Producer

Mishraq Ash Shurah

Iraq
Sulfur
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Commodities
PrimarySulfur
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Materials
Other materialsAnhydrite, Calcite, Dolomite, Gypsum, Sulfur
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1972
Discovery year1933
Identification
Deposit ID10230787
Alternate namesAsh Shurah, Mishraq
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.99871, 43.33465
References
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