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Trucks work at an open-pit copper mine, run by a subsidiary of China's Zijin Mining, near the village of Krivelj, Serbia, April 3, 2024. Krivelj's landscape is scarred by piles of mine waste, lines of orange trucks snaking up the brown valley and cracked houses from the tremors of the underground explosions. "One day I was standing in the centre of the village, and I kept seeing truck after truck driving through. The small bridge was swinging under their weight," said Vukosava Radivojevic, 78, who is one of two dozen women taking shifts day and night to protest against the mine. "Then I told my granddaughter something needs to be done." REUTERS/Marko Djurica SEARCH "DJURICA SERBIA MINES" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Almasane Alkobra Mining Company (AMAK) has won two strategic base metals and precious metals exploration licenses in the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources’ round 5 bidding.
The details are as follows:
- Exploration license of Al-Hijra
- Ore type: zinc, copper, lead, gold, and silver
- License location: Aseer Region
- License area: 274 sq km
The site is beside the Almasane West exploration license and near the current mining license—AlMasane Mine—from which base metals (zinc, copper) and precious metals (gold, silver) are extracted. It covers a total area of 42.47 sq km.
- Exploration license of Jabal Qaran
- Ore Type: copper, lead and gold
- License location: Najran Region
- License area: 57.72 sq km
The location is near the Kutam exploration license, covering a total area of 20.67 sq km.
AMAK will carry out the necessary exploration studies during the statutory period to ensure the required raw materials are available.
Earlier, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced 6 companies as qualified bidders for the Fifth Round of Exploration Licensing across six mining sites.
(Editing by Anoop Menon) (anoop.menon@lseg.com)
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