Topic: phosphate
Underwater ‘train wreck’ could be relic of phosphate mining
The discovery of old-fashioned train wheel-sets in shallow water off East End may be linked to the bygone era of phosphate mining in the Cayman Islands, historians believe.
Cayman phosphate mining a short-lived economic boom
Phosphate mining was a short-lived but highly prosperous enterprise in the Cayman Islands in the late 19th century.
