Phosphate Mining in the Middle East

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  • čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
  • We visited Jordanian phosphate mines last December thanks to our friends at The Near East Equipment Company, Jordan's Komatsu dealer.
    It's hard to overstate the importance of phosphate in the world - without it, we couldn't feed over half of the humans on Earth.
    However, the mining process is somewhat straightforward. Mining companies use large excavators, like the PC3000 and PC1250s we saw, to strip the overburden from atop the phosphate deposits.
    Once exposed, loaders scoop up the white and grey substance, and trucks haul it to nearby plants for further processing.
    And the mining efforts go on and on, crossing enormous swaths of the Jordanian desert.
    To learn more about Near East Equipment, you can check out their website here - www.neec.com.j...

Komentáře • 72

  • @mattsharkey311
    @mattsharkey311 Před 3 měsíci +46

    Wow, you guys really were close to that shot. It was like a quarter second between it blowing up and the sound reaching you guys.

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  Před 3 měsíci +21

      yeah we didn't mean to get that close but they told us it was fine beforehand

    • @kevinnorthington832
      @kevinnorthington832 Před 3 měsíci +5

      Yeah that was extremely close I work for a drilling company and we were working at a mine and we saw them setting up for a blast and even still being in the “safe zone” we felt the floor shake it was a preety cool experience

  • @tha_lost_nomads8692
    @tha_lost_nomads8692 Před 3 měsíci +25

    Really wish the videos were longer. Also, keep up the great content on the Podcast!

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  Před 3 měsíci +2

      thank you for watching / listening!! We're working on it!

    • @teekanne15
      @teekanne15 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I guess you always have to make trade offs.
      Most weeks I don’t have the time to watch long CZcams videos but ~10min is perfekt for lunch break

  • @globetrotter683
    @globetrotter683 Před 3 měsíci +6

    The wear on the equipment must be phenomenal with all that fine dust.. Great vid as per usual.

  • @evank9847
    @evank9847 Před 3 měsíci +3

    You guys should focus more on the plant side of the operation. Loading trucks is just the beginning of these giant operations, we’d like to see the whole thing please.

  • @jimbeam2705
    @jimbeam2705 Před 3 měsíci +21

    As this looks like a exciting job to many people, as a retired heavy equipment operator thats sat in areas for 2 years at a time loading either on or off road trucks .... at some time you will come to hate it from just pure boredom. After the first hour everyday, you will almost contemplate suicide ( not really, but you think about it) . You can't wait to be done digging out that retention pond in order to go do other things with the excavator.

  • @paulpence8895
    @paulpence8895 Před 3 měsíci +19

    Retired farmer here, great vid... BTW,,, its N/P/K... LOL!!!

  • @ProudPapaw88
    @ProudPapaw88 Před 3 měsíci +8

    Great video, Aaron and crew. Learn new things everyday. Thanks for sharing and have a great Memorial Day weekend!!

  • @Tom-wj4tr
    @Tom-wj4tr Před 3 měsíci +3

    Visits a phosphate mine and only videos overburden moving. Good job guys.

  • @Beyonder8335
    @Beyonder8335 Před 3 měsíci +3

    As a farmer it’s very interesting to see where some of our fert comes from.

  • @ocscmike
    @ocscmike Před 3 měsíci +5

    You should visit the Bone Valley in Florida!

  • @weldscientist
    @weldscientist Před 3 měsíci +2

    One of the best videos to date!

  • @thumperjdm
    @thumperjdm Před 18 dny

    Time Stamp @5:48 for epic slow-mo blast. Beautiful shot (both blast and video!)

  • @heinekenczech
    @heinekenczech Před 3 měsíci +2

    Awesome vid. Guess net zero is going to be a problem. Lol.

  • @lastnamefirstname520
    @lastnamefirstname520 Před 3 měsíci +3

    0:25 RIP small camera! 😂

  • @tid360
    @tid360 Před 3 měsíci +7

    OSHA approved blasting 😂

  • @american7169
    @american7169 Před 3 měsíci +6

    At the end of the vid, there is a guy blowing another guy...😂

  • @ryanozbun8933
    @ryanozbun8933 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Shot delay to prevent vibration???? Nahhh just let it all go at once. Hell yeah

  • @RRCCONSTRUCTIONMININGREC-tl8yf
    @RRCCONSTRUCTIONMININGREC-tl8yf Před 3 měsíci +1

    HI Aaron love the videos great work new sub thanks for the show keep them coming.😊😊👍👍🚜🚜🚛🚚🚚🚧🚧🚧🚧

  • @anels9
    @anels9 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Man I love this channel!
    Love from Australia brother ✌️

  • @mcspikesky
    @mcspikesky Před 3 měsíci

    Komatsu has a special place in my heart.

  • @amogusenjoyer
    @amogusenjoyer Před 3 měsíci +1

    You should do the moroccan phosphates mines next (i know it's not that simple but hahah), they are MASSIVE

  • @lastnamefirstname520
    @lastnamefirstname520 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I remember when it was a big thing that phosphate free washing powder came out

  • @user-ef8mi1lv6w
    @user-ef8mi1lv6w Před 3 měsíci

    Phosphate is the powerhouse of the cell

  • @user-mo9wo2mg3g
    @user-mo9wo2mg3g Před 3 měsíci +5

    Great Video

  • @rclover99
    @rclover99 Před 3 měsíci +1

    That was a heavy shot 😂...

