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

Content: This makes Saudi Arabia the world’s largest oil exporter. The oil fields are concentrated in the eastern part of the country. Other resources
The so-called Arabian-Nubian Shield – an exposure of Precambrian crystalline rocks on the flanks of the Red Sea, in the western part of the country – is a major source of several minerals, including gold, silver, copper, zinc, chromium, manganese, tungsten, lead, tin, aluminium, and iron. Sedimentary formations in the east yield such industrial minerals as gypsum, feldspar, mica, sulphur, and salt. ©Fanack
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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.