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Industrial Minerals
Bulk minerals for cement plants, steel mills, plasterboard makers and chemical producers.
Overview
Oman holds large deposits of high-purity gypsum, limestone, dolomite and chromite, many of them within reach of the ports of Salalah, Duqm and Sohar. Our minerals desk buys from licensed quarries and mines and supplies cement producers, steel mills and manufacturers across the Indian Ocean.
Each mineral is crushed and screened to the size the buyer specifies, sampled at the stockpile and again at loading, and shipped on handysize to supramax bulk carriers. We also arrange smaller parcels in containers for trial orders.
Minerals and typical grades
| Mineral | Typical grade | Size | Main use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural gypsum | CaSO₄·2H₂O 90–95% min | 0–50 mm or 0–300 mm | Cement set retarder, plasterboard, agriculture |
| Limestone | CaCO₃ 95–98% min | 0–5 mm to 40–80 mm | Steel flux, cement, flue-gas desulfurisation |
| Dolomite | MgO 19–21% | 10–50 mm | Refractories, glass, steelmaking |
| Chromite ore | Cr₂O₃ 30–42% | Lumps and concentrate | Ferrochrome, refractories, foundry sand |
| Manganese ore | Mn 30–44% | Lumps and fines | Silicomanganese and ferromanganese |
| Iron ore | Fe 62–65% | Fines, lumps or pellets | Ironmaking and direct reduction |
Grades are typical ranges. Each cargo is offered against a load-port analysis and agreed rejection limits.
Included with every cargo
Each desk draws on the full set of trade services, so sourcing, inspection, finance, freight and documents are handled by one team under one contract.
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