Ministry of Minerals: Sudan Needs to Build Genuine Partnerships

The Ministry of Minerals affirmed that economic integration is no longer an option but a necessity dictated by the modern era, given the sharing of resources, knowledge, and technology among nations.

During her leadership of the Sudanese delegation to the Kazan Forum in Russia, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Minerals Hind Siddig stated that Sudan is in urgent need of establishing genuine partnerships based on trust, mutual interests, and equitable development. She emphasized that economic cooperation should serve as a gateway to a more stable and prosperous future, highlighting the mining sector as a key pillar of the economy and a fertile field for cooperation to attract investment and employ modern technologies in exploration and production.

Hind explained that Russian support for Sudan in the mining sector dates back to the 1970s through geological, geochemical, and geophysical mapping projects in the Red Sea, as well as joint cooperation within the Sudanese-Russian Ministerial Committee, which began in 2013 and has held seven meetings. These meetings have resulted in several cooperative projects, most notably the metallurgical map of Sudan at a scale of 1:1,000,000, implemented by the Geological Research Authority in collaboration with the Russian company Rosgeo. The project aims to map Sudan’s vast mineral resources and has completed its first two phases before being suspended due to the ongoing war.

Hind also revealed the presence of several Russian companies operating in Sudan’s mining sector, led by Alliance Company, one of the largest mining firms in the country and among the producers, along with other Russian companies currently in the study and exploration phases.