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The Arabian Shield, located west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , contains various metallic minerals such as gold , copper, rare earth elements, tin, tungsten, and uranium associated with granite. Additionally, it contains gneiss, schist, zinc, lead, iron, nickel, rare earth elements, and other mineral deposits typically associated with tectonically active plates and evolving mountain systems. The oldest rocks in the Saudi part of the shield range from 1.8 to 2.6 billion years old. Mineral reso...

Rabigh Solar PV Power Project is a photovoltaic solar renewable energy project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . It was launched in 2019 and has a total capacity of three hundred MW. The project is located twenty-five  km from Rabigh Governorate in Makkah al-Mukarramah Province in the west of the Kingdom. Features of Rabigh solar PV power project Rabigh solar PV power project, whose park is connected to the national grid, supports the Kingdom's transition to green energy and the optimal...

Feldspar in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a mineral found within the Arabian Shield regions of the Kingdom. One of the primary sources of feldspar in the Kingdom is granite rocks, which cover about 55 percent of the sixty thousand km² area of the Arabian Shield. There are around twenty-one feldspar sites scattered across the Kingdom, some of which are of economic value, while others are not, due to the site's small area. Notable sites include Bir Nabat, al-Ruwaidah, Jabal Ridan, west of ...

Zirconium in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a rare and valuable metal, is used to clad nuclear reactor fuel rods, protecting them from the intense heat of nuclear reactions. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources (currently known as the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources ) has undertaken a comprehensive project to produce this metal. This project's units are divided between Jazan Economic City and Yanbu Industrial City to ensure industrial integration. Zirconium metal in Sau...

According to data from the General Authority for Statistics , the prominent non-oil exports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia include chemicals and polymers, heavy machinery and electronics, automobiles, food products, construction materials, packaging materials, durable consumer goods, precious metals and jewelry, metals, and plastics and rubber. According to the International Trade Report for 2023, issued by the General Authority for Statistics, non-oil exports amounted to approximately SAR209 b...

Al-Amar Gold Mine , one of the goldmines  in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , is an underground mine and one of a kind in Al Quwai’iyah, 195 km southwest of Riyadh . Al-Amar Mine is run by Ma’aden  Gold and Base Metals Company (MGBM). Commencement of Al-Amar Mine Aerial photographs and extensive studies of the Earth’s structures showed that precious metals existed in the mine site since early 1986 AD, but operations did not commence until 2006 when Ma’aden invested about 250 million Saud...

The Acceleration Circular Economy Initiative is a consultancy service initiative for factories in industrial cities and one of the initiatives aimed at stimulating local industry, launched by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The initiative aims to enable factories to adopt the concept of a circular economy, enhance the utilization of natural resources in manufacturing, and increase the efficiency of manufacturing processes by adopting modern technol...

The Geographic Survey for Renewable Energy Projects is a national project to measure renewable energy resources and their sites across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Energy launched it on June 24, 2024. The project comes as a part of the National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), and it is the first of its kind globally in terms of geographic coverage, spanning an area of 850,000 km². The geographic survey scope of the renewable energy projects The geographic survey for renewable ...

The Circular Carbon Economy National Program is a national initiative dedicated to comprehensive and integrated emissions management to mitigate the impact of climate challenges, make energy systems cleaner and more sustainable, enhance the security and stability of energy markets, and improve their accessibility. The program was initiated in 2019 and promoted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during its G20  Presidency in 2020. The G20 leaders endorsed the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) Framework...

The Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) is an international climate change initiative involving energy and petroleum ministers. It focuses on developing advanced cost-effective technologies for the separation and capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) for its transport, utilization, and long-term safe storage. The CSLF seeks to establish a common ground among all member states to tackle the issue of climate change by emphasizing that the effective management of greenhouse gases is essential f...

The Green Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is one of the rapidly growing economic development models in the Kingdom. It aims to ensure sustainable economic growth, and prevent environmental pollution, global warming, resource depletion, and environmental degradation. The Kingdom has made efforts under Saudi Vision 2030 to transition to a green economy, including renewable energy projects, environmental protection, and energy efficiency projects. The concept of the green economy gained imp...

The Oil Sustainability Program is designed to sustain and grow the demand for petroleum-derived (hydrocarbon) materials as a competitive energy source. It aims to make the production of petroleum-derived materials free from environmental risks. Through research and development, the program seeks to enhance their environmental and economic efficiency using modern technologies, while reducing harmful emissions from their consumption. The program was developed in collaboration with several Saudi g...