How Nitaqat works for Metal Ore & Mineral Mining

This sector uses the Nitaqat Mutawar logarithmic formula:

Required % = MAX(0, m × ln(total_headcount) + c)

Band thresholds by company headcount

Required Saudization percentages by entity size

Headcount	Red	Low Green	Mid Green	High Green
10	19.9%	23.3%	32.8%	36.8%
25	21.4%	25.0%	34.7%	42.3%
50	22.6%	26.3%	36.1%	46.5%
100	23.7%	27.6%	37.6%	50.6%
200	24.9%	28.9%	39.0%	54.8%
500	26.4%	30.6%	40.9%	60.3%
1,000	27.6%	31.9%	42.4%	64.4%

Thresholds change logarithmically with headcount — use the free calculator for exact results.

All ISIC4 codes in this activity group share the same Nitaqat formula parameters.

ISIC Code	Activity Name
72901	Mining of non-ferrous metal ores, includes (aluminum, copper and lead)
72902	Mining of precious metal ores belonging to the gold, silver and platinum set
89101	Extraction of natural fertilizers, includes (natural phosphate and natural potassium salts)
89102	Mining of metals that contain nitrogen and potassium
89103	Mining of sulfur and ores that contain barium
89902	Mining and quarrying to obtain precious stones, quartz and mica

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