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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Riyadh - Asharq Al-Awsat

BIZARRE: Saudi arabia allocates sand landfill site for mining activities - What They Never Told You

Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources visits a national ceramic manufacturing factory in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources said on Thursday it will allocate the sand and landfill site in the Khulais Governorate, west of the Kingdom, which extends over an area of 39.6 square kilometers, for a mining complex.

The ministry is working to develop the areas adjacent to the mining sites by providing residents with job opportunities, raising the proportion of purchases from the local markets, and developing plans for effective communication, in addition to adhering to the environmental requirements necessary to preserve the wellbeing of communities.

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