Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeCHEMICAL SEDIMENT, MARINE, RESIDUAL ENRICHMENT
Deposit sizeY
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1974
Discovery year1958
Identification
Deposit ID60000689
MRDS IDISM0436
Alternate namesSharkya, Sawane A, Sawane B, Al Sharqia
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates34.71554, 36.70145
References
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., 1980: WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS, 4TH ED., LONDONOMARA, S., 1965: PHOSPHATIC DEPOSITS IN SYRIA AND SAFAGA DISTRICT/EGYPT, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 60, P.214-227MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC, 1975: MINERAL EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN SYRIA. HUNTING GEOL. AND GEOPH. LTD., REPORT ON CONSULTANCYAFTEH, S.A., FARADJEV, V.A., 1963: POSITION STRATIGRAPHIQUE DES PHOSPHATES EN SYRIE, BULLETIN DE LA SOCIETE GEOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE, (7), V., P.1076-1084, PARIS