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The Nuclear Materials Authority and the Egyptian Black Sand Company have signed a cooperation protocol to enhance efforts to benefit from black sand minerals and make available the necessary facilities to treat them, according to a Cabinet statement<\/a>. Under the agreement, the two sides will use an experimental factory unit in Rashid to treat black sand and begin production in coming days. No details were provided on production targets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Nuclear Materials Authority and the Egyptian Black Sand Company have signed a cooperation protocol to enhance efforts to benefit from black sand minerals and make available the necessary facilities to treat them, according to a Cabinet statement. 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