Industrial Minerals


IM Global Phosphate Roundup 26 July – 1 August

01 August 2012

by John Ollett

A brief look at the rest of the week’s phosphate stories in the news

Keywords: phosphate, Quebec, Canada, D’Arianne Ressources, Chatham Rock Phosphate, Glen Eagle Resources, Foskor, South Africa, New Zealand

D’Arianne Ressources Inc. could produce 3m tpa phosphate concentrate from its Lac à Paul project in Quebec, Canada, according to a NI 43-101 report.

The company, which is based in Quebec, could produce 50,000 tonnes ore/day with an average mill recovery rate of 90% over 17 years, the report outlined.

The deposit has a measured and indicated resource of 348m tonnes grading 50% phosphate P2O5 and an additional inferred resource, which wasn’t included in the...