Zin Phosphate Mine
| Other Name: | Nahal Zin; Har Tzin |
|---|---|
| Location: | Northern Negev Desert |
| Subordinate To: | Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd. |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Operational |
The Zin mine and factory is one of three sites in Israel where Rotem Amfert Negev Ltd. extracts phosphate ores. Established in 1976, the Zin factory lies in the Zin Valley approximately 16km south of Dimona. [1] The average uranium content of the phosphate deposits at Zin is between 91 and 159 ppm. [2]
Sources:
[1] E. Busnach, A. Mehrez and Z. Sinuany-Stern, "A Production Problem in Phosphate Mining," Journal of the Operational Research Society 36, April 1985, p. 285.
[2] Franz J. Dahlkamp, Uranium Deposits of the World: Asia (Berlin: Springer, 2009), p. 451.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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