Title: What Are The Major Natural Resources Of Saudi Arabia? - WorldAtlas
Headings: What Are The Major Natural Resources Of Saudi Arabia?
What Are The Major Natural Resources Of Saudi Arabia?
The Value of Natural Resources
Major Natural Resources
Oil
Natural Gas
Gold
Phosphate
Aluminum
Future Economic Plans

Content: The country is expected to become a shale gas producer by the year 2020. Gold
Gold mining was first carried in Arabia at around 3000 BCE. The second major resurgence in Arabian gold mining was in the Islamic Abbasid era between 750 CE and 1258 CE. Saudi Arabia's western region known as the Arabians shield consists of Pre-Cambrian rocks is particularly rich in gold deposits. Currently, over 600 gold deposit sites have been identified with mining taking place in only five of the sites. The mines include Sukhaybarat Mine, Bulghah Mine, Al Hajar Mine, Madh Ad-Dahab mine, and the Almar Mine. Gold extraction in the modern Kingdom began in 1939 and 1954 at Mahd Ad-Dahab during the reign of King Abdulaziz. The city of Mahd Ad-Dahab is located in the western part of the country about 191 miles northeast of the province of Madinah. Mining is mainly carried out through underground methods. Tunnel development is estimated to about 37 miles which are used to source for the ore which is then delivered to the metallurgical plant.