Aurora Phosphate Mine, NC, USA
Key Data:
Producer of
Phosphate
Location
North Carolina, USA
Ownership
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (100%)
Geology type
Marine phosphatic sands
Mineral type
Phosphate pebbles
Reserve base
356Mt phosphate rock @ 30.7% P2O5 (2001)
Annual production
Capacity - 6Mt/yr run-of-mine ore
Phosphate rock: 6.6 Mt (2008)
Phosphoric acid: 1.3Mt (2008)
Mining method
Open pit by bucket wheel excavators and draglines, with slurry transport to mill
Processing method
Washing, flotation, chemical processing
Employment
1,015
Key equipment (open pit)
Krupp Fördertechnik materials handling system
