Maaden Newsletter June 2010

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Kingdom: Key player in global aluminium industry

‫ﺍﻟﻤﻤﻠﻜﺔ ﻻﻋﺐ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﻓﻲ‬ ‫ﺻﻨﺎﻋﺔ ﺍﻷﻟﻤﻨﻴﻮﻡ‬

‫ ﻡ‬٢٠١٠ ‫ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻮ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﻘﻰ ﺍﻻﻣﻴﺮ ﺳﻌﻮﺩ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻤﺤﺴﻦ ﻭﺣﻀﺮ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻉ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬

‫ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﻀﺔ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﺋﻞ ﺳﺘﺠﺬﺏ ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ‬: ‫ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﻍ‬.‫ﺩ‬

June 2010

Committed to the Kingdom’s Economic and Social Development Dr. Dabbagh Meets Hail Province Governor

Kaolin Mine: One of the key Ma’aden projects visited by Prince Saud recently

‫ﻣﻨﺠﻢ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻭﻟﻴﻦ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺯﺍﺭﺓ ﺍﻣﻴﺮ ﺣﺎﺋﻞ ﻓﻲ ﻭﻗﺖ ﺳﺎﺑﻖ‬

‫ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻣﺪﺓ ﻣﻊ ﺑﻌﺾ ﺍﻷﻧﻮﺍﻉ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺤﺮﺍﺭﻳﺎﺕ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺋﺒﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺧﺼﺎﺋﺺ ﻓﻴﺰﻳﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻭﻛﻴﻤﻴﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﻋﺎﻟﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻳﺘﻤﻴﺰ ﺧﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﻴﺰﺍﻳﺖ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬. ‫ﺍﻟﺠﻮﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﺑﺎﺭﺗﻔﺎﻉ ﺩﺭﺟﺔ ﻧﻘﺎﻭﺗﻪ ﻭﺍﺣﺘﻮﺍﺋﻪ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺴﺒﺔ ﺿﺌﻴﻠﺔ‬ ‫ﺟﺪﺍ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺸﻮﺍﺋﺐ ﻭﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﻄﻂ ﻟﻪ ﺑﺪء ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺎﺝ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﺠﺎﺭﻱ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺮﻭﻉ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻮﻓﻤﺒﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻟﻲ‬ .‫ﻡ ﺇﻥ ﺷﺎء ﺍﷲ‬٢٠١٠ ‫ﻭﺃﺷﺎﺭ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﺑﺪﺃﺕ ﺍﻹﻧﺘﺎﺝ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻠﻲ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫ﻣﺤﺠﺮ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻭﻟﻴﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻮﻛﺴﺎﻳﺖ ﻣﻨﺨﻔﺾ ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻛﻴﺰ‬ ‫ﻡ ﻭﻗﺪ ﺍﺳﺘﻜﻤﻠﺖ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ‬٢٠٠٨ ‫ﺑﺎﻟﺰﺑﻴﺮﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺎﺿﻲ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﺍﻟﺤﻔﺮ ﻟﺠﻤﻴﻊ ﻣﻨﺎﻃﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺠﺮ ﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﺩﻯ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺯﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻻﺣﺘﻴﺎﻃﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺆﻛﺪ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺠﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ‬ ‫ ﻣﻠﻴﻮﻥ ﻃﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺧﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺒﻮﻛﺴﺎﻳﺖ ﻣﻨﺨﻔﺾ‬٩,٢ ‫ ﻣﺎ‬،‫ ﻣﻠﻴﻮﻥ ﻃﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺧﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻭﻟﻴﻦ‬١,٩‫ﺍﻟﺘﺮﻛﻴﺰ ﻭ‬ ‫ﺃﻓﻀﻰ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺯﻳﺎﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﺮ ﺍﻻﻓﺘﺮﺍﺿﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﺠﺮ ﺇﻟﻰ‬ .‫ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺛﻨﻰ ﻋﺸﺮ ﻋﺎﻡ‬

