Moroccan phosphate mining giant OCP has a long and ongoing relationship with Germany’s HAZEMAG but the latest crushing and scalping unit supplied stands out in terms of innovation – it is all at once compact, modular and mobile but also capable of 3.5 Mt screening and crushing per year.

Recently, commissioning tests of the mobile crushing and screening unit at the Benguerir phosphate mine commenced. In all, 1,250 t of equipment was supplied including a 750 t main unit. It integrates equipment with new technologies such as silent screening using 15 mm disc scalpers, an innovative metal retaining wall capable of supporting 190 t class mining trucks, a five-module mobile system, and remote monitoring capability for production and maintenance indicators. The crushing system utilises a HAZEMAG HHI Horizontal Impact Crusher.

The project is a collaboration between HAZEMAG Germany, HAZEMAG Morocco, Charcomem, Sphinx, on one side and OCP plus JESA (50% OCP; 50% Worley) on the other. Located some 70 km north of Marrakech, Benguerir is the newest of Morocco’s four phosphate mining centres, having started production in 1979-80. The mines at Benguerir and Youssoufia together make up the Gantour system, the third-largest phosphate mine in the world. Phosphates from Gantour are transported to Safi for processing and export.