Potash Top Stories

Anglo American takes fresh $1.6bn writedown on UK fertilizer mine

Charge weighed on the miner’s swinging to a loss and it comes amid a company overhaul that involves shedding four of its units.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2024 | 3:46 am

BHP’s potash mine in Canada now 50% ready

BHP is halfway through completing its massive Jansen potash mine…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 22, 2024 | 9:48 am

Anglo’s sale of De Beers hindered by diamond market state

Anglo American has warned of more production cuts at De…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 18, 2024 | 4:33 am

Mining vs AI: What’s wrong with this picture?

As the saying from mid-19th century California goes, during a…

Frik Els | July 10, 2024 | 6:15 pm

Mining’s top 50 companies: two more lithium stocks drop out

The world’s 50 biggest miners gained a combined $42 billion…

Frik Els | July 9, 2024 | 5:47 pm

Canada puts its big miners off limits just as M&A is heating up

Foreign takeovers of mining companies have been a touchy topic ever since a wave of deals 18 years ago took out some of the country’s biggest players.

Bloomberg News | July 6, 2024 | 7:55 pm

BHP cuts employee incentives by 20% globally — report

The world's largest listed miner is reportedly paying only 80% of short-term incentives offered in 2023-24, as it missed performance goals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2024 | 5:57 am

Nutrien says ‘black swan’ jolts are finally easing

The world’s biggest maker of crop nutrients said fertilizer demand is just now starting to stabilize from seismic shocks of the past few years.

Bloomberg News | July 2, 2024 | 7:31 am

The top 50 biggest mining companies in the world

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

MINING.com Editor | July 2, 2024 | 2:59 am

Arianne Phosphate’s $1.7bn Quebec project to be major supplier

Lac à Paul has a projected annual production capacity of 350,000 tonnes of phosphorus pentoxide.

Staff Writer | June 28, 2024 | 2:41 pm

Most energy and mining projects 20% over budget — study

About $1.5bn invested in energy transition-related projects are at risk through 2030, research from Bain & Company shows.

Staff Writer | June 6, 2024 | 2:00 am

UK politicians urge Anglo to rethink fertilizer project halt

The Woodsmith currently gives work to around 2,000 people.

Reuters | May 30, 2024 | 6:50 am

BHP walks away from proposed $49bn takeover of Anglo American

Less than an hour before the 5 p.m. UK cut off, BHP confirmed it had failed to secure Anglo’s board backing and would not proceed with the takeover.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2024 | 4:05 am

Metaspectral’s ore resource evaluation system gets IMII innovation award

ORES will automate the sampling process of potash and uranium, providing comprehensive, real-time analysis of ore composition and quality, the company said.

Staff Writer | May 24, 2024 | 4:15 pm

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