‫ﻟﺒﺮﺍﻣﺞ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺪﺍﻣﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻌﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻌﻤﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺗﻮﻓﻴﺮ ﻓﺮﺹ ﻭﻇﻴﻔﻴﺔ ﻭﺩﻋﻢ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺭﻳﻊ‬ ‫ ﺍﻧﻄﻼﻗﺎ ﻣﻦ ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺘﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻬﺎﺩﻓﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻹﺳﻬﺎﻡ‬,‫ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻮﻳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻹﻳﺠﺎﺑﻲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺣﺮﺻﻬﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺮﺳﻴﺦ ﻣﻔﻬﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺆﻭﻟﻴﺔ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫ ﻣﺸﻴﺮﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ‬، ‫ﻋﻠﻰ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﻣﺴﺘﻮﻳﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻥ ﻣﻦ ﺷﺎﻧﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻧﺴﻖ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻲ ﻭﺍﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻱ ﻣﺘﻄﻮﺭ‬ ‫ ﻭﻳﻌﺰﺯ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺟﻪ ﻧﺤﻮ ﺍﻟﺤﺪ‬،‫ﻳﺨﺪﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ‬ ‫ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻬﺠﺮﺓ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﻳﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﻭﺗﻨﺎﻣﻲ ﺑﺮﺍﻣﺞ‬ .‫ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﺪﺍﻣﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﻗﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﻍ ﺃﻥ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﺎﺋﻞ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﻃﻖ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﺘﻬﺪﻓﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺸﺎﺭﻳﻌﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﺣﻴﺚ‬ ‫ﻳﺠﺮﻱ ﺍﻟﻌﻤﻞ ﺣﺎﻟﻴﺎ ﻟﺒﺪء ﻣﺸﺮﻭﻉ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﻴﺰﺍﻳﺖ ﺑﻤﻮﻗﻊ‬ ‫ﺗﺎﺑﻊ ﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﺍﻟﻐﺰﺍﻟﺔ ﺟﻨﻮﺏ ﺣﺎﺋﻞ ﻟﺘﺤﻮﻳﻞ ﺧﺎﻡ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﺰﺍﻳﺖ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺎﺩﺗﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﻴﺰﻳﺎ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻭﻳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻐﻨﻴﺰﻳﺎ‬

‫ﻧﻮﻩ ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮﺭ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﻍ ﺑﺎﻟﻨﻬﻀﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺸﻬﺪﻫﺎ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﺎﺋﻞ‬ ‫ﺑﺠﻬﻮﺩ ﻣﻮﻓﻘﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺻﺎﺣﺐ ﺍﻟﺴﻤﻮ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻜﻲ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮ‬ ‫ﺳﻌﻮﺩ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻤﺤﺴﻦ ﺑﻦ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺃﻣﻴﺮ ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﺣﺎﺋﻞ ﻭﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺘﻤﺜﻠﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺇﻧﺸﺎء‬ ‫ﻣﺪﻳﻨﺔ ﺍﻷﻣﻴﺮ ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﺑﻦ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪ ﺍﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﻭ‬ ‫ﻣﺤﻄﺔ ﺳﻜﺔ ﻗﻄﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺸﻤﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﻮﺏ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺳﻴﻨﻘﻞ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎﺩﻥ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﺼﻨﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﺋﻴﺔ‬ ،‫ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻋﺪﺩ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺭﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻮﻳﺔ ﺍﻷﺧﺮﻯ‬ ‫ﻣﺸﻴﺮﺍ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﻥ ﻗﻴﺎﻡ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺎﺭﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﺼﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﺒﻨﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ ﺳﻴﺪﻋﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ ﻭﻳﻤﻬﺪ ﺍﻟﻄﺮﻳﻖ ﻟﺠﺬﺏ‬ ‫ﺍﻻﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎﺭﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺤﻠﻴﺔ ﻭﺍﻷﺟﻨﺒﻴﺔ ﻭﻳﻌﺰﺯ ﻣﻦ ﻗﻴﺎﻡ‬ .‫ﻣﺸﺎﺭﻳﻊ ﺻﻨﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻭﺗﻌﺪﻳﻨﻴﺔ ﺟﺪﻳﺪﺓ ﺑﺎﻟﻤﻨﻄﻘﺔ‬ ‫ﻭﺃﻛﺪ ﺍﻟﺪﻛﺘﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﺪﺑﺎﻍ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺣﻀﻮﺭﻩ ﺟﻠﺴﺔ ﻣﺠﻠﺲ‬ ‫ﻣﻨﻄﻘﺔ ﺣﺎﺋﻞ ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻌﺔ ﺑﺮﺋﺎﺳﺔ ﺍﻻﻣﻴﺮ ﺳﻌﻮﺩ ﺑﻦ‬ ‫ﻋﺒﺪﺍﻟﻤﺤﺴﻦ ﺃﻥ ﺷﺮﻛﺔ "ﻣﻌﺎﺩﻥ" ﺗﻮﻟﻲ ﺃﻫﻤﻴﺔ ﻗﺼﻮﻯ‬

