{"id":94382,"date":"2023-12-12T11:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=94382"},"modified":"2023-12-12T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T10:24:05","slug":"algeria-pre-qualifies-140-bidders-for-6-mine-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/algeria-pre-qualifies-140-bidders-for-6-mine-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Algeria pre-qualifies 140 bidders for 6 mine sites"},"content":{"rendered":"
Algeria has approved 140 applications by local and international companies bidding for 31 mining licences covering six sites, according to the country\u2019s top mining authority.<\/p>\n
The National Agency for Mining Activities, an affiliate of the Energy Ministry, said it had received 165 applications in response to an international auction for the sites.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are offering 31 licenses covering six mining sites in various provinces of Algeria,\u201d the Agency\u2019s Chairman Murad Hanafi told local reporters on Monday.<\/p>\n
The new permits are for the exploration and production of several minerals, including barite, sand, yellow sand (tuff) and limestone, he added.<\/p>\n