Government meeting: examining progress of Oued Amizour zinc, lead mining project

ALGIERS- In a meeting chaired Wednesday by the Prime Minister, Nadir Larbaoui, the government examined the progress of Oued Amizour zinc and lead mining project in the province of Bejaia, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

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“As part of the implementation of major and structuring projects decided by the President of the Republic, the Government heard a presentation on the progress state of the implementation of the Oued Amizour zinc and lead mining project in the province of Bejaia.The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the progress made in implementing far-reaching projects according to the deadlines,” the same source said.

The project will play “a key role in enhancing domestic mining resources and its expected contribution to diversifying the national economy and its positive impact on the creation of jobs,” the same source said.[/ecr]