Most mining of phosphate rock involves clearing large swaths of vegetation and digging up the soil beneath to reach the phosphate-ore-containing matrix 60 to 80 feet below the surface. This matrix is ...

Phosphate rock, or “phos-rock,” is ore that contains phosphorus. It is located at various depths, and extraction typically requires large dragline buckets, which scoop up the material for ...

Shimy, Minister of Public Enterprises Sector, held a key meeting with representatives from Al Safi Group, American ...

Mining has engaged one of the world’s leading authorities in niobium ore processing, Ricardo Maximo Nardi, to its high-grade ...

Phosphorites, which are sedimentary rocks rich in phosphate minerals, are essential for producing fertilizers and other chemical products. Recent research has focused on optimizing the processing ...

Brazil's Vale, the world’s largest iron ore and nickel miner said on Monday it will sell most of its fertilizer business to US-based Mosaic Co., the No.1 producer of phosphate fertilizer ...