Eight investors prequalify for Saudi Arabian zinc, copper mine site auction

Six international investors and two domestic companies have prequalified to participate in an auction for exploration rights for Saudi Arabia’s Khnaiguiyah zinc and copper deposit, deputy minister for mining development Musad Abdulaziz Aldaood said during a June 24 roadshow in London, designed to attract strategic partners to help develop the kingdom’s mineral wealth. The prequalifying companies are Aditya Birla Group,…