On a recent visit to Hail province, Dr. Abdullah Dabbagh, Ma’aden’s President and CEO, congratulated His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Hail Province and Chairman of the Province Council, for spearheading the remarkable industrial and economic developments underway in the area. The construction of Prince Abdulaziz bin Musaed Economic City and the North-South Railway, which will be used by Ma’aden’s phosphate and aluminium operations, are just some of the notable projects that have been carried out in Hail. During a meeting with the Hail Province Council and local businessmen, Dr. Dabbagh noted that the establishment of industrial projects and infrastructure like these will support economic development, attract domestic and foreign investment and enhance the creation of new industrial projects in the province, including mining enterprises. Speaking to the media, Dr. Dabbagh emphasized the importance Ma'aden places on sustainable development programs in the communities in which it operates by providing job opportunities to local residents and supporting development projects. “Ma'aden stands by its policy of contributing positively to the Kingdom’s economic and

social development. We are fully committed towards consolidating the concept of social responsibility at all levels in the company by adopting training and development programs at its business sites. The infrastructures being developed by Ma'aden will maintain an advanced social and economic pattern, serving the region and society. It is aimed towards reduction of migration from village to town and support growth of sustainable development programmes,” Dr. Dabbagh said. Dr. Al-Dabbagh cited Hail province as one of the key areas identified by the company for its mining projects, where work is under way at the magnesite project in Ghazala, south of Hail. The project will convert raw magnesite to caustic and dead burned magnesia. Magnesite in the area is characterized by its high degree of purity. Commissioning of the project is planned for the fourth quarter of 2010. He added that the company production at its kaolin and industrial grade bauxite quarry at Az Zabirah in 2008. Last year the drilling programme in all areas of the quarry was completed, increasing confirmed reserves to 9.2 million tons of industrial grade bauxite and 1.9 million tons of kaolin. This has increased the life span of the quarry to more

than twelve years. Moreover, the company conducted a study to utilize new technologies to produce kaolin products for use at Ma'aden's phosphate project. Dr. Dabbagh also gave an update on the status of the company’s aluminium project which is proceeding as planned. He highlighted Ma’aden’s joint venture project with Alcoa to build an integrated aluminium complex at a cost of SR40.5 billion. The production from the smelter and rolling mill is expected to begin in 2013 and the mine and refinery in 2014. The project will exploit the bauxite resources extending between Hail and Qassim provinces. All licenses required for the project have been obtained to produce aluminium for domestic and global markets. Dr. Dabbagh underlined Ma’aden’s commitment to perform all of its activities in accordance with international environmental standards and to work continuously to improve its performance with regard to maintaining the integrity of the environment. Ma’aden’s environmental policy applies the criteria and standards set by the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment. The company also utilizes the best industrial technology to ensure the reduction of potential environmental impacts.

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Maaden Newsletter June 2010 by Eduardo Barrete - Issuu