Overview
| Stage | Production |
| Mine Type | Underground |
| Commodities |
|
| Processing |
|
| Mine Life | 2020 |
Source:
Brazil’s Vale, the world’s largest iron ore and nickel miner, has officially closed the sale of its fertilizer business to US-based Mosaic Co., the No.1 producer of phosphate fertilizer, in a deal worth about $1.4 billion, considerably less than the $2.5bn originally estimated.
Summary:
Deposit type - stratabound potash-bearing salt.
Summary:
The mined potassium chloride goes through an extensive series of processes, including crushing, milling, desliming, flotation, drying, compacting, filtering, dissolution and storage.
Recoveries & Grades:
| Commodity | Parameter | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|
Potash
|
Recovery Rate, %
| 86.1 | 82.9 | 82.9 |
Production:
| Commodity | Units | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 |
|
Potash
|
kt
| ......  | 481 | 492 | 492 |
Reserves at December 31, 2016:
| Category | Tonnage | Commodity | Grade |
|
Proven
|
3.6 Mt
|
Potash
|
25.05 %
|
|
Probable
|
6 Mt
|
Potash
|
21.88 %
|
|
Proven & Probable
|
9.5 Mt
|
Potash
|
23.06 %
|
Mine Management:
| Job Title | Name | Profile | Ref. Date |
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Oct 5, 2018
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:
| Document | Year |
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2016
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Form 20-F
|
2015
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