https://vision2030.ai/tags/arabian-shield/Recent content in Arabian-Shield on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/sectors/mining/gold-mining/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/sectors/mining/gold-mining/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Gold mining has a history in the Arabian Peninsula that stretches back millennia — the legendary mines of King Solomon are thought by some scholars to have been located in what is now western Saudi Arabia. Today, the Kingdom is reviving and industrialising its gold mining sector as part of the broader <a href="https://vision2030.ai/encyclopedia/vision-2030/">Vision 2030</a> strategy to develop a world-class mining industry capable of diversifying the economy beyond hydrocarbons. The Arabian Shield, a vast geological formation spanning the western third of the country, hosts significant gold mineralisation that remains substantially underexplored relative to geologically analogous formations elsewhere in the world.</p>