{"id":"aramco-maaden-gecis-mineralleri-ortakligi-agustos-2026","canonicalSlug":"aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","language":"en","title":"Aramco and Maaden sign agreement for copper exploration venture","summary":"The energy-transition minerals partnership remains subject to required approvals.","body":["Aramco and Maaden signed a shareholders’ agreement on August 18, 2026 to establish a Saudi mineral exploration venture. The proposed ownership is 51% Maaden and 49% Aramco.","Exploration would focus on copper and other energy-transition minerals across approximately 182,000 square kilometres. The agreement’s effectiveness and the venture’s incorporation require corporate and regulatory approvals. The announcement does not establish discovery of an economically recoverable mineral reserve."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Aramco and Maaden sign agreement for copper exploration venture\n\nThe energy-transition minerals partnership remains subject to required approvals.\n\nAramco and Maaden signed a shareholders’ agreement on August 18, 2026 to establish a Saudi mineral exploration venture. The proposed ownership is 51% Maaden and 49% Aramco.\n\nExploration would focus on copper and other energy-transition minerals across approximately 182,000 square kilometres. The agreement’s effectiveness and the venture’s incorporation require corporate and regulatory approvals. The announcement does not establish discovery of an economically recoverable mineral reserve.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-08-18","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-08-18","modifiedAt":"2026-10-02T17:14:23+03:00","publicationBasis":"source-date","preparedAt":"2026-10-02T17:14:23+03:00","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-08-18","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Aramco","url":"https://www.aramco.com/en/news-media/news/2026/aramco-and-maaden-sign-shareholders-agreement","checkedAt":"2026-10-02","publishedAt":"2026-08-18"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/aramco-and-maaden-sign-agreement-for-copper-exploration-venture"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}