Geological Mapping of the Arabian Shield – Opening Ceremony

Date: 1st June 2023
Posted by: Christopher Duku
Category: News

 

IGS and its partners are honoured to have attended the official opening ceremony of  the Arabian Shield Geological Mapping (GMAS) project. The event took place near Jeddah on Sunday May 28th 2023. The official launch of the project was marked by speeches from the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar Alkhorayef and the Chairman of the Chinese Geological Survey, Li Jianxing. Many  geologists from the Saudi Geological Survey, the contractor (China Geological Survey) and the Technical Partner (IGS-GTK Consortium) attended the ceremony.

For  the GMAS project, IGS as lead Technical Partner is the official technical adviser for  the Saudi Geological Survey and is responsible for the supervision and quality control. For more information see : https://www.arabnews.com/node/2312236/business-economy

Joint field trip byG geologists from the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), Chinese Geological Survey (CGS) and the Technical Partner (TP) as part of the official opening ceremony of the Geological Mapping project of the Arabian Shield, in Saudi Arabia.

Geologists from the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), Chinese Geological Survey (CGS) and the Technical Partner (TP) as part of the official opening ceremony of the Geological Mapping project of the Arabian Shield,  Saudi Arabia.

By  Dr. Reik Degler – Project Geologist

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