President of the Republic arrives at Gara Djebilet mine to lay foundation stone for an iron ore processing plant

TINDOUF-The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, arrived at the Gara Djebilet site on Thursday to lay the foundation stone for a project to build a plant for the primary processing of iron ore extracted from the Gara Djebilet mine, as part of a working and inspection visit to the province of Tindouf, during which he will inaugurate and inspect several vital development projects.

After viewing a video presentation on how the mine works, its development prospects and the positive impact of its operation, President Tebboune said "this is a historic day and we have reached an important milestone" in this project, calling for accelerating the pace of work and the optimal exploitation of the mine's resources.

"The mine will create a new economic and social life,” continued the President of the Republic, underlining the need to intensify efforts to "meet our great needs and turn to exports, all the more so as the Algerian product is of high quality and in demand abroad.”