Exploraciones Oceanicas phosphate sands dredging project
Exploraciones Oceánicas has presented extensive scientific studies from experts around the world and is now awaiting an environmental permit to proceed with dredging.
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Phosphates
Phosphate is as essential to life as oxygen, water or carbon. All living cells require phosphate as it is a component of the cell wall and DNA. Phosphate cannot be manufactured and there is no synthetic substitute to replace it.Learn more about phosphates
Exploraciones Oceánicas
The “Exploraciones Oceánicas” project is a rich deposit of phosphate sands recently identified in Mexico’s Exclusive Economic Zone, beyond its Territorial Waters. This discovery will bring important benefits for the country’s agricultural development.Learn more about Exploraciones Oceánicas
Environment
Project “Exploraciones Oceánicas” utilizes the expertise of the world’s best environmental consultancies and scientists. Numerous and extensive studies have been carried out that support the information contained in the EIA and Non-Technical Summary.Download Non-Technical Summary
Deposit
The deposit is located in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 25-40 kilometers from the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico.
The dredging of this site would allow Mexico to stop its dependence on phosphate imports and ultimately transform it into a phosphate-exporting nation.
No chemical is introduced during the dredging and processing of aggregates. The phosphate is extracted mechanically and only shells and oversized material are returned to the seabed.
This is done in a way that creates uneven topography on the seabed, which results in an improvement of the fish population.
This is done in a way that creates uneven topography on the seabed, which results in an improvement of the fish population.