The mining industry, a lever for development in the South-East

The contribution of the mining industry to the development of local economies, through employment and social interventions, makes this sector a vital player in the South-East of Morocco, participants at a conference on the development of mining areas in the region stressed on Tuesday in Casablanca.The region has several mines in Zagora, Ouarzazate, Tinghir, and Errachidia, and the challenges of local development are enormous, which requires reflection on new mechanisms for a better connection between the programmes of different government sectors and the opportunities offered by mining companies in partnership with communes, local authorities, and civil society, they noted during this meeting on the "mining area development programme: a lever for the promotion of the South-East of Morocco".In this context, a roadmap for the 2012 priority plan was established during various workshops and…