Yemen is to export the first shipment of zinc and silver by the beginning of 2010, a source at the General Board for Survey and Geology said on Thursday.
The first quantities will be produced at the Sulb Mountain in Nehm area, 110 km northeast of the capital, Sana'a.
50 percent of the Zinc and Sliver Plant there has been completed so far, and construction works would be completed by 2009.
The project is deemed a milestone in the mining sector which grew by 6 percent over the last two years.
About 24 companies are working on mining in Yemen providing jobs for 11.800 people, recent studies reveal.
More efforts are exerted by the authorities to improve the sector and increase mining sites, with studies being conducted in association with specialized foreign companies.
Source: Yemen Post
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