Other Names: Khneifiss deposit, Kneifis deposit, Knifes deposit
Location: Khneifiss, 75km southwest of Palmyra[1]
Subordinate To: n/a
Size: n/a
Primary Function: Phosphatic rock mine
Description: Phosphatic rock mined at the Deposit No. 1188 at Khneifiss is used to produce phosphoric acid at the Homs fertilizer plant. The Khneifiss phosphatic rock contains about 60 to 140 parts per million of uranium.[2] The General Company for Phosphate and Mines (GECOPHAM) mines the deposit, and the combined capacity of Eastern A, Eastern B, and the Khneifiss phosphate rock mines is 2.65Mt/year.[3]

Sources:
[1] S. Atfeh, "The Phosphoric Resources of Syria," Phosphate Deposits of the World, Vol. 2, eds. A.J.G. Nothold, R.P. Sheldon and D.F. Davidson (Cambridge University Press, 1989).
[2] Carlotta B. Chernoff and G.J. Orris, "Data Set of World Phosphate Mines, Deposits, and Occurrences – Part A.: Geological Data," U.S. Geological Survey, 2002, <http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of02-156/OF02-156A.PDF>; "SYR/3/003 – Report on Pre-feasibility Study on the Recovery of Uranium from Phosphoric Acid," International Atomic Energy Agency, Technical Cooperation Report, 12 November 1992; S. Atfeh, "The phosphoric resources of Syria," Phosphate Deposits of the World, Vol. 2, eds. A.J.G. Nothold, R.P. Sheldon and D.F. Davidson (Cambridge University Press, 1989).
[3] M. Lucas Abbas, "Uranium in Natural Phosphorites: The Syrian Example," Aalam Al-Zarr, Nov-Dec 1992 (22) pp. 68-80; Thomas R. Yager, "The Mineral Industries of Jordan, Lebanon and Syria," U.S. Geological Survey, 2001, <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/2001/jolesymyb01.pdf>.

	Updated August 2003