the mineral industry of israel 2000 37 1 by thomas r yager was a producer such metals and metal products as lead magnesium steel industrial minerals bromine derivatives flint clay gypsum kaolin lime magnesia phosphate rock potash silica sand sulfur building materials produced in included cement crushed stone marble country also cuts imported diamond caustic soda fertilizers natural gas petroleum phosphoric acid sulfuric bank estimated that s gross domestic product gdp grew 5 9 compared with 2 4 1998 3 1999 central 2001 p construction sector started to recover second half after declining from through first constant dollar value nonmetallic production israeli mining quarrying fell 8 respectively chemicals refined basic rose accounted for 89
