Economic update | New uses for coal in Mongolia
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Sultan J Shawli, Deputy Minister for Mineral Resources from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
To what extent is rail network development a “game changer” for Saudi Arabia’s mining industry?
Articles & Analysis | The third pillar: Diversification of output as international investment continues to rise from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Hydrocarbons are not the only underground resource to yield billions of dollars of profit in Saudi Arabia. The mining of metallic ores, phosphates, bauxite and construction materials is an area of growth which the government hopes will become the third pillar of the economy, after oil and petrochemicals.
Articles & Analysis | City slickers: Two new clusters are expected to spark an uptick in private investment from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
The emergence of two mining cities in Saudi Arabia could galvanise further private sector investment both upstream and downstream, with a host of new rail linkages set to sweeten the deal.