Total: 10,000
Min/max: Variation unknown. Possibly 8,000 - 12,000
Female participation: 0
Gold: 10,000
Personal communications with officer of the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.
Gold rush in the Arab desert, using metal detectors.
Received reports and videos are not public.
Videos:
Articles:
| ASM DATA - Country Database Record | |
|---|---|
| Country Code | SAU |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| ASM Status | Existing (data assessed) |
| Country Count | 1 |
| Data year | 2019 |
| Publ. year | 2019 |
| ASM Miners | 10,000 |
| - gold | 10 ,000 |
| Data curation | as reported |
| Inc. DevMin | no |
| - min. | 8,000 |
| - max. | 12,000 |
| - female | 0 |
| ASM Commodities | gold |