OUTLINES OF IRAQ MINERAL AND MINING STRATEGY: A PROPOSAL FOR DISCUSSION
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https://doi.org/10.58298/792024679Keywords:
iraq, strategic, MINERALAbstract
- Iraq is rich in mineral resources and industrial rocks, discovered and assessed over half a century of geological exploration works.
- Iraqi native sulfur deposits are the largest in the world and the Iraqi phosphorite deposits come second after Morocco.
- Large deposits of silica sand, kaolin, limestone, bentonite and construction raw materials have been discovered and partly exploited.
- Metallic mineral deposits and occurrences are restricted to the Kurdistan Region including Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr – Ni and Fe. None of which have been exploited.
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OUTLINES OF IRAQ MINERAL AND MINING STRATEGY: A PROPOSAL FOR DISCUSSION. (2024). قضايا سياسية, 79, A-H. https://doi.org/10.58298/792024679
