phosphate industry in south africa
Phosphate rock is mined on a large scale as a source material for fertilizers and other phosphorus containing products, such as phosphoric acid and gypsum (UNSCEAR, 2008).South Africa has about % of the world phosphate reserves and produces million tonnes of phosphate rock per year, of which about 16% is exported ().The Phalaborwa Igneous Complex in the Lowveld region