Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation (FNRC) has been established as a new government body in the Emirate of Fujairah (U.A.E) by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, according to the emiri decree no 1 of 2009 issued in March 2009. The new body will conduct geological research and surveys for the development of minerals and quarrying as well as oil sectors and utilisation of other natural resources in the emirate.