Investment
Opportunities in the Minerals Sector
Yemen is featured by its great potentials of minerals and even
more encouraging is the accessibility of exploiting these options. Along with
Yemen's strategic position in relation to big international markets, geological
studies have confirmed that Yemen is rich with various natural elements:
silver, platinum and uranium. There are also indicators showing the
availability of gold, copper, iron, titanium and minerals ores. Over and above,
there are constructional and decorative rocks which could be exploited and
manufactured to produce cement, bricks, paints, etc. The following tables give
details of non-metallic and metallic elements, their location, and other useful
data.
Brief
account of minerals investment opportunities:
1. Metallic Elements in
Yemen:
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Reserves
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Location
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Name
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678,000 tons ( possible) with a concentration of 15
gm/one ton of gold
9 gm/ton of silver
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Wadi Miden; Hadhramout
governorate
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Gold
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2)
Minerals and Rocks for Industrial & Constructional Purposes
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Geological Reserves
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Location
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Industrial Use
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Name
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; Hadhramout; and
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Cement; glass; dyes;
steel; ceramics; sodium hydroxide;
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Limestone and dolomite
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; Hadhramout; and
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Cement; glass; medical
purposes; heat isolation; ornamental and decorative purposes;
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Gypsum
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Mahrah; and Hadhramout;
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Aircraft bodies; dyes;
ceramics; heat purposes;
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Black sands
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900 million M3
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Sana'a; Taiz; Hajjah; Ma'reb; A'beyan
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Decorative and
constructional rocks; medical purposes; glue material
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Marble
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