RIYADH: Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Alkhoref recently met Eduardo Bartolomeo, CEO of Vale Mining Company in Brazil. The parties discussed the promising investment opportunities offered by the Saudi mining sector to Brazilian companies and the expansion plans of Brazilian investors in the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. Bartolomeo praised the Kingdom's development and economic progress in all sectors and noted the efforts and initiatives involved in the development of the Saudi mining sector.