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Al Khabra Mine

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Al Khabra Mine

Location: 45 km NE from Turaif, Saudi Arabia

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P.O. BOX 68861
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
11537

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Summary

Mine TypeOpen Pit
StatusActive
Commodities
  • Phosphate rock
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
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SnapshotAl Khabra is producing phosphate ore for processing into phosphate concentrate at Wa’ad Al Shamal.

During 2024, Ma’aden acquired an additional 25% stake in Maaden Waad Al Shamal Phosphate Company (MWSPC), previously owned by Mosaic Phosphate. No production information was provided for 2024 at Ma’aden’s Al Khabra mine.

Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation 15 % Indirect
Maaden Saudi Arabian Mining Co. 85 % Indirect
Maaden Waad Al Shamal Phosphate Company (MWSPC) (operator) 100 % Direct
Ma’aden Wa’ad Al-Shamal Phosphate Company (MWSPC) was incorporated on 27 January 2014 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is also its principal place of business and is owned:

- 85% by Saudi Arabian Mining Company (“Ma’aden”);

- 15% by Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (“SABIC”).

In April 2024, Mosaic entered into an agreement with Saudi Arabian Mining Company (“Ma’aden”) to exchange 25% ownership of the Ma'aden Wa’ad al Shamal Phosphate Company for 111,012,433 shares of Ma’aden. The transaction closed on December 24, 2024, at a value of approximately $1.5 billion, resulting in a pre-tax gain of approximately $0.5 billion.

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Deposit type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

The deposit is limited by the Ha’il arch complex in the east, Wadi Sirhan, Quraymiz area in the South, and Iraqi and Jordanian borders in the north and the west.

In the Al Khabra area, the Arqah Phosphorite member is repeatedly exposed by the set of northwest trending faults. The member varies in thickness from 1.3 metres to 5.6 metres and averages 3.09 metres. The phosphates layers comprise an original succession of carbonate-cemented sub-cycles, now represented by friable, semi-friable and residual carbonate-cemented phosphorite. Graded bedding is ubiquitous; with the pelletal grain size decreasing upwards in successive sub-cycles (fining upwards). Occasional barren limestone and chert interbeds are documented within the phosphorite sequence.

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Heavy Mobile Equipment

Fleet data has not been reported.

Comminution

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Processing

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Commodity Production

CommodityUnits202320222021202020192018
Phosphate rock kt  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe  ....  Subscribe2,2001,400
All production numbers are expressed as concentrate.

Operational metrics

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Ore tonnes mined
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Production Costs

Commodity production costs have not been reported.

Mine Financials

Units20242023202220212019
Capital expenditures M SAR 602  
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