The international and local demand for mined rock phosphate is high. Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) is not giving up on its ambitions to get a Kiwi operation going and now could be assisted by South Island tribes.
There is a vast field of recoverable rock phosphate under the sea between mainland New Zealand and the Chatham Islands....
Chatham Rock Phosphate (CRP) is determined to mine phosphate from the ocean floor and is seeking fresh capital to file another application for consent to mine the Chatham Rise.
The company’s first attempt last year was knocked back by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). For the marine consent re-submission, CRP has taken a...
