AMMAN —
Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Kharabsheh said on Saturday the
government is interested in exploiting mineral resources across the Kingdom,
but is keen to preserve the environment and biodiversity, the Jordan News
Agency, Petra, reported.
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He said during a
tour of a copper prospecting project in the Dana Reserve, where he was
accompanied by
Minister of Environment Muawiya Al-Radaydeh, that the project is
in the exploration phase and that the government will decide on designating
land for the project pending the results.
The minister said
exploration for copper in the Dana region will be carried out far from the
“environmentally sensitive area” of the main wild reserve, during which an
exploratory study will be carried out followed by an economic feasibility
study.
He said that a
memorandum of understanding signed with the Jordan Integrated Mining and
Exploration Company underlines adherence to environmental requirements, and
that a joint committee will be formed for that purpose.
He said that the
exploration will be carried out under “a tight environmental work system” and
in line with international standards and best practices and requirements to
protect the environment.
For his part,
Radaydeh said that facilities will be provided to the exploration company after
overcoming the difficulties and challenges it faced in the past period, adding
that exploration work in Dana will take into consideration the recommendations
of the previously formed Dana Committee.
Earlier, Kharabsheh was
quoted as saying that the recent phosphate discoveries at Al-Risha area “can
cover Jordan’s needs for 60 years”, according to Khaberni.
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