Saudi Arabia expects to generate $2.5 trillion from mining boom
To accelerate exploration and development, the country plunged $182 million into incentives last year
Seams of gold-rich ore streak across a mining face at the Al-Amar Gold Mine, southwest of Riyadh. (HASSAN AMMAR/AFP via Getty Images)
Saudi Arabia is digging deeper to capitalize on the vast mineral wealth beneath the kingdom, according to a new government report. In addition to its vast oil reserves, the country is also sitting on gold, phosphate, bauxite, copper, zinc and...