Australian-based organic fertilizer producer Fertoz Ltd. reported on Dec. 5 that it has received initial orders for 18,000 mt of its new Fertify fertilizer pellet product. The company said Fertify will be manufactured under a joint venture (GM July 8, p. 28) in Montana in early 2023.
Fertoz also reported on Dec. 7 that it has secured a 10-year lease agreement to continue rock phosphate mining operations at Deer Lodge, Mont. (GM March 25, p. 31). The company said it has been operating at Deer Lodge with organic certification since 2018 under a five-year contract.
“A long-term extension provides the basis for investment for further analysis of the expected quantity and quality of rock phosphate deposit in the mine,” said Managing Director and CEO Daniel Gleeson.