Chatham Rock advances RailPhos project, engages landholders

Chatham Rock Phosphate Limited has provided an update on its RailPhos project, which involves developing a railway to link its Korella North Mine and planned phosphate export facility to the Port of Karumba in NW Queensland. The feasibility study, led by executive director Colin Randall, has progressed with initial contact made with all landholders along the route, and face-to-face meetings held with three landholders covering approximately 120 km of the route.

The company also met with Queensland Rail (QR) for an on-site inspection of existing rail infrastructure east of Cloncurry, agreeing on a starting point for the new railway. An alternative site west of Cloncurry is being considered to avoid crossing the Cloncurry River. Colin Randall discussed logistics and phosphate at the Meeting of the Mines Conference in Cloncurry on September 12, 2025, and presented on the RailPhos Project at the Townsville Summit Conference on October 9, 2025.

Randall’s efforts included an interview with ABC Northwest Radio, which received positive feedback. Chatham Rock Phosphate affirmed that the feasibility study is ongoing, with regular progress reports to be issued. The project aims to construct the long-mooted Cloncurry to Normanton rail line with an extension to Karumba.