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Open arms of Saudi Arabia's burgeoning mining sector

An increasing number of Australian miners are looking to cash in

Saudi Arabia has an estimated US$2.5 trillion in metals underground.

Saudi Arabia has an estimated US$2.5 trillion in metals underground. | Credits: Shutterstock

Global decarbonisation efforts are supposed to wean the world off oil and replace them with critical minerals-based technologies. So what does an oil giant such as Saudi Arabia do? Get mining. And Australia...

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