The Minister of Minerals, Kamal Abdul-Latif, has headed for China leading a high-level delegation on a several-day visit. An official source at the Ministry of Minerals said in a statement to SUNA that the visit comes in the context of the bilateral contacts between the two countries, adding that the Minister of Minerals, Kamal Abdul-Latif, will discuss with his Chinese counterpart means of bolstering the cooperation between the two countries in the mining field. It worth mentioning that a number of Chinese Companies are playing a significant role in the extraction of gold and other minerals in the country.