Producer

Dead Sea Works

Israel
PotassiumSaltBromineMagnesite
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Commodities
PrimaryPotassium
SecondarySalt, Bromine
TertiaryMagnesite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
WorkingsSurface, Underground
Materials
Other materialsCarnallite, Halite, Sylvanite, Sylvite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1931
Identification
Deposit ID10281074
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates31.03907, 35.23142
References
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