{
  "id": 16869767,
  "title": "Saudi mining licenses rise to 2,925 as mineral discoveries reach 5,680 in 2025",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/saudi-mining-licenses-rise-to-2-925-as-mineral-discoveries-reach-5",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T08:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/665791/saudi-arabia/saudi-mining-licenses-rise-to-2925-as-mineral-discoveries-reach-5680-in-2025"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Saudi Arabia's valid mining licenses increased to 2,925 in 2025, marking a 48.70 percent growth compared to 2021, according to the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT). The report also revealed that the cumulative number of discovered mineralization sites rose to 5,680 in 2025, with non-metallic minerals accounting for the majority at 53.98 percent. Riyadh led in the distribution of valid mining licenses, comprising 31.56 percent of the total, followed by the Eastern Province at 15.62 percent and Makkah at 11.73 percent.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}