A railway to transport phosphate and bauxite ore that would serve a project Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Maaden) is developing is expected to be in operation by the end of this year, according to a report published today by Saudi Gazette. The mineral line would link the phosphate mine at Al Jalamid and the bauxite mine at Az Zabirah to the processing facilities at Ras Azzour, on the Gulf coast. Rumaih Al Rumaih, deputy chief executive, Saudi Railyway Company, said: “So far, 800 kilometers of the 1486 km railway has been executed.”
