Exporting to the World

Kenyan fluorspar was exported to major manufacturing concerns around the world, including Europe, the Middle East and India.

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Transporting Fluorspar to Export

After producing the fluorspar at the Kenya Fluorspar plant, it was loaded into 10 ton trucks and hauled to the railway siding in Kaptagat, a distance of 37km from the plant. From there it was either loaded into 36 ton rail wagons or long distance 36 ton haulage trucks for an 860 km journey to a port storage facility at Mbaraki wharf in Mombasa which had a storage capacity of approximately 25,000 tons. The delivered fluorspar was stockpiled and covered to protect it against the elements and contamination whilst awaiting shipment.

After producing fluorspar at the Kenya Fluorspar plant, it was sent to Mbaraki wharf in Mombasa, Kenya, to export around the world.

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Fluorspar Mining, transportation by train
Fluorspar Mining, machinery
Fluorspar Mining
Fluorspar Mining, transportation by train
Fluorspar Mining, machinery

Loading Shipments for Export

The loading of shipments into vessels for export was conducted using an automatic Demag Ship Loader, owned, and operated by Bamburi Portland Cement Company. The facility was old and capacity was an average loading rate of 2,500 tons per day. The quantity loaded and moisture analyses were continuously monitored and verified by an independent surveyor.

 

Cargo

Technically described as chemically inert, non-reactive, non-flammable, non-hazardous mineral sand, fluorspar required no hazard labeling per IMO regulations. There were also no special precautions for storage. However, to maintain purity, it was not allowed to be contaminated by any other material, as it was used as the base product in sensitive chemical processes.

Weight sampling and analyses were performed by SGS Kenya Ltd. The gross weight loaded was established by draft survey of the shipment. Sampling, moisture determination, and quality analysis of guaranteed elements were done per international standards and analyses were conducted by SGS (Kenya), the Company and an independent international laboratory for each shipment.