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    Silica sand has many industrial uses including in glass, ceramics, building products, and electronics. Jordan has significant silica sand deposits that studies have found are high purity and suitable for various industrial applications. The silica sand in Ras En Naqb is well-located and could be open-pit mined, representing an opportunity for investment in glass production and other industries, helping Jordan's economy and reducing imports.

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    Silica Sand In Jordan

    Silicon Leads The New Technological Revolution

    Its, The Solar Panels Industry

    Projects Management Unit Investment and Marketing Division


    Investment Opportunities in Silica Sand

    Silica sand is an industrial term used for sand or easily disaggregated sandstone with a very high
    percentage of quartz (silica) grains. Silica sands have a large number of industrial uses depend-
    ing on their characteristics such as:

    • Production of Glass.
    • Foundry Sand.
    • Ceramics.
    • Sandblasting and other abrasives.
    • Building products.
    • Filler and extender.
    • Production of Silicon and Silicon carbide.
    • Pigments.
    • Hydraulic fracturing.
    • Ultra high Silica Products in Electronic
    and Fiber Optic industries.
    • Water Filtration.

    In Jordan, some very significant silica sand deposits are known from four areas (Ras En Naqb,
    Qa Disi, Wadi Siq and Petra), that are located in the south Jordan, but the most important one is
    Ras En Naqb which was investigated in different levels.

    Silica sand is characterized by the following:


     Exposed on the surface, so it is easily mineable by open-pit mining.
     Low content of impurities and heavy minerals, which means it has a high level of
    purity that facilitate processing and thus get a high value-added products.
     Close to the Aqaba port.
     Huge Reserve.
     Easily accessible area.

    These advantages are considered an incentive to exploit silica sand in Jordan.

    Projects Management Unit Investment and Marketing Division


    Many technical studies were conducted on Ras En Naqb silica sand Such as:

    - A comprehensive exploration program was carried by Natural Resources Authority, indi-


    cated that huge reserve of silica sand in Ras En Naqb is promising for many industrial ap-
    plications. (Down Load PDF Report).

    - In 2000, Geoindustry Company from Czech Republic did a Geological and Technological
    Evaluation of Selected Mineral Resources in Jordan (Glass Sand), the study revealed that
    silica sand deposits from Ras En Naqb are very promising and can be used to produce the
    following products: (Down Load PDF Report).

    - Green Decoration glassware


    - Luxury Barium Crystal
    - Luxury Lead Crystal

    - In 2009, Jordan Investment Board (JIB) in cooperation with The European Union did a
    pre feasibility study about silicon metal production, a material that features in the supply
    chains of several industries, would enable Jordan to enter a new phase in industry, a
    phase close to renewable energy, Silicon metal is an essential input for the production of
    Photovoltaic (PV) used to generate electricity from the sun.

    These studies have also indicated through the results of analysis that the silica sand deposits
    are very promising and can be utilized for a variety of industrial purposes without or after sim-
    ple upgrading processes depending upon which grade of glass quality is required. Only in the
    case of the production silicon metal used in electronics (silicon chips.… etc.) and in the photo-
    voltaic industries, processing at a molecular level is required in order to remove trace elements
    from the atomic lattices of the silicon metal to produce ultra-pure silica sand required for this
    industry.

    Also the establishment of glass industry in Jordan is considered a promising investment oppor-
    tunity due to the fact that Jordan currently does not have any facility for the production of
    glass, Where Jordan currently imports all types of glass, and hence the manufacture of glass
    may both contribute to the import substitution as well as allow Jordan to export glass within
    the region to countries that are not presently producing glass.

    Projects Management Unit Investment and Marketing Division


    Based on the foregoing, the Jordanian silica sand is considered a national treasure unex-
    ploited optimum exploitation to date, which gives it a high added value, therefore, the
    Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) welcomes local and international
    firms and investors that are interested in benefiting from the unlimited opportunities as-
    sociated with Silica Sand.

    Note: For More Information and inquiry can be contacted at the following address:

    Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources: memr@memr.gov.jo

    Projects Management Unit: E-mail: consultant@memr.gov.jo

    Investment and Marketing Div.: E-mail: Marwan.Madanat@ memr.gov.jo

    Industrial Applications Of Silica Sand

    Glass Silica Sand

    Luxry Lead Crystal Computer Chips

    Fume Silica Cement Industry

    Projects Management Unit Investment and Marketing Division

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