An extension of Oman's continental shelf, for which an application was made by the government to the United Nations two years ago, could potentially open up opportunities for seabed mining in the Sultanate, according to a key expert.
Muscat: Minerals Development Oman (MDO), a leading player in Oman's rapidly expanding mining and mineral processing sector, has reported significant headway in the delivery of a number of strategic mining initiatives which, upon implementation, promise to fuel the contribution of this key sector to the national GDP.
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In order to capitalise on this momentum and achieve its Vision 2040 targets for mining, the Government has started to invest a significant amount of resources to progress and further develop the industry – its main investment being a $260 million injection into Minerals Development Oman (MDO) – the Sultanate of Oman's flagship …
Construction work on the Al Shuwaimiyah Industrial Minerals Complex in Dhofar Governorate – one of the biggest mining ventures of Minerals... Wednesday, September 11, 2024 | Rabi' al-awwal 7, 1446 H
PROMISING POTENTIAL: The mining sector's contribution to the GDP, in value terms, slid 10.6 per cent to RO 125.3 million in 2019, down from RO 140.3 million in 1018. Oman's Ministry of Energy and …
SUR: Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Oman's Minister of Energy and Minerals, emphasized the importance of energy storage solutions to help complement's the country's broader push to achieve Net Zero by 2050. Speaking at the inauguration of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Sur earlier this week, Al Aufi highlighted the critical role of ...
The sale of geological maps and studies to researchers and mining companies has also facilitate informed decision-making. Oman's mineral wealth is abundant, encompassing a range of metal and non-metallic elements, such as copper, gold, chrome, marble, limestone, dolomite, manganese, laterite, gypsum, silica, and lead.
Oman's Minister of Energy and Minerals, Eng Salim al Aufi, signed a concession agreement yesterday with Dr Nasser al Araimi, Chairman of Sindbad Mining Resources Co on the exploration and mining of potash ore in Concession Area 53-A in Umm Al Samim in Oman. The agreement will allow Sindbad Mining Resources Co to …
Muscat: The Ministry of Energy and Minerals signed a concession agreement in the mining sector for the exploration and mining of potash ore in concession area No. 53-A in the swamp area of Umm ...
One notable mining-related project of the past year centres on an initiative to identify commercially viable marble and building material quarries for public auction. "The main objective of the project is to create competitive investment opportunities for marble and building materials through a transparent and fair bidding system.
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MUSCAT: Eng Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, inaugurated the Sultanate of Oman's first crypto-mining data centre, set up by Green Data City in Mirbat recently.
Explaining the new methodologies set in place, Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, Minister of Energy and Minerals, said: "...the ministry has adopted a new investment method for mining sites, represented by establishing large concession mining sites, to be open for competition by local and global prospecting and mining companies.
In June 2005, a leading local business group in Oman M/s. AL NASR Group of Companies purchased the full ownership of RIMA CARBONATE from the original share holders. Al Nasr group has the largest marble processing factory in this region and operates a number of marble mines in Oman.
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Oman boasts a range of metallic mineral ores such as copper, chromium, iron ore, manganese and non-metallic ores like marble, limestone, gypsum, clay, silica and …
Commissioning of the project began earlier this year – the first by an international mining firm to exploit copper and associated gold resources since the enactment of a revamped mining law in the country. At full production, the venture is expected to herald a new wave of copper mining in Oman amid a rapid uptick in global …
In March this year, UK-based strategic minerals miner Knights Bay was awarded a mining concession for Block 21 in the Wilayat of Ibra in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate. Covering an area of 1,444 sq kilometres, the nickel laterite mine is also believed to hold rich deposits of strategic minerals including cobalt, chrome and iron ore, …
Dr Ali al Rajhi, Director of Planning, said the new department, called 'Industry Development of Energy and Minerals', will support downstream processing and value …
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Oman's Ministry of Energy and Minerals has invited interested investors and developers to bid for exclusive mining rights to two marble-rich sites... Sunday, August 25, 2024 | Safar 20, 1446 H
Playing a key role in harnessing the potential of this industry is Minerals Development Oman (MDO), the mining sector investment arm of Oman Investment Authority (OIA). An overview of MDO's key achievements of 2023 was featured in the newly published 2023 Annual Report of OIA issued here earlier this week.
In recent years, the marble industry in Oman has experienced significant growth, establishing the country as one of the leading marble exporters globally. With …
MUSCAT, DEC 23. Australian-based engineering and project management firm Lycopodium has announced that it has secured a contract to provide Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management (EPCM) services for the Yanqul Copper Gold Project being developed by Mazoon Mining LLC (MMC), a 100 per cent subsidiary of …
SALALAH: The Center for Hosting, Data Processing and Mining of Cryptocurrencies will be opened today, Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Salalah Free Zone, under the auspices of Eng Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology.
Last Wednesday, EXO-Mining signed an agreement with state-owned Oman Mining Company (OMCO), the licensee of Block 10, as well as the Minerals Development Oman (MDO), the government's new mining investment and development flagship, for a majority 51 per cent stake in the Yanqul Project Company, a special …