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RIYADH: The second day of the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh kicked off on Wednesday, with major speakers set to take the stage for high-level talks on the future of the mining industry.

Held at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center, the three-day event opened on Tuesday with two closed-door ministerial meetings that emphasized on sustainability issues surrounding the sector.

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Representatives from 31 countries met on Tuesday for the talks, where they agreed deeper collaboration on mining across the region was needed to unlock the sector鈥檚 full potential.

The meetings discussed the role that metals and minerals could play in the global energy transition, as well as the role each country in the region can play in developing sustainable and responsible mineral value chains.

The event, hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, is aimed at highlighting the role of mining in Saudi Vision 2030, after the government identified it as the third pillar of the Kingdom鈥檚 economy.

It consists of panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities for key industry players, policy makers, and investors.

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10:55 鈥� ACWA Power signs renewable energy-related MoU with Ma鈥檃den during the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

10:45 鈥� Former US representative Eric Cantor talks about the role of critical minerals in the global energy transition. 鈥淲e are starting to see the importance of critical minerals in the industry as some projects are now underway, but we still have a lot to do,鈥� he said.

Cantor said the security of 抖阴短视频 is 鈥渋nextricably linked鈥� to the security of the US and vice versa.

09:15 鈥� The Saudi Ministry of Energy has signed an agreement with its Tunisian counterpart in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and the rationalization of consumption.

鈥淚 have the honor to sign the first renewable energy agreement with 抖阴短视频, and we will work to implement the terms of the agreement based on equality and abundance of opportunities,鈥� Tunisian energy minister Neila Nouira Gonji said.

She added they have a 鈥渟trategic partnership鈥� with Saudi investors and financiers in the field of hydrogen and electric mobility.

08:50 鈥� Keynote discussion tackles how to position the mining industry as a leader on sustainability and partnerships, where Saudi Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs Khalid Al-Mudaifer is participating.

Ma鈥檃den CEO Abdulaziz Al-Harbi talked about the importance of sustainability in the Saudi mining company鈥檚 operations. 鈥淢a鈥檃den has focused a lot on the environmental impact of our processes,鈥� he said.

08:20 鈥� Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salam Al-Saud takes the stage for a fireside chat session. He reiterated the importance of energy security in the global transition to low-carbon economies.

鈥淲e must not give up energy security for the sake of energy transformation,鈥� he said.

The minister said the world should be mindful of developing nations, who did not have their own share of growth and development over the years, 鈥渢hey need to be given opportunities.鈥�

抖阴短视频 has a large amount of uranium, Prince Abdulaziz said, and they will work to exploit and develop the resource.

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07:48 鈥� Egypt鈥檚 Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tareq El-Molla said the country鈥檚 legislation has not been attracting mining investments, and as part of its Vision 2030, has started working to make flexible policies around mining.

鈥淥ur strategy aims to develop mining cities and one of them will be dedicated to gold,鈥� the Egyptian minister said.

He added they aim to increase the mining sector鈥檚 contribution to GDP to 5 percent over the next two decades.

07:35 鈥� Session opens on what governments are doing to maximize mining鈥檚 contribution to local economies and communities.

07:27 鈥� Public Investment Fund Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan addresses the forum. He said the mining industry 鈥渋s becoming an important contributor to the world's economic, social and environmental goals.鈥�

07:22 鈥� Mark Bristow, president and CEO of Barrick, emphasizes the importance of mining in 鈥渆veryday life.鈥�

But the world has lagged in terms of investing in the minerals business, 鈥渂ecause of the obsession on the environment and anti-mining, we鈥檝e become almost embarrassed to be miners,鈥� he said.

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07:00 鈥� Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhorayef opens the second day of the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

He talked about the challenges of meeting the growing global demand for minerals, which the Saudi minister said is being led by a more sophisticated industry, but more importantly by the global energy transition.

Alkhorayef highlighted the role of mining in the Saudi Vision 2030, which sets out an ambitious set of objectives aimed at diversifying the economy away from oil.

鈥淭he value of the mineral wealth in 抖阴短视频 is estimated about $1.3 trillion,鈥� he said.