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Aurora Mine

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 Location:
8 km N from Aurora, North Carolina, United States
  Address:
1530 Hwy. 306 South
Aurora
North Carolina, United States
27806
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Phosphate rock
Mining Method
  • Dragline
Processing
  • Flotation
Mine Life31 years (as of Jan 1, 2017)

Owners

Source: p. 66
CompanyInterestOwnership
Nutrien Ltd. 100 % Indirect
On January 1, 2018, PotashCorp and Agrium combined their businesses in a merger of equals by becoming wholly owned subsidiaries of a new parent company named Nutrien Ltd. (“Nutrien”).
Deposit Type

  • Sedimentary

Summary:

Mining Methods

  • Dragline

Summary:

After overburden (the layers of material above the phosphate) is removed, draglines mine the ore from the mine.

Processing Technologies

  • Flotation

Summary:

Phosphate ore is pumped through a pipeline to processing, which includes: screening, washing, floating, dewatering and calcination, if required, to create phosphate rock.

Recoveries & Grades:

CommodityParameter2016201520142013
Phosphate rock Head Grade, % 28.325.82626.8

Production:

CommodityProductUnits201820172016201520142013
Phosphate rock Concentrate Mt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required54.44.9
P2O5 Acid Mt  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics2018201720162015
Annual mining capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required5.4 Mt of phosphate rock6 Mt of phosphate rock
Annual production capacity  ......  Subscription required  ......  Subscription required1.2 Mt of p2o5 acid1.2 Mt of p2o5 acid
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Reserves at December 31, 2017:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 92.6 Mt P2O5 30.66 %
Probable 39.7 Mt P2O5 30.66 %
Proven & Probable 132.3 Mt P2O5 30.66 %

Financials:

Units201520142013
Capital expenditures M USD 15.5   23.7   11.6  

Heavy Mobile Equipment as of December 31, 2015:
HME Type
Dragline

Mine Management:

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Staff:

EmployeesYear
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Corporate Filings & Presentations:

DocumentYear
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Annual Report 2015
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