Almotamar.net - A source at the Yemeni Geologist survey has expected Thursday the exportation of a first shipment of zinc, lead and silver from Yemen at the beginning of the year 2010.
The source said it would be the of productions of the project of Sulb Mountain in Nahm area, Sana'a province. The project is one of the strategic projects in minerals sector besides to what it would provide of direct and indirect job opportunities for the inhabitants of the area.
In an exclusive statement to almotamar.net the source said the proportion of finishing of the project amounted so far to about 50% and it is expected the finishing of all constructional works of the project by the end of this year. He also clarified that the total number of companies operating in the field of mining in Yemen have until the end of 2008 reached 24 and the number of mining installations amounted to 2065 and the number of Yemeni workers there amounted to 11 thousand and 800 workers.
The official source also revealed that during the next stage the government is intent to gather all previous information relating to geologist and mineral studies made by international, German and Czech geologist teams in operation in Yemen during the eighties of the last century for using them in promotion for attracting companies working in mining fields for investment in Yemen. He added that the government would also gather information on metals and industrial and constructional rocks existing on both sides of the railroad of Sana'a-Mareb-Jawf-Shabwa.
The source pointed to preparations for conducting studies for search for zinc, lead and silver metals in the two areas of Sadareh and Yabuth in Shabwa province as well as exploratory studies of industrial and constructional minerals and rocks in areas of the coastal stripe of Mahara province.
The government source also revealed continuation of exploratory studies for gold metal in Wadi Mon in the province of Hadramout
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Yemen to export first shipment of zinc, lead and silver beginning of 2010
