DRA Saudi Arabia Achievements at Ad Duwayhi

Over the years, our DRA Saudi operations and maintenance teams, with strong support from Ma’aden management, have embarked on a continuous improvement journey. This initiative has been focused on enhancing productivity, increasing production, and optimizing cost efficiencies, all aimed at improving operating margins in a challenging low-grade environment.

In 2024, these efforts culminated in an exceptional year. We not only achieved record-breaking production and operational efficiencies, but also reached impressive safety milestones, including over four years without a lost-time injury and more than two years without any injuries.

At the 2024 Minopex Excellence Awards, Ad Duwayhi received multiple recognitions, including:

Safety Excellence – Large Operations 

• Production Excellence – Processing over 2.5 million tonnes in 2024 (surpassing the plant's design capacity of 2 million tonnes per year)
• Operational Efficiency Excellence – Achieving significant production and cost efficiencies
• Innovation Excellence – Implementing cutting-edge technologies and solutions
• Client Relationship Excellence 
• Overall Operational Excellence

In recognition of our outstanding performance, dedication, and commitment to the Ad Duwayhi project, the DRA Saudi Arabia team was recently honoured with a Certificate of Appreciation from Ma’aden.

Since the commissioning of the Ad Duwayhi Gold plant in 2015, DRA Saudi Arabia has been proudly operating and maintaining the facility on behalf of Ma’aden. We remain committed to serving our client and continuously exceeding expectations.