More than 50 years of history
Phosboucraa represents approximately 4.6% of OCP Group’s total revenue, 3.7% of its profit (EBITDA), and 8.2% of its extracting capacity in 2016.
Phosboucraa’s activities are located in 3 different places
Mining activities are located 140 km away by road from Laâyoune, thus far from any possible shipping area
The beneficiation plant and the wharf are located at Laâyoune beach, 20 km away from the city. A 102 km long conveyor belt is used for transporting phosphates from the Mine to Laâyoune beach
Operational headquarters are located in Laâyoune city
Morocco’s global phosphate reserves
With an installed mining capacity of 2.6 million tons per year, Phosboucraa operates the smallest phosphate ore deposit owned by OCP Group, since it represents approximately 2% of Morocco’s Phosphate reserves, according to the US Geological Survey and the International Fertilizer Development Center.