As part of the national and international call for tenders for the awarding of 31 mining permits, the National Agency for Mining Activities (ANAM) declared 140 technical offers eligible out of the 165 received. This call will contribute to the exploration of several types of minerals.

The public opening session of the envelopes took place on Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Energy and Mines. During a press briefing on the sidelines of the opening ceremony, the president of ANAM, Mourad Hanifi, pointed out that for this call for tenders, among others, six barite sites, an essential material for the oil industry, have been tendered

This 54th session concerns baryte, sand, tuff and limestone mining sites, located in the wilayas of Béni Abbes, Tébessa, M'sila, El M'ghair, Oum El Bouaghi, Tlemcen, Guelma, Illizi, Tindouf and Souk Ahras. The tenderers of the technical tenders declared eligible, in accordance with the provisions of the specifications, were invited to submit their financial offers on 27 December next. Note that the tenders of the technical tenders were opened at a public meeting, and in the presence of the tenderers, a judicial officer and representatives of the