MUSCAT: The Joint Committee between Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and the Public Authority for Mining (PAM) held its first meeting on Wednesday at SQU, headed by Dr Ali bin Saud al Bimani, Vice-Chancellor of SQU and Hilal bin Mohammed al Busaidi, CEO of PAM, and committee members from both sides. The committee discussed many topics which are of mutual cooperation between the two parties. In the field of scientific research, the committee discussed a number of research proposals of interest to both sides and serve the mining sector in the Sultanate.
The committee stressed the need to benefit from the results of previous studies, which included the study of a number of important earth elements, such as meteorites and laterite. The committee also raised the need for a strategy to identify studies of economic feasibility and scientific research, with the creation of a database for reference in this important sector. The committee discussed the strengthening of cooperation between SQU laboratory and PAM laboratory in the training of staff and students of the university in PAM and the firms engaged in the exploration, mining and quarrying.
The committee emphasised the continuing and developing of cooperation in this area to serve the public interest. The formation of this joint committee comes in an effort to facilitate, strengthen and develop cooperation, to benefit from the exchange of experiences and information, and the unification of efforts of common interest in the field of metallurgy, mining, geological surveys and explorations. — ONA
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