International road potash gradually expand

Clicks: 15682013-09-13 15:26:43　Source: Top Fertilizer Agricultural Co., Ltd.

Laos is an overseas potash fertilizer base where domestic enterprises enter the earliest and are expected to get the products as soon as possible. At present, there are 5 Chinese companies investing in the development of potassium resources in Laos, 2 in Vientiane and 3 in Ganmeng. The area of mining rights has been more than 700 square kilometers and the area of exploration rights is 324.8 square kilometers. It is clear that the mine depth is about 120 meters deep and the prospective reserves of potassium resources are more than 10 billion tons. The form of potash mine is mainly potash salt mine. The biggest difficulty encountered by domestic enterprises in Laos is the high environmental protection requirements. In addition, there are still some uncertainties in mining and processing technology, and the potash fertilizer project is not progressing fast. Since April last year, various enterprises have accelerated their progress. Among them, Zhongnong Mineral Resources Exploration Co., Ltd.'s 100,000-ton / year demonstration project has recently been put into operation and is expected to reach production in 2011. Zhongliao Mining Development Investment Co., Ltd.'s 50,000-ton / year demonstration project strives to be put into operation this year. The 120,000-ton / year demonstration project of China Hydropower Laos Mining Co., Ltd. is currently undergoing preliminary design by the Changsha Design and Research Institute and is scheduled to be completed and put into operation in 2011.
On December 16, 2008, Weihai International Economic and Technical Cooperation Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Shandong Luyuan Mining Investment Co., Ltd., held a census drilling ceremony for potash resources in Kulu, Congo (Brazzaville), Africa. This is China's first potassium salt project implemented in Congo (Brazzaville). After more than a year of hard work, the current exploration work has been completed. On January 22, 2010, an internal review of the exploration results was conducted in Jinan, Shandong. The potassium chloride resource of this project is nearly 10 billion tons, the depth of the mine bed is 300-800 meters, the total thickness of the potassium salt mine bed is 65-265 meters, and the average grade of potassium chloride in the mine bed is generally greater than 20% and the highest is 26.15%. The ore type is dominated by brick red carnallite type, and locally is potash type. At present, the company plans to fully understand the situation of potash resources in the region through geophysical exploration and drilling, expand the prospecting achievements, and connect with powerful domestic potash fertilizer enterprises to accelerate the project progress.
Saskatchewan, Canada is the world's largest potash fertilizer production and resource storage area. At present, domestic enterprises have established contacts with the government and enterprises in the region. A large state-owned company has purchased the next potassium resource site in the area, and is currently in the preliminary project demonstration and feasibility study report stage, and has formed a special development project team to carry out related work.
Uzbekistan is also a country rich in potash resources. China CITIC International Cooperation Corporation successfully entered the country and developed a potash fertilizer project. This mine contains 35% potassium chloride. It adopts traditional flotation method. Its 200,000 tons / year potassium chloride plant is under construction and is scheduled to be put into production by the end of this year.
It is understood that this year, relevant state departments will also provide further preferential policies in supporting domestic enterprises to "go out" to develop potash fertilizer. The next step is to support overseas investment policies, including allowing eligible companies to use their own foreign exchange funds and foreign currency purchases to lend to their overseas investment companies, while simplifying the review of overseas lending. The government not only supports state-owned enterprises in overseas investment, but also supports qualified private enterprises and joint-stock enterprises to “go global”.