
Optimisation opportunities identified for Colluli project
Test work has identified environmental and capital optimisation opportunities at Danakali's Colluli sulfate of potash project in Eritrea.
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Test work has identified environmental and capital optimisation opportunities at Danakali's Colluli sulfate of potash project in Eritrea.

The proceeds from the agreements will be used by the company, which operates the phosphate fertilizer production complex located at Wa’ad Al Shamal Minerals Industrial City in Saudi Arabia, to pay down existing loans.

The construction was a joint project between Tecnimont and Stamicarbon – two sister companies within the Maire Tecnimont Group – as EPC contractor and urea technology licensor respectively.

Emmerson is aiming to have the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the project ready for submission to the Moroccan government by the end of 3Q20.

Casale, the EPC project manager, has said the plant in Navoz, Uzbekistan, is now steadily operating at approximately 80% of the design load.

The Environmental Protection Agency has advised Australian Potash of the target timeframe for the progression of the assessment.

The German manufactured Wirtgen 220 can produce up to 600 tph of harvested salts.

The report says that the Colluli potash project in Eritrea meets 13 of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

The process plant has been designed by GRES and Wood plc as a reverse flotation, conversion and re-crystalisation process utilising well-established technology.

The company is aiming to move its Lac à Paul phosphate project in the Saguenay — Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada, towards development.

The share purchase plan raised approximately AUS$57.5 million for the fertilizer and chemicals manufacturer.

The targets include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% per tonne of product, reducing freshwater use by 20% per tonne of product and implementing 4R Nutrient Stewardship on 25 million acres, all by 2025.