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Hot mining recirculates heated saturated brine from the crystallisation pond into the caverns, and preferentially extracts the dissolved potash in the cavern which returns to the crystallisation pond, while leaving the salt in place underground.
The contract agreed is worth US$220/t.
Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals (CFCL), Gadepan, India, has successfully commissioned a new plant using KBR’s PurifierTM ammonia technology.
In 2Q20 and 3Q20 the company has said it is aiming to finalise binding offtake agreements programme focussing on the Asian (ex China), European and North American markets.
Danakali has provided a quarterly update on the activities and financial position of the company and its Colluli potash project in Eritrea, East Africa.
The company has announced results from recent drilling at the Dougou extension (DX) potash solution mining project in the Republic of Congo.
Under the MOU Highfield would provide Maxisalt up to a total of 500 000 tpy of salt comprising 400 000 t of vacuum salt, a higher value product, and 100 000 t of de-icing salt.
Brett Binnekade, Bagtech, South Africa, explains how the fertilizer production industry can take advantage of the latest developments in digital technology, and prevent the deluge of plant data becoming a white elephant.
1Q20 EBITDA excluding special items was US$504 million, up from US$464 million a year earlier.
The Launch Melt Design Pool Reactor, together with Safurex equipment, give urea plant owners the ability to block-in for a month.
As part of its US$50 million strategic equity investment in Danakali and overall funding package for development and construction of the Colluli sulfate of potash project in Eritrea, AFC was granted the right to nominate up to two directors to Danakali’s Board.
The company's sales of fertilizer in 1Q20 increased by 10% y/y to 2.8 million t.