Investment Opportunities in the Mining 

Substantial investment opportunities exist in the Republic of Yemen.  The government is fully committed to supporting investment.  Investment in Yemen is considered favorable due to liberal investment laws, tax free zones, tax holidays, low wages, strategic location close to major shipping routes, and an active local market.          

 Due to Yemen’s strategic position, investors are able to easily base their operations in Yemen to enter neighboring markets.  Imports and exports are facilitated to the east and the west via the Aden and Hodeidah seaports.

 Yemen’s coastline stretches over 2,500 kilometers and includes the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Arabian Sea.  Infrastructure within Yemen has seen notable progress in the last ten years.  There have been substantial improvements to the airports, sea ports and roads. 

All have been developed and improved to link  businesses and people domestically and internationally.

 Yemen is rich in high value mineral resources including gold, silver, platinum, iron, zinc, lead, nickel, copper, cobalt, titanium, and industrial minerals such as limestone, zeolite, gypsum, silica sand, feldspar, pumice, perlite, granite, marble, travertine, basalt, tuff and ignimbrite.   The government seeks to develop Yemen’s mineral resources as a means to stimulating employment and economic development.  Mineral exploration, development and mining are governed by Republican Law No. 24, enacted in 2004.  Minerals are owned by the state and as such may only be exploited by a company holding a permit issued by the Government.  The Government encourages the private sector to explore and develop mineral resources. 

 Metallic Minerals    

The regional geological setting and gold metallogeny of the Arabian-Nubian Shield highlights opportunities for gold exploration in Yemen. The Shield is an Upper Proterozoic accretion of intra-oceanic island arcs consisting of volcano-sedimentary deposits piling on sub ducting oceanic crust. The meta-volcanic and metasedimentary rock belts in Yemen are the southern extensions of the comparable volcano-sedimentary sequences in Saudi Arabia, and both parts represent the Arabian-Nubian Shield east of the Red Sea. Similar belts extend from Egypt through Sudan and Ethiopia.

 Exploration for Gold-Silver.

- Exploration for Copper, Nickel and Cobalt.

- Exploration for Zinc, Lead and Silver.

- Exploration for Iron and Titanium. 

- Exploration for Rare Earth Elements & Heavy Minerals.   

Industrial Minerals   

- Manufacturing of Portland & Pozzuolana Cement, Glass and Optical.

- Manufacturing of Gypsum, Gypsum Plate, Ceramic Industry and Chemicals.

- Manufacturing of Basaltic Pipes, Rock Wool, and Abrasive materials.

- Manufacturing of Lightweight Blocks. 

- Production of Salt.    

Building & Decorative Stone   

- Production of Granite, Gabbro and Marble.

- Production of Limestone, Dolomite and Travertine. 

- Production of Basalt.

- Production of Tuff and Ignimbrite.