The Shuwaymiya mine is one of the largest

gypsum Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate Hydrate, dihydrate, with the chemical formula . It is widely mined and is used as a fertilizer and as the main constituent in many forms of plaster, drywall and blackboard or sidewalk ...

mines in

Oman Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country located on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia and the Middle East. It shares land borders with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Oman’s coastline ...

. The mine is located outside the small fishing village of Shuwaymiya (الشويمية) in the southeast of the

Dhofar Governorate The Dhofar Governorate () is the largest of the 11 Governorates of Oman, governorates in the Oman, Sultanate of Oman in terms of area. It lies in southern Oman, on the eastern border with Yemen's Al Mahrah Governorate and the southern border wi ...

. The mine has reserves amounting to 165 million tonnes of

. Construction of the Shuwaymiya Industrial Minerals Complex was said to have begun in 2024, where it will be open to commercial operation in 2027. 3 quarries over a 1,500 square kilometer area will produce 40 million tons of

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

, dolomite, and gypsum every year. A port in Shuwaymiya will also be constructed.

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Gypsum mines in Oman Dhofar Governorate {{Mine-stub

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