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Image used for illustrative purpose. A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100 km southwest of the town of Laayoune February 18, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal - RTSAFCS
AMMAN —The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Arab Mining Company (AMC) on Monday, to mine phosphate in the Al Risha region, located on the Kingdom's eastern border.
This agreement is a significant step towards the extraction of phosphate ore in Jordan's eastern region, and is the first of its kind.
The Amman-based Arab Mining Company was established in 1975, following a decision of the Arab League’s Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU), the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Sunday.
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