Other Names: Eastern A and B, Sawwaneh
Location: Sawwaneh, 45km southwest of Palmyra[1]
Subordinate To: n/a
Size: n/a
Primary Function: Phosphatic rock mine
Description: Phosphorite mined at the Deposit No. 1184 is bedded, both hard and soft phosphorite of late Cretaceous era.[2] The Sawwaneh phosphatic rock contains about 60 to 80 parts per million of uranium.[3] The General Company for Phosphate and Mines (GECOPHAM) mines the deposits, and the combined capacity of Eastern A, Eastern B, and the Kneifis phosphate rock mines is 2.65Mt/year.[4]

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>.
[3] 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).
[4] 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