House committee approves Egypt’s first black sand minerals production project

The House Energy Committee has approved legislation drafted by the Electricity Ministry which would see the ministry sign a black sand minerals exploration and drilling agreement, Youm7 reports. The bill was submitted to allow the ministry to grant exploration, drilling, and mining rights to the Nuclear Materials Authority and the Egyptian Black Sand Company, which had signed a cooperation protocol last week to use an experimental factory unit in Rashid to treat black sand.