Aqaba Phosphoric Acid Plant

Plant in Al Balqa', Jordan with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255666
MAS/MILS ID 5110108801
Record type Site
Current site name Aqaba Phosphoric Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 35.00141, 29.53246 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Al Balqa'(province)

Jordan(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Jordan Al Balqa'

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 35.00141, 29.53246

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant Yes
Year of first production 1982
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Jordan Phosphate Minies Co. (Jpmc)
    Interest 100
    Home office Jordan
    Year 1993
    First year 1994
    Last year 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANT

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, P. 15 (DEC. 1993).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit UPGRADE WORK WILL INCREASING AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION CAPACITY FROM 600,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR TO 750,000 METRIC TONS PER YEAR. COST IS $30M. CONTRACT BY BOUYGUES OF FRANCE AND COPPEE LAVALIN OF BELGIUM. COMPLETED BY END OF 1993

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.