Gold mining in Saudi Arabia in decades are now able to put the production of gold mining in the world market, although Saudi Arabia is the largest oil producer in the world, but in around 1997 the government of Saudi Arabia established the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) which is an investment in the mining sector. The Saudi Arabian government involving several youths and the surrounding community deployed in mining exploration.
Prospecting new gold mines in Saudi Arabia continues to push the gold market from the perspective of the industry. Some geologists find and the estimated millions tons of gold deposits in Saudi Arabia which be in some old gold mine sites. From the deputy Ministry of mineral resources Saudi professional put the mineral specimen through various processes and instrument to eventually determine the mineral characterization