{"id":"egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","canonicalSlug":"egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","language":"en","title":"Egypt courts Australian, Chinese and South African mining investors","summary":"At a Perth conference, Egypt’s petroleum minister discussed gold and mineral exploration with mining and services companies, including Perseus Mining, Xinhai and Gold Fields.","body":["Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi met Australian, Chinese and South African mining executives on September 3 during the Africa Down Under conference in Perth. Talks covered gold and mineral exploration under Egypt’s open-block system and reforms intended to make opportunities easier for international companies to assess.","Badawi discussed possible Egyptian gold opportunities with Perseus Mining and exploration prospects with Gold Fields. With Chinese services company Xinhai, he discussed engineering, processing and project development, including Xinhai’s strategic cooperation and investment agreement with Aton Resources, which included C$4 million in Aton shares."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Egypt courts Australian, Chinese and South African mining investors\n\nAt a Perth conference, Egypt’s petroleum minister discussed gold and mineral exploration with mining and services companies, including Perseus Mining, Xinhai and Gold Fields.\n\nPetroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Karim Badawi met Australian, Chinese and South African mining executives on September 3 during the Africa Down Under conference in Perth. Talks covered gold and mineral exploration under Egypt’s open-block system and reforms intended to make opportunities easier for international companies to assess.\n\nBadawi discussed possible Egyptian gold opportunities with Perseus Mining and exploration prospects with Gold Fields. With Chinese services company Xinhai, he discussed engineering, processing and project development, including Xinhai’s strategic cooperation and investment agreement with Aton Resources, which included C$4 million in Aton shares.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-03","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-03","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"State Information Service — Egypt seeks new mining investments","url":"https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egypt-seeks-new-mining-investments-from-australian-chinese-south-african-companies/","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-03"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/egypt-mining-investment-talks-perth-2026"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}