South African phosphate rock producer Kropz has increased the capacity and possible rock grade at its Elandsfontein mine and processing facility.
Kropz is now producing about 40,000 t/month of beneficiated phosphate rock, up from about 30,000 t/month last year.
It is standardly producing rock containing 30pc P2O5 and 42-43pc CaO. But it shipped a 40,000t cargo of 31.1pc P2O5 rock to a buyer in South Korea in December, the highest grade of rock it has yet exported.
Kropz loaded a 26,000t phosphate rock cargo for shipment to Australia earlier this week. Recent sales of 30-31pc rock from Kropz have settled at $120-130/t fob Saldanha port. Typical destinations for phosphate rock from Kropz have been Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
