Title: Geography of Saudi Arabia - Chronicle Fanack.com
Headings: Geography of Saudi Arabia
Geography of Saudi Arabia
Contents
State Borders
Geography and Climate
Biodiversity and Environment
Natural Resources
Other resources
Land Fertility
Environmental Issues
City and Countryside

Content: @Fanack
More than 540 licenses to explore for minerals and fifteen concession licenses for gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and iron have been granted. Gold has been discovered at some 600 sites around Saudi Arabia, and a total of 29 prospects have been explored by drilling. All known gold deposits are located in the rocks of the Arabian-Nubian Shield. The Mahd al-Dhahab gold mine has been reopened with the intention of developing a high-grade underground gold mine, with a capacity of at least 400 tonnes of ore per day. The Ministry of Petroleum has identified another 53 sites for gold mining. Reserves of silver are located mostly in the north-eastern and western region. The most important location is al-Nuqra, near Medina, with estimated reserves of 866,000 tonnes of silver. Copper and zinc are found in the central region and on the west coast, north of Jeddah. Reserves in the al-Masane region, near Riyadh, are estimated at seven million tonnes; there is an additional four million tonnes of copper ore west of Riyadh.