{"id":4105,"date":"2026-01-15T22:10:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/brasil-e-arabia-saudita-ampliam-cooperacao-em-mineracao\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T22:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T01:44:24","slug":"brazil-saudi-arabia-cooperation-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/brazil-saudi-arabia-cooperation-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazil and Saudi Arabia expand cooperation in mining"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong><span style=\"color: #33cccc;\">Memorandum strengthens technical exchange, investment and projects in strategic minerals for the energy transition.<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Brazil\u2019s Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to <strong>expand bilateral cooperation in mineral resources<\/strong>. Details include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Agreement signing:<\/strong> held in Riyadh by Brazil\u2019s Minister of Mines and Energy Alexandre Silveira and Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Al-Khorayef, following advances achieved by the Brazilian mission in the Middle East.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> to establish a framework for knowledge exchange, investment promotion and the joint development of technologies applied to geology and mining.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Term:<\/strong> five years.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Areas of technical cooperation:<\/strong> geology, exploration, mining and mineral assessment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Planned actions:<\/strong> exchange of specialists, implementation of training programs and transfer of modern technologies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Private sector participation:<\/strong> incentives for investment by Brazilian and Saudi companies, including the acquisition of exploration and mining licenses, in accordance with the legislation of each country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Brazil\u2013Saudi Arabia Mining Investment Alliance<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Among the planned initiatives is the potential creation of a Brazil\u2013Saudi Arabia Mining Investment Alliance, aimed at <strong>cooperation in exploration, processing and value addition of strategic minerals<\/strong>, in coordination with government entities.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement also provides for <strong>training programs for geologists, mining engineers and environmental specialists<\/strong>, with a focus on efficient use of mineral resources and mitigation of environmental impacts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080;\">\u201cBrazil is building strategic alliances with countries that share a vision of the future based on development, innovation and the energy transition. The Brazil\u2013Saudi Arabia Mining Investment Alliance is a concrete step in this direction, bringing together financial capacity, technology and geological potential to generate sustainable growth and opportunities for both nations.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Alexandre Silveira &#8211; Minister of Mines and Energy<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\"><strong>Strategic minerals and energy transition<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In the fields of geology and mining, the understanding reinforces interest in projects related to energy transition minerals, including <strong>processing<\/strong> initiatives in Brazil, <strong>partnerships in research, development, innovation and cooperation in logistics infrastructure<\/strong> to support mining activities.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the initiatives continue the dialogue launched between Minister Alexandre Silveira and Saudi Minister Bandar Al-Khorayef focused on developing <strong>financial instruments and investment funds for the mineral sector<\/strong> and on strengthening <strong>bilateral trade in mineral inputs, with emphasis on fertilizers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The agreement consolidates the partnership between Brazil and Saudi Arabia and broadens the scope of bilateral cooperation in strategic areas for <strong>sustainable development, mineral security and the energy transition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/secom\/pt-br\/assuntos\/noticias\/2026\/01\/governo-do-brasil-lanca-nova-versao-do-portal-comunicabr-e-amplia-acesso-a-dados-e-acoes-em-todos-os-municipios-do-pais\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ag\u00eancia Brasil<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Memorandum expands cooperation and strengthens technical exchange, investment and projects in strategic minerals for the energy transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4105"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4112,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4105\/revisions\/4112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bricsbrasil.com.br\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}