By M.A. Egge
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Somaliland has signed a memorandum of understanding with a company from the Emirates Industrial Laboratory (EIL) which works on mining issues.
This agreement with the UAE-owned company entails the installation of an ultra-modern lab in the country that would enable Somaliland to skillfully conduct metallurgical and associated tests.
The EIL is renowned in specializing in industrial lab techniques services such as in metallurgical evaluations, chemical analysis, NDT, field inspection, petrochemical and oil and a myriad of associated industrial testing services.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy of Somaliland, which signed the agreement with the Emirates Industrial Laboratory, said that “there was a great need for such laboratory equipment and mineral testing in Somaliland, and now a solution has been found to the existing challenges”.
“We have signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Industrial Laboratory, which will invest in the mining laboratory of the ministry, whether it is a building or equipment”, said the Director General of the Ministry of Mines and Energy Mohamed Osman Saeed (Mohamed Somali) as he spoke to BBC while in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Somaliland said that “Initially the minerals mined locally were taken abroad for testing and verification to discern type or quality but now the services will be able to be done within the country”.