— Having toppled Thailand to clinch the crown as the world's largest natural gypsum exporter, the Sultanate has the potential to retain its dominant position as a global supplier of this hugely coveted commodity for at least another couple of decades, according to a key mining industry executive.

requires lower table speed than natural gypsum, for example. FGD gypsum also requires a lower grinding force, typically consuming less than half the grinding energy compared to natural gypsum. For recycled gypsum, where there may be con-tamination from concrete, bricks, metals and even electrical cables, we return to higher grinding forces.

Demand for gypsum is projected to rise to 36m tonnes per year by 2025, due to significant growth in cement and gypsum production across the continent. With domestic gypsum resources estimated at more than 1bn tonnes, Oman is …

 — Gypsum shipments from the Sultanate of Oman, currently the world's biggest exporter of the industrial mineral, are projected to grow exponentially over the next decade as consumption rebounds in key markets, while traditional exporters curtail outflows of the commodity to meet domestic demand.

 — MUSCAT: Exports of gypsum from the Sultanate of Oman climbed 13.27% per cent to hit a new peak of 9.90 million tonnes in 2022, further consolidating the country's global reputation as the world's biggest supplier of the industrial mineral.

 — Oman: Oman exported 8.74Mt of gypsum in 2021. Data from Oman-based Zawawi Minerals shows that the country had a 44% share of the gypsum export market to Asian, the Middle East and south-east Africa. Its main destination was India, followed by …

 — Oman: The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has announced an auction of four gypsum mines in Thamrait, Dhofar Governorate. Zawya News has reported that the total area of the mines is 27km 2 . Preliminarily assessment of …

 — Gypsum output, currently averaging 86,000 tonnes per month, is proposed to be nearly doubled to 150,000 tonnes by early next year, according to a top official of Gulf Mining Group. "We are one of...

The Mines has a reserve of 13 million tons of mineable gypsum. Al Jood has a permanent stockyard inside the port of Salalah. Al Jood is the 5th largest exporter of natural gypsum from Oman. Al Jood produces four sizes: 0-20mm, 20-50mm, 0-50mm & 50-100mm.

oman's production of industrial minerals also included ammonia, cement, clay (kaolin and others), gypsum, iron oxide pigments (laterite iron oxides), limestone, marble, quartz, salt, and sand