Hatch and Ma'aden Sign Saudi Mining Delivery Partnership

Hatch has signed a strategic delivery owner-partnership agreement with Ma'aden, Saudi Arabia's national mining company, to support the development of its project pipeline. 

The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding that was signed in January 2026 at the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh.

The signing of the partnership took place in Jeddah on 13 July 2026, and in attendance were Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment, Fahad bin Abduljalil Al-Saif.

Hatch has worked with Ma'aden in Saudi Arabia for more than three decades, delivering projects across gold, phosphate, aluminium and alumina, among other commodities. 

The new agreement confirms Hatch as Ma'aden's strategic delivery partner across its wider project portfolio.

A strategic partnership 

Rather than managing each project separately, Hatch and Ma'aden will now coordinate planning and delivery across Ma'aden's entire portfolio of projects. 

According to the companies, the goal is to bring together existing studies, agree realistic budgets and timelines, and use shared data to guide decisions across the whole pipeline, rather than project by project. 

Bob Wilt, CEO of Ma'aden, says: "Ma'aden's growth ambitions are bold and achieving them demands speed and scale. 

“Strategic partnerships, like our collaboration with Hatch, give us the expertise to deliver results today while building Saudi talent, creating jobs and shaping the future of the Kingdom's mining sector."

Joe Lombard, Vice-Chairman of Hatch, says: "This partnership marks a defining moment for the mining and metals industry in the region. 

“By combining Ma'aden's vision with Hatch's global expertise in metals and project delivery, we are creating a framework that will develop vast mineral wealth and set new benchmarks for sustainable development."

A core pillar of the partnership is developing the capabilities, skills and workforce needed to position the metals industry as a long-term driving force of the Saudi economy, according to the companies.

Backing Vision 2030

The partnership is a part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 programme, which is the Kingdom's strategy to diversify its economy away from relying too heavily on oil. 

Mining and metals is one of the sectors the government has identified as a way to make the shift, and it has confirmed that Ma'aden will be at the forefront of it.

The agreement is also symptomatic of what’s becoming a deep economic relationship between Canada and Saudi Arabia. 

Canadian companies, including Hatch, are increasingly involved in the processing, metallurgy and project development stages of the critical minerals supply chain, rather than extraction alone.

Hatch will draw on its global network of specialists, including engineering and project delivery expertise based in Canada, to support the partnership.

What comes next

The strategic delivery agreement covers Ma'aden's significant project pipeline, although neither company has disclosed any specific values or a timeline for the wider portfolio of work.

Hatch's history with Ma'aden dates back more than 30 years, and their track record was cited by both companies as a reason for extending the relationship into this broader role.

The signing comes as Saudi Arabia positions itself as a hub for critical minerals investment, having hosted the Future Minerals Forum in Riyadh earlier this year, where the original memorandum of understanding between the two companies was agreed.