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OAPEC Member Countries
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Member of
the Supreme Council, Fujairah Natural Resources
Corporation (FNRC), the UAE Ministry of Energy,
in cooperation with the Arab Industrial Development
and Mining Organization (AIDMO), hosted the Third
International Forum on Industrial Rocks and Mining
and its accompanying exhibition in the Emirate of
Fujairah, UAE, during the period 30 March-1 April
2015 under the slogan “The Optimal Exploitation of
Industrial Rocks to Achieve Sustainability in Mining
Sector”.
The event is intended to boost Arab-International cooperation in the transfer of modern
technology for exploitation of industrial rocks; establishing cost-effective and advanced
industries and exchange of expertise between Arab and foreign countries covering all stages
of exploitation of mining ores, construction material and the industries based on them while
preserving the environment in the process.
The proceedings of the Forum and its accompanying exhibition were opened by His
Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of
Fujairah, in the presence of more than 650 specialists representing Arab and international
institutions, bodies, organizations and companies, both public and private, from 20Arab and
foreign countries. The Forum’s program included 11 working sessions where 47 working
papers have been presented and discussed in the course of three days.
The forum issued the following recommendations which call upon Arab countries to:
Boost Arab and international cooperation for transfer of modern technology and increase
the production efficiency of mining projects and manufacturing industries as well as work
towards increasing the added value of mining projects;
• Lay out a strategy for sustainable building and develop the building materials
industry through the enactment of legislation for the use of insulating materials and
efficient systems for reduction of consumption and rationalization of energy use;
• Improve the investment climate in the mining sector through the creation of centers
for serving mining investments therein and act as preliminary contact points for
investors in the mining sector and provide them with technical information and
supporting services.
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International Forum on Industrial Rocks and Mining
The Optimal Exploitation of Industrial Rocks to Achieve
Sustainability in Mining Sector