August 5, 2014

African Potash starts drilling at Lac Dinga project

AIM-listed African Potash Ltd Tuesday said that it has begun drilling at its Lac Dinga Potash Project in the Republic of Congo.

July 25, 2014

Miners need to overhaul business model to boost productivity: study

Cost reduction measures in the mining industry could well have undermined the sector's productivity, which remains down, according to a new EY report.

July 15, 2014

New Potash Corp CEO keeps output tactics

Last year's fertilizer price plunge called strategy into question.

July 15, 2014

Sirius delays application for $2.7bn potash mine in English national park

According to the company, the mine will employ about 1,800 workers during construction and generate 1,000 permanent jobs once opened.

July 15, 2014

Red Moon Potash starts drilling at Captain Cook Salt/Potash deposit in Western Newfoundland

The drilling program at the miner's Captain Cook salt/potash deposit in Western Newfoundland will consist of two holes.

July 13, 2014

BHP sell-off could undo Billiton historic deal

As BHP considers the sale of almost all of the businesses that Billiton brought to the 2001 merger deal, experts say the firm is likely to end up leaving London.

July 8, 2014

Potash Ridge receives mining permit for its Blawn Mountain sulphate of potash project

This is big news as it proves once again the strong working relationship between Potash Ridge [and the State agencies of Utah, USA.

June 27, 2014

Rio Tinto’s plans to mine potash in Canada got a lot more serious

While it did not disclose the costs and planned capital expenditure for the Albany project, Rio has previously said the deposit had enough potash to sustain a low cost operation…

June 25, 2014

BHP abandons planned Canada’s Jansen potash export facility

The exclusivity agreement, which expired last week, would have given BHP the right to develop a potash port close to its Jansen project.

June 23, 2014

Emerging markets firms to lead global mining sector: PwC

Net profits from progressing economies-based miners reached $24 billion in 2013, compared to a net loss of $4 billion for developed market firms.