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Iraq has world’s largest sulfur reserves


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Iraq Economic News: Iraq has world’s largest sulfur reserves

Posted on September 17, 2012

Iraq has the world’s largest sulfur reserves estimated at 600 million tons, a statement by the Mishraq State Sulfur Mine said.

Iraqi sulfur riches were extensively developed in the decades before the U.N. imposed sanctions on the country in the aftermath of the 1990 invasion of Kuwait.

Exports of sulfur to international markets were booming and Iraq was self-sufficient in sulfur-related products.

But shortly after the 2003-U.S. invasion the site of Mishraq, about 45 kilometers south of the northern city of Mosul, was vandalized and the processed sulfur estimated at 21,000 tons set on fire, creating what was then believed to be the largest human-made release of sulfur dioxide.

The government has only recently turned its attention to revive the project.

Mishraq, the mining firm, is working to revive and develop the deposits.

The company has a deal with the U.S. Devco for a turn-key installation of a complete sulfur purification facility at a cost of $78.6 million.

The statement said the U.S. firm has dug five sulfur wells so far and the facility, once completed, will meet domestic needs for sulfur products with surplus for export to neighboring countries.

Source: Azzaman

http://www.azzaman.com/english/?p=344

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Sulfur has many uses in our everyday life that we all take for granted, very valuable commodity--and if I am not mistaken the pure form is transported under a blanket of inert elements as the easiest way to ignite it is the liquid form --touches air and it burns till there is no more-like phosphorous-just another product making the total value of IRAQ even more attractive

Just a bit of my education

Just a bit of more reason to expect the Rate no matter where it starts out at--to rise quickly!

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