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Az-Zabirah Mine is one of the mining sites in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It falls under the concession of the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden). It is an open-pit mine that produces low-grade bauxite, which is sold to cement factories for quality improvement purposes. It also produces kaolin clay, which is sold to Ma'aden Phosphate Company as a reagent in fertilizer production. Beginning of the work of az-Zabirah Mine Az-Zabirah low-grade bauxite and kaolin mine is located in H...

Abqaiq Oil Field is a Saudi Arabian onshore oil field with the largest oil processing facility and the largest crude oil concentration plant in the world. It is the main oil processing center developed by the Saudi Arabian Oil Group (Aramco), and is one of the first oil fields that was discovered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Production history of Abqaiq Oil Field The field is located in the Eastern Province . Oil production began inside the field in the early 1940s, three years after oil fl...

The Trans-Arabian Pipeline (Tapline) was the largest oil pipeline in the world at the time it was inaugurated. It crossed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from the east heading north until it reached the city of Sidon in Lebanon. The pipeline was inaugurated in 1950 to deliver oil to European markets across the Mediterranean Sea. Transporting oil via the Tapline continued for about forty years before it was decommissioned in 1990. The Kingdom signed an agreement to build the pipeline with the Trans-...

King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE) is the entity in charge of recommending the national nuclear and renewable energy policy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Founded in 2010, its primary responsibility is to utilize atomic and renewable energy sciences, research, and industries for peaceful purposes in order to support the Kingdom's sustainable development. K.A.CARE Regulatory Arrangements K.A.CARE is in charge of upholding the national commitments made under all ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is regarded as one of the wealthiest countries in terms of mineral resources. It ranks thirteenth globally for the abundance and diversity of minerals it possesses, including phosphate, gold, copper, zinc, iron ore, uranium, niobium, silver, feldspar, bauxite, silica, limestone, and more. The Kingdom produces minerals that contribute to the development of value chains, including metallic minerals such as iron, aluminum, copper, zinc, and gold, as well as non-metallic...

The Dawmat al-Jandal Wind Farm is the first renewable energy project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The project was launched in 2019 in al-Jawf Province, at a total cost of SAR1.876 billion. The project is part of the efforts of the National Renewable Energy Program and helps reduce carbon emissions and lessen the Kingdom's dependence on oil. The Dawmat al-Jandal Wind Farm project became operational in 2022 and is equipped with ninety-nine turbines with a combined capacity of four hundred...

Historically, gold has been one of the first minerals extracted in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, specifically from the Mahd adh-Dhahab Mine. Gold is located in several regions of the Kingdom and is concentrated in the area stretching from the Red Sea coast to the center of the country. ‘Ma'aden’ company oversees the extraction of many minerals in the Kingdom, including six gold mines. Mahd adh-Dhahab Mine It is an ancient mine, dating back three thousand years. Modern production began i...