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Saudi mine employees and journalists look at seams of ore on a working face during a press tour at the Al-Amar Gold Mine
Saudi Arabia
Economy
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Saudi Arabia opens bidding for 10th round of mineral exploration

The announcement is the 10th from the ministry since 2010 for mineral exploration, with total exploration spending amounting to $280 million.

The New Arab Staff
02 December, 2025
Tunisia has seen strikes increase due to a multitude of problems under the rule of Kais Saied
Tunisia
MENA
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Strike shuts Tunisia mining town over infrastructure woes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2025
Afghanistan
World
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Afghanistan: Mining deals worth $6.5bn signed, say Taliban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 August, 2023
Democratic Republic of the Congo
World
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DR Congo signs $1.9 billion mining deal with UAE

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 July, 2023
Kyrgyzstan
Economy
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Kyrgyzstan reaches deal to take control of gold mine

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 April, 2022
Congo
Economy
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Congo seeks to recover $2b of assets from Israeli investor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 February, 2022
A man holding an extracted piece of ore
Saudi Arabia
Economy
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Saudi Arabia OKs extraction of 26 million tons of metals

The New Arab Staff
11 January, 2022
Sudan
MENA
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Gold mine collapse kills at least 38 in Sudan, officials say

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 December, 2021
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mining
MENA
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Libya becomes regional centre for bitcoin mining operation

The New Arab Staff
20 April, 2021
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Turkey
MENA
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Thousands protest Canada-owned gold mine in Turkey

The New Arab
06 August, 2019
Morocco_Protests
Morocco
Society
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Morocco's crackdown on deadly mining shafts

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Habibulah Mohamed Lamin

23 January, 2019
Tunisia_Clashes
unrest
MENA
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Police station torched in Tunisia mining region protest

The New Arab
22 March, 2018
Jerada protest -- AFP
Morocco
MENA
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Morocco authorities promise to close abandoned Jerada mines

The New Arab & agencies
20 March, 2018
MOROCCO MINES PROTEST AFP
Morocco
Society
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Lacking alternatives, hundreds risk lives in Morocco's 'death mines'

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab & agencies

27 December, 2017
Morocco flag AFP
Morocco
MENA
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Miner deaths spark protests in Morocco's east

The New Arab
26 December, 2017
iran mine disaster
mining
MENA
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Iran mine explosion kills scores as rescue efforts continue

The New Arab & agencies
04 May, 2017
Gold Brick
UAE
MENA
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Gulf companies investing in Sudanese gold despite 'war-crimes links'

Robert Cusack
28 October, 2016
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workers rights
Analysis
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Algerian government pushes to improve miners' rights

Mohammad Abu Abdullah
06 April, 2015
Train Mauritania
mining
Analysis
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Mauritania miners strike for justice

Mohammad Val al-Sheikh
31 March, 2015