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Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |Non-Oil GDP Share: 55% 2025 real GDP |Saudi Unemployment: 7.2% Q4 2025 |PIF AUM: $925B 2025 approx. |FDI Share of GDP: 2.8% 2025 latest |Female Participation: 35.0% 2025 latest |Credit Rating: Aa3/A+/A+ Moody's/Fitch/S&P |GDP Growth: 4.5% 2025 actual |Umrah Pilgrims: 18M+ 2025 foreign |

Maaden

Maaden Saudi Arabia: PIF-Backed Mining Champion Across Gold, Phosphate, And Aluminium

Maaden is Saudi Arabia's PIF-backed mining champion across gold, phosphate, aluminium, and strategic minerals.

Updated May 26, 2026

The Third Pillar: Saudi Arabia's $1.3 Trillion Bet on Mining and Minerals

Oil was the first pillar. Petrochemicals the second. Mining is the third — and Saudi Arabia claims $1.3 trillion in untapped mineral wealth. Ma'aden, rare earths, phosphate, gold, and the new Mining Investment Law explained.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Integrated Strategy for Mining and Mineral Industries

Analysis of Saudi Arabia's integrated mining strategy targeting $1.3 trillion in mineral wealth, covering gold, phosphate, bauxite, copper, rare earths, Ma'aden's national champion role, and the National Geological Database under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Investing in Saudi Mining

Investment guide to Saudi mining — Arabian Shield minerals, Ma'aden expansion, phosphate, aluminium, and critical minerals under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Ma'aden Mining Saudi Arabia: Company Profile and Vision 2030 Role

Comprehensive profile of Ma'aden covering Saudi mining sector leadership, phosphate and aluminum production, Vision 2030 mineral strategy, and investment significance.

Updated May 6, 2026

Ma'aden Strategy: Building Saudi Arabia's Mining Champion

Analysis of Ma'aden's corporate strategy covering phosphate, aluminium, gold, and new mineral targets under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

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Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) — the Kingdom's national mining champion and the largest multi-commodity mining company in the Middle East.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Mining and Minerals

$1.3 trillion in mineral wealth including gold, phosphate, and rare earths led by Ma'aden under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Mining and Minerals

Strategic assessment of Saudi Arabia's mining sector development under Vision 2030, covering the Kingdom's estimated $1.3 trillion mineral wealth, Ma'aden's industrial expansion, the Mining Investment Law, and the sector's role in economic diversification beyond hydrocarbons.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Mining Investment Law: Saudi Arabia's Regulatory Framework

Saudi Arabia's Mining Investment Law 2020 — the framework to unlock $1.3 trillion in mineral wealth across gold, phosphate, and rare earths.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Priority Scorecard: Mining and Mineral Resources

Scorecard assessing Saudi Vision 2030 mining sector with $1.3T mineral wealth potential, Ma'aden expansion, and licensing reform.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Saudi Aluminium Industry: Smelting, Processing, and Downstream Ambitions

Analysis of Saudi Arabia's aluminium sector covering Ma'aden-Alcoa, Ras Al Khair smelter, and downstream manufacturing.

Updated May 6, 2026

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden): Role in Saudi Vision 2030

Ma'aden is Saudi Arabia's national mining champion, developing $1.3 trillion in mineral wealth across gold, phosphate, aluminium, and base metals.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Saudi Gold Mining: Unlocking the Arabian Shield's Precious Metal Potential

Analysis of Saudi Arabia's gold mining sector covering Arabian Shield geology, Ma'aden assets, and the exploration pipeline.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Saudi Mining Companies

Overview of Saudi Arabia's mining sector, covering Ma'aden, mineral endowment, the reformed Mining Investment Law, exploration activity, and the strategic designation of mining as a third pillar of the economy under Vision 2030.

Updated Apr 18, 2026

Saudi Phosphate Industry: Mining, Fertiliser Production, and Global Food Security

Analysis of Saudi Arabia's phosphate mining and fertiliser production covering Wa'ad Al Shamal and Ma'aden operations.

Updated Apr 18, 2026