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Alkhorayef: Mining sector will contribute

240 Billion Riyals to the GDP until 2030

E Bandar Bin Ibra-
H him Al-Khorayef,
Minister of Industry and
Mineral Resources, * re-
cently inaugurated the*
International Geological
Conference. The Ministry
of Industry & Mineral Re-
sources represented by the
Deputy Minister of Miner-
al Resources and the Sau-
di Society of Geosciences
organized the three-day
conference with the coop-
eration of the Saudi Earth
Science Association at Hil-
ton Hotel, Jeddah.

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In his keynote address, HE
the minister stressed on the
importance of organizing such
conferences. He explained that
the contribution to sponsoring
such conference will have a
great effect in supporting the
mining sector, which achieves
the Vision of the Custodian of
the two Holy Mosques, King
Salman Bin Abdul Aziz and
HRH Crown Prince Muham-
mad Bin Salman. They are renaissance of the Kingdom. Resources to develop and fa-
keen to take advantage of the cilitate all that can support the
scientific potential in achieving “We are working in the Min- mining industry in Saudi Ara-
the comprehensive economic istry of Industry and Mineral bia, and we are proud of the
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