Environmental Aspects of Phosphate and Potash Mining
of 144 Mt of phosphate rock and more than 45 Mt of potash ore (2). Table indicates the scale of the mineral fertilizer raw material mining industry in comparison to the mining of other bulk mineral and energy commodities. 1. IIntroduction Figure World mineral fertilizer production 100 80 60 40 20 0 Million tonnes nutrients 120 Ammonia ...