October 17, 2012

Potash Corp warns profit to be lower than forecasted

Potash Corp. (TSX, NYSE:POT), Canada's largest fertilizer producer, said Wednesday it was revising its outlook because of delays in reaching contracts with commodity buyers in India and China.

October 16, 2012

MagIndustries announces signing of Port Facility Design Contract for Mengo Project

Port facility design contract will further the development of flagship Mengo potash project

October 16, 2012

Allana Potash drills more water wells, provides feasibility study update and exploration drilling results

In addition to the ongoing Feasibility Study Allana is pleased to announce the drill results from its remaining exploration holes

October 15, 2012

More than half of mining execs think industry is on its way up

Mining executives see lots of more sunny days in 2013 with 55% of participants in a recent survey saying they believe their sector will perform better than it did in…

October 15, 2012

Qatar sees Glencore/Xstrata merger positively

Qatar's sovereign investment fund, the second largest shareholder in Xstrata PLC (LON:XTA) with 12% of equity, confirmed Monday it is looking positively at the company's planned merger with Glencore International…

October 15, 2012

Vale seeks $500 million IADB financing for potash project

Brazilian giant miner Vale (NYSE: VALE) is about to close a $500 million loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for its Rio Colorado potash project in Mendoza, Argentina.

October 1, 2012

BHP mega-projects: Jansen potash now ‘leading one horse race’

It would also be sweet revenge for the Anglo-Australian miner to put up shop in Potash Corp's backyard after being so summarily dismissed two years ago.

September 29, 2012

Fifty years of potash mining

They were looking for oil, but they found something even better.

September 25, 2012

Fire traps 20 miners in Canadian potash mine, but no one hurt

Twenty miners are trapped underground due to a fire at PotashCorp’s Rocanville mine in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, about 230 kilometres east of Regina

September 25, 2012

Sberbank of Russia enters the potash business in Belarus

Sberbank of Russia will take part in a project to mine a potash deposit in Belarus, as the financial institution confirmed Tuesday the refinancing of the $1 billion loan issued…