Hosking from G and M.

Mark Bristow on now From G and M (kefi JV).
https://www.futuremineralsforum.com/

Think the clue is the saudis giving kefi five new license areas the same time as their big conference.

looks like following the program on the live stream just with a time difference now thinking outside the box with Robert Friedland
https://www.futuremineralsforum.com/media/ysplacdt/conference-program-en-5.pdf
https://24timezones.com/difference/uk/riyadh
https://www.futuremineralsforum.com/plenary-session-live-in-english/

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/saudi-arabias-maaden-forms-jv-to-invest-in-mining-assets-abroad-0

In a separate statement, Ma'aden also said it agreed to acquire a 9.9% stake in American minerals exploration and development firm Ivanhoe Electric (IE) IE.TO, as well as form a separate joint venture with Ivanhoe to explore and develop mining projects in Saudi Arabia.

https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/3170-tsx/ie/134078-ma-aden-and-ivanhoe-electric-to-establish-a-50-50-joint-venture-to-explore-for-copper-gold-silver-and-electric-metals-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia.html

hxxps://goldprice.org/ gold holding well

https:// www.bullionbypost.co.uk/gold-news/2023/january/10/china-adds-62-tonnes-of-gold-to-reserves/

https://www.futuremineralsforum.com/plenary-session-live-in-english/ live

https://www.edisongroup.com/publication/new-exploration-and-increased-resources/31847/
https://www.kefi-goldandcopper.com/files/announcements/kefi-saudi-5-further-els-10jan23.pdf

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/sanctions-evasion-war-chest-ahead-taiwan-invasion-why-china-hording-gold-again
https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/gold-more-just-sitting-there
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/10/gold-trades-near-8-month-high-and-analysts-expect-its-rise-to-continue.html

End of conflict in northern Ethiopia, higher gold price, consortium agreement..

https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/mining/kefis-jv-awarded-5-additional-exploration-licenses-in-saudi-arabia-ndzcfde2 From Saudi website

https://www.miningbusiness.net/content/kefi-gold-and-copper-hawiah-hits-growth-targets

https://www.fanabc.com/english/uk-pledges-continued-backing-to-ethiopias-devt-aspirations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=uk-pledges-continued-backing-to-ethiopias-devt-aspirations (mining investment climate uk Ethiopia)

The new UK ambassador to Ethiopia, Darren Welch, presented a copy of his letter of credentials to Ambassador Demeke Atnafu, Chief of Protocol at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During their discussion, Ambassador Demeke said that the two countries should further strengthen ties in tourism, ICT, mining, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, and other sectors...

https://www.arabnews.com/node/2229796/business-economy

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s success in attracting a record amount of investment of $32 billion last year is merely the starting point of the potential impact of the Future Minerals Forum taking place in Riyadh, the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources said at the event's opening.

Bandar Alkhorayef used his welcomed address to present evidence of tangible results from last year’s gathering to convey optimism towards the second FMF.

The accomplishments include de-risking investments in mining exploration..

the Kingdom is thought to have an estimated reserve of untapped mining potential valued at $1.3 trillion.

However, with the prices of valuable minerals, especially gold, copper and zinc rising, the true value of the Kingdom’s current mineral wealth could be double that figure, CEO of the Saudi Geological Survey Abdullah Al-Shamrani said in September 2022.

https://www.globalbusinessoutlook.com/official-data-shows-massive-increase-in-saudi-mining-license-regime/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDzRNDtGuhk opening speech

https://www.zawya.com/en/projects/mining/saudi-arabia-plans-4-to-6-geological-survey-auctions-in-2023-report-mntd726r (cheaper if you do not have to pay for them)

The usual suspect number two do not worry Fever and MU will point out the RNS when it comes out.

If anyone is at it again thinks its Manu trying to deflect from good news today by dredging up years old news so transparent. Actually harry and the finance director missing out on their bonus saves a million right of the bat and the company has already answered the cash raising issue multiple times ie they are not looking for on till well past TK go ahead.

Company could not hold up Hawiah and license news effectively it had to be the same time as the conference doubt the Saudis or Artar would have been amused if giving the JV all those areas then the news was held over missing the biggest yearly mining bash in the country.