— Egypt - A consortium of nine Egyptian firms is planning to implement a phosphoric acid production project in the Abu Tartur area, with investments of $1.2 billion, a government official told Al Arabiya Business.

Abu Zaabal Fertilizers and Chemical Co. worked the deposit in Sebaiya West and installed a new beneficiation plant at the end of 1992 to increase its phosphate production capacity to about 1,600,000 types.

 — A consortium of nine Egyptian companies is set to establish a phosphoric acid production facility in the Abu Tartur region, with a total investment of $1.2 billion. The government official revealed this news to Al Arabiya Business.

Due to the company's successful records of accomplishment, Misr Phosphate have acquired concessions and licenses to operate in several phosphate mines in Egypt namely Abu Tartour, El Sebaia and Red Sea Mines, producing different grades of phosphate ore that are suitable to match any export market.

 — Misr Phosphate Company, the Chinese State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), and Chinese Wengfu Group signed a deal to establish a phosphate acid production complex in Abu Tartur area in El Wadi El Gedid governorate, with $824 million, according to a press release.

 — The purpose of this work is to maximize the direct leaching efficiency of REEs from Abu Tartur phosphate rock using phosphoric acid as leachate and by systematically evaluating the relevant processing parameters to be able to propose a cleaner production route for Abu Tartur phosphate rock.

 — The Abu Tartur mine extend about 1200 m. inside the Abu Tartur plateau. The recent work depend on open cast mining, where the excavation takes place in the Maghrabi-Liffiya scarp, that has the highest thickness of the ore in the whole plateau.

 — Production from the Abu Tartur hill mines in previous years reached up to 5 million tons per year, but in 2019, according to the Egyptian Phosphate Company, it sold only 3.2 million tons of phosphate soil.

 — Rock-based fertilizer and soil conditioner can be obtained from the Abu-Tartur mining wastes. Abstract The current phosphate mine wastes at El-Liffiya-Maghrabi sector, Abu-Tartur plateau, are represented by low-grade phosphorites along with overburden of glauconite and shale deposits.

 — The Abu Tartur phosphate mine is a vital contributor to Egypt's phosphate production, characterized by a well-established mining process and substantial ore reserves.