Industrial Minerals


Nine feared dead after phosphate mine collapses in Pakistan

26 January 2012

by Alex Feytis

Collapsed mine thought to be an illegal quarry in Hazara region

Keywords: phosphate, fertiliser, Pakistan

At least nine miners are feared to be dead after a phosphate mine collapsed in the Hazara region of northwest Pakistan, according to press reports.

The reasons of the accident are not clear yet and it is not known if there are any survivors at...