Mosaic: Sun, Sand, Fun, Phosphate
The Mosaic Co. recently invited Group Editor Paul Schrimpf on a tour of one of the company's phosphate mines in Florida.
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The processing plant is the mother of all storage facilities - the size of three football fields - and is reportedly one of the largest wood frame structures in the United States.© 2009 -
This digger looks like a toy, but check out its size vs. the ant-like people about to climb aboard for a demonstration.© 2009 -
The digger's mammoth size was more appreciated in person.© 2009 -
It is virtually impossible to portray the scale of the digging bucket, until you get some people to climb aboard it. Even then, it's bigger than it looks.© 2009 -
The size of the digging bucket was deceiving.© 2009
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Group Editor Paul Schrimpf recently toured of one of The Mosaic' Co.'s phosphate mines, as well as its processing and storage facility. The informative tour provided some interesting photo opportunities to demonstrate the enorous scale of fertilizer production. View them here.
