Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), has announced that its key affiliated unit - Raysut Industrial City - attracted nine new projects in the first half of 2026. The projects span key sectors including iron manufacturing, mining, food and services.
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has announced that it has awarded a major engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract worth SAR391 million ($104.3 million) to Bechtel for its Ar Rjum gold mine.
Saudi Arabia's mining exploration spending increased fivefold in four years, reaching SAR1.05 billion ($280.5 million) in 2024, up from SAR501 million ($133.5 million) in 2023, and up from SAR205 million ($55 million) in 2020, the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) has announced.
Saudi Arabia's industrial production index fell by 23.5% in August compared to the same month last year, dragged down by declines in mining and quarrying and manufacturing activities, according to data released by the kingdom's General Authority for Statistics.
The fifth annual Future Minerals Forum (FMF), scheduled to take place in Riyadh next week, will reinforce Saudi Arabia's position as a global leader in shaping dialogue on the future of the mining and minerals sector.
Saudi Arabia has announced that its Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources had issued a total of 201 new mining licences in December last year. These included 159 for exploration, 20 for small-scale mining and 18 for the building materials quarries, said a report.
Saudi Arabia has announced the names of 24 companies that have won licences in the ninth exploration licensing round, the largest in its history to date. The winning entities were awarded 172 mining sites across three mineralised belts in Riyadh, Madinah and Qassim regions.
IHC, a global investment company focused on building dynamic value networks, has announced a strategic framework with the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to mobilise transformational, private-sector investment across priority sectors and high-growth markets of mutual strategic interest.
Metso, a global leader in sustainable gold processing technologies, has secured a major contract from Saudi mining giant Maaden to supply a gold processing plant for its Ar Rjum mine located in Makkah. The contract covers commissioning and advisory services for equipment installation.
Saudi Arabia's National Investment Strategy aims to attract SAR92 billion ($24.53 billion) in investments in the mining sector between 2025 and 2030, said Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih.
