Gov’t establishes company to regulate gold mining in Shalatin

The government has established the Shalatin Company to regulate gold mining in the disputed Shalatin area on the border with Sudan, which is currently carried out haphazardly and with little oversight, Oil Minister Tarek El Molla announced yesterday, Al Shorouk reports. The company is responsible for negotiating with miners and setting competitive prices for purchasing gold to avoid smuggling, according to the minister.