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Oman International Exhibition Center, Muscat, Oman / 30 November-02 December 2015

OMAN MINERALS & MINING Exhibition & Conference (New Date)

Oman Minerals & Mining Exhibition & Conference is an international trade event that aims to be a business platform for the rapidly growing metal and non-metal industry in Oman by showcasing the latest services and technology used in mining operations, leveraging the increasing demand for minerals, discussing and addressing topics and issues relevant to the expansion of the industry, and attracting investment. It aims to support government initiatives to develop the sector in Oman and the Middle East as a whole.

Why Oman?

The Sultanate of Oman is enriched by varieties of mineral resourcesmetallic minerals such as copper, gold, zinc, chromites, cobalt and iron ores and non-metallic minerals includes,dolomite,limestone, gypsum, calys, silica, ornamental stones and building materials. Several mining companies have grown up based on these mineral commodities which participate as a part of the national development sector and contribute to the nation’s GDP as well as providing jobs for Omanis.

Copper has been mined in Oman for thousands of years, recently Oman Mining Company and Mawarid Resources mining about 35 million tons of copper ores from Sohar and Shinas areas, in addition four new companies granted an exploration licences for developing copper mining projects in Al-Batinah coast. There are more than 15 companies mining marble stone from different quarries in the northern Oman Mountains which well know as Omani beige trade market. Gypsum, limestone and clays are also mined from Oman for export and as local supply raw materials for different industries. Other mineral resources which are recently evaluated such as copper ores, clays and silica sand are also shown an economically feasible and confirmed can be exploitable for several tens of years.