Industrial Minerals


Christmas Island to resume phosphate rock shipments

18 January 2012

by Alex Feytis

But shipments of bagged phosphate dust likely to be delayed until March, says PRL

Keywords: Chistmas Island, phosphate, Phosphate Resources, fertiliser

Perth-based Phosphate Resources Ltd (PRL) plans to resume from today shipping of bulk phosphate rock from its Christmas Island operations, which had been interrupted following the wreck of the MV Tycoon against the rocks ten days ago, the company announced.

 

On 8 January, the general cargo vessel, branded as Panamanian, was  loading phosphate produced by PRL when it broke in half and sank after crashing against the rocks on the...