The Ministry of Mines and Energy is set to review applications soon for rights to four coal mining concession areas – totalling 794sq km – it opened late in March in the Kingdom’s north.
“Interested national and international companies can apply for a mining licence at the General Department of Mineral Resources,” it said in a press release, adding that it will make a public announcement naming the winning company once the process is completed.
General Department of Mineral Resources director-general Yos Monirath told The Post on Monday that the ministry saw the areas’ potential for exploitable minerals resources.
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