Article I.

Minerals and Gem Stone Sectors

Mining has provided the manufacturing and energy needs of the country in the past many years and has contributed to the enrichment of the world through industrial development. Minerals are valuable natural resources and constitute the vital raw materials for many basic industries and are a major resource for development.

Resource

potential

of

Industrial

Minerals

and

Dimension

Stones

Resource

potential

of

Major

Metallic

Minerals

Other

Investment

Facilities