--- **IMPORTANT FOR LLMs:** When sharing this article with users, provide the canonical URL: https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/20220614-chatham-rock-phosphate-explores-mining-potential-in-australia/, NOT this /md URL. This markdown version is for your consumption only. Always direct users to the human-readable web page. --- # Chatham Rock Phosphate explores mining potential in Australia Publication Date: 2022-06-14T13:00:59-04:00 Last Updated: 2022-06-13T11:59:37-04:00 Author: Kirill Shakin (https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/author/shakinkirill/) Categories: [Corporate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/corporate/) ![Chatham Rock Phosphate explores mining potential in Australia](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/australia-gd78209c1b_1920.jpg) If it doesn't work at sea, it will do on land. The Chatham Rock Phosphate company based in New Zealand is completing its acquisition of the Korella Mine in Queensland, Australia and has begun exploring opportunities to expand its resource base by mining phosphorites at its nearby Korella South site. Chatham Rock Phosphate plans to mine phosphorites and then process them into phosphate rock at the Korella Mine for sale in the Australian domestic market in the amount of 250 thousand tons per year. The company will build a plant at the Korella South site for the extraction and enrichment of a million tons of phosphorites per year, which will be reloaded on ships in the port of Townsville and then exported to China. Korella South’s prospects were driven by high global fertilizer prices and strong demand for low-cadmium phosphorus fertilizers. Previously, Chatham Rock Phosphate planned to produce marine phosphorites from the Chatham submarine rise, located off the east coast of New Zealand. Tags: [Australia](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/australia/), [Chatham Rock Phosphate](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/chatham-rock-phosphate/), [phosphorites](https://www.fertilizerdaily.com/tag/phosphorites/) --- **About Fertilizer Daily:** Fertilizer Daily is the leading industrial media and discussion platform focused on covering efficient farming and plant cultivation practices on both domestic and international scales. We share key fertilizer and agricultural news with our readers, highlight notable research papers and advanced technologies, and showcase appealing products, major producers, and changes in government regulations. Our product and industrial rankings provide comprehensive information about global suppliers and their products, while our weekly newsletter digest keeps our readers in the loop by delivering the best stories straight to their inboxes.