Location | |
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Governate | New Valley Governorate |
Country | Egypt |
Coordinates | 25°22′44″N 30°05′16″E / 25.37892°N 30.08777°E |
Production | |
Products | Phosphates |
The Abu Tartur mine is a large proposed mine located in New Valley Governorate. Abu Tartur represents one of the largest phosphates reserve in Egypt having estimated reserves of 980 million tonnes of ore grading 30% P2O5. [1]
As of 2019, the Egyptian minister Tarek El-Molla signed agreements with China State Construction Engineering and the Guizhou state-owned phosphate producer the Wengfu Group to develop the mine. [2] [3]