Sri Lanka, Oct. 26 -- Drive towards industrial value addition Investors to plan their ventures with confidence and support Foreign investors are showing a strong interest in Sri Lanka's mineral resources as the Government moves to finalise its first-ever national policy framework for mineral mining.

Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, told the Sunday Observer yesterday that the policy would be introduced shortly to provide a firm foundation for new investments.

"The new framework will enable investors to plan their ventures with confidence and support our drive towards industrial value addition," he said.

As part of a broader restructuring, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB...