The Geological Survey, represented by the Center for Surveying and Exploration for Minerals, announced the discovery of new sites for gold and copper ore in the Medina region.
The authority explained that the discoveries were represented in the presence of gold ore within the borders of Aba Al-Raha, the “Umm Al-Barak Shield, the Hijaz Region” in the Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region, which is a natural extension of the Nakasib seams on the other side of the Red Sea in the Arab-Nubian Shield.
She confirmed the discovery of copper ore, in 4 locations in the Al-Madiq region in Wadi Al-Faraa in the Medina region, in promising quantities of special copper deposits, from the mineral chalcocite (Cu2S), as well as some secondary copper carbonate minerals such as malachite and azurite and ways to host them inside the rocky outcrops inside the quartz veins that belong to for bulk sulfides.
She pointed out that these national discoveries are a special event that the Geological Survey Authority adds to the list of discoveries during 2022, which will accelerate the pace of mining investment in the Kingdom, and support the vision and the national economy.