  • @jascollinscork
    @jascollinscork Před 3 měsíci +1

    Cracking video!!! The blast part was totally 😬

  • @TimHollis3006
    @TimHollis3006 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Are those Ariats you’re wearing?

  • @RoundaboutASMR
    @RoundaboutASMR Před 3 měsíci +1

    4:08 its like when you used to hear a skype call on a tutorial 😂😂

  • @farhankuncoro4858
    @farhankuncoro4858 Před 3 měsíci +1

    you should come to indonesia to see how coal minning work here

  • @OfficialSamuelC
    @OfficialSamuelC Před 3 měsíci +5

    Longer form content please! These videos are awesome, we need more! Short form is no longer the popular thing!

  • @2AToday
    @2AToday Před 3 měsíci +1

    “Aloha snackbar!!” *boom*

  • @UncleManuel
    @UncleManuel Před 3 měsíci +1

    So one could say this stuff is the basis for the term "Eat dirt!" 😁😜

  • @marksellinger3736
    @marksellinger3736 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Boys and their toys!

  • @calvinwright5040
    @calvinwright5040 Před 3 měsíci

    Watching this video while out in a field.Harvesting crops supplied by the fertilizer In this video as a cool feeling.

  • @PhamVan-gr6hr
    @PhamVan-gr6hr Před 3 měsíci

    Do you want to visit the JV mine of Alara Resources Limited in Oman? The company owns the JV mining services business. And a second filter press will soon be installed. Copper is currently hot too

  • @maroman894
    @maroman894 Před 3 měsíci

    You guys should see if you could visit the Kiewit mine in Idaho. I’m a big fan of your page and it would be cool for you to see our operation, we are also a phosphate mine

  • @ourfamilyoutdoors7331
    @ourfamilyoutdoors7331 Před 3 měsíci +1

    God bless you

  • @kashumbakash1902
    @kashumbakash1902 Před 3 měsíci

    you should visit zambia, Barrick Lumwana Mine

  • @mikeo.1593
    @mikeo.1593 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Yea I don’t believe humans built that

  • @zaryadnik
    @zaryadnik Před 2 měsíci

    Interesting what the name of the mine?

  • @matt45540
    @matt45540 Před 3 měsíci

    Any reason they aren't running scrapers?

  • @ioanbota9397
    @ioanbota9397 Před 3 měsíci

    Realy I like this video its interestyng

  • @CoreVisual
    @CoreVisual Před 3 měsíci

    0:23 holy cow!!

  • @argosy440
    @argosy440 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Nice video. Please include metric units for the rest of the world lol

    • @Trashman702
      @Trashman702 Před 3 měsíci +2

      LOL. Nope. We use inches. Feet. Pounds. Degrees.

  • @Excavator2006
    @Excavator2006 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Komatsu excavator pc1250 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @watchthe1369
    @watchthe1369 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Israel and egypt are going to need that to keep people alive as Ukraine and Russia stop shipping. Smart move to get those new machines while interest is still staying low. They will be making bank shortly.

  • @user-iq3oh8ll3t
    @user-iq3oh8ll3t Před 3 měsíci

    Nice

  • @Control-Alt-Delete619
    @Control-Alt-Delete619 Před 3 měsíci +3

    They're doing a great job, but the United States invented phosphate mining, and we can teach em a thing or two! 💪🧠🍻🇺🇲

    • @charlescourtney5519
      @charlescourtney5519 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Well said, but down here in Australia we just do mining better than anyone. We'll teach the USA a thing or two 😉

    • @Control-Alt-Delete619
      @Control-Alt-Delete619 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@charlescourtney5519 we taught you guys everything you know, and all your big mines have to be run & contracted out to American companies to ensure it's done properly. Just watch what we do and observe, and maybe you'll learn a thing or two. 💪🧠🍻🇺🇲

    • @jamesbaumbach3294
      @jamesbaumbach3294 Před 3 měsíci

      Come on Mate.
      You guys are just the warmer version of England.
      You know all your ancestors came from there right it was all the convicts and stuff...
      👍💪🥳

    • @Control-Alt-Delete619
      @Control-Alt-Delete619 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@jamesbaumbach3294 The United States runs England, Australia, and the entire world! Once president Trump is back in office, we'll be shipping all our mined minerals over to you guys, and charging the max for it, because made in America isn't cheap bud! 💪🧠👍🍻🇺🇲

  • @dj_laundry_list
    @dj_laundry_list Před 3 měsíci +1

    Confused about why indian music is playing during a scene in Lebanon, but hey, not one to throw shade on a cultural mashup

    • @AaronWitt
      @AaronWitt  Před 3 měsíci +2

      a lot of indians work in the middle east

    • @jimbeam2705
      @jimbeam2705 Před 3 měsíci

      Kinda of like the India people taking over America. Thanks politicians.

  • @bossxxxlgaming707
    @bossxxxlgaming707 Před 25 dny

    we have one older than that dude

  • @Theonetwo48
    @Theonetwo48 Před 3 měsíci +1

    MSHA be like 👁️👄👁️

  • @paulpeters5199
    @paulpeters5199 Před 3 měsíci

    Hope you get to go to the tar sands in Alberta when the komatsu pc9000 is produced at the end of this year it’s supposed to be the largest hydraulic shovel in the world

  • @matt45540
    @matt45540 Před 3 měsíci

    Human urine concentrates all the phosphorus we consume, so make sure your not draining the tank into water ways to help prevent algae blooms