April 1, 2014 New US potash mine about to clear final licensing hurdle The Ochoa mine could produce about 714,400 tons of sulphate of potash per year for a minimum of 50 years.
April 1, 2014 Uralkali’s potash goes on sale, India to pay lowest price in 7 years The price is also about 25% below what India paid last year to the now defunct Belarusian Potash Co., which Uralkali owned jointly at the time with Belaruskali.
April 1, 2014 BHP Billiton mulls spinning off non-core divisions into $18bn firm The separate company would be listed on the London Stock Exchange, as well as the Australian and South African markets.
March 28, 2014 Desperate Canadian juniors turn to medical pot industry to raise funds In the last two months at least a dozen juniors have announced they are considering growing cannabis.
March 27, 2014 Potash power plays: Rio Tinto’s big blunder The vaulting ambition of Rio Tinto to become a global potash producing powerhouse has been thrown an unexpected curveball. And it's one that could prove hugely embarrassing for one of…
March 25, 2014 2014: year of commodities (March) That 2013 was a year when equities ruled supreme is now well recorded history. Generally speaking, expectations at the end of the year were that 2014 would be more of…
March 25, 2014 Mark Lackey: What happens to a mine deferred? The shuttering of huge copper and iron ore projects gives the Street the blues, but the resulting squeeze in supply can lead to explosive price hikes.
March 25, 2014 Rio Tinto, Russians to begin work at massive Canadian potash deposit by 2017 KP405 is said to have enough of the fertilizer ingredient to sustain a mine for decades.
March 18, 2014 Jeb Handwerger: China isn’t slowing down, it’s buying up (resources, that is) Headlines about a Chinese economic slowdown may get good web traffic, but the real story is that China is buying up uranium and other resources around the world.
Copper price heads toward $12,000 a ton as banks predict further gains With year-end approaching, copper on the London Metal Exchange is up nearly 40%, marking its biggest annual gain since 2009. December 22, 2025 | 07:00 am
