Egypt’s Petroleum Ministry signs deal with Barrick Mining

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Tuesday signed a framework agreement for mine exploitation with the Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority and Canada’s Barrick Mining Corporation on the sidelines of Egypt Mining Forum 2025 in Cairo.

Signatories included head of the Central Administration for Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Petroleum Mohamed El Bagoury; chairman of the Mineral Resources and Mining Industries Authority Geo Yasser Ramadan; and exploration manager for Egypt, KSA, Africa, and the Middle East at Barrick Mining Corporation Henry Onslow.

The signing was witnessed by Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawy.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Reporting: Aya Anwar

Writing: Aya El Sayed

Subediting: M. S. Salama

Subediting: Y.Yasser