|
|
Article: The first dolomite fertilizer plant
- Article from:
- Caribbean Update
- Article date:
- December 1, 1992
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 Caribbean Update, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
The first dolomite fertilizer plant in Belize, aimed at satisfying the needs of the banana and citrus industries in the Caribbean and Central America, has opened here. The plant, near the town of Punta Gorda in the southern Toledo District, produces fine ground fertilizer from dolomite mined at a nearby quarry. Dolomite, a form of limestone, has a high magnesium content, which acts to neutralize acidic soils and works as a fertilizer:
* The company formed to exploit the deposit, Belize Minerals, is jointly owned by Belizean, Danish, U.S. and British investors. Company officials say the bulk of output initially will be used in Belize. But the company has received ...