New Phosphate Mining Operation in South Africa on Hold For Now

Kropz is a company describing itself as an explorer, mine developer and miner of fertilizer feed minerals. The development of their phosphate mining operation in Langebaan in the Western Cape Province, has been stopped due to what it described as "regulatory, market and technical reasons".

Aerial view of the Kropz Phosphate Mine on the West Coast.

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