February 1, 2012 Potash mining debate heats up in Saskatchewan town There is rising tension within a small Saskatchewan town over plans by mining giant Vale to build a potash mine in the area, with some anticipating an economic boom and…
January 31, 2012 Black day for Verde as investors see red over Brazil potash project preliminary economic assessment Verde Potash shares fell $1.66 or 19.4% to $6.90 on Tuesday, recovering from even steeper losses earlier in the day, after the company released a preliminary economic assessment report for…
January 27, 2012 Q4 sales volumes at PotashCorp drop by one-third PotashCorp (NYSE:POT), the world's largest producer of potash, announced higher Q4 earnings on Wednesday but also a sharp decline in demand.
January 26, 2012 Dr Caterpillar’s (excellent) prognosis for mining With revenues of $60 billion last year and operations at the ends of the earth, few companies are in a better position to take the pulse of the global economy…
January 25, 2012 PotashCorp Announces Doubling of Dividend Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved an increase of the company's quarterly cash dividend (from $0.07 per share to$0.14 per share),…
January 25, 2012 Uralkali Ready to Cut Potash Output to Protect 45% Price Gain: Commodities OAO Uralkali (URKA), Russia’s biggest fertilizer maker, is ready to cut production to prevent potash prices from falling after Potash Corp. of […]
January 25, 2012 Potash West achieving new flowsheets for production from greensands Potash West reports that it continues to make important breakthroughs in the critical area of identifying a commercial process to produce potash from its worldscale greensands resources in Western Australia.…
January 24, 2012 Marifil Mines spikes 18% after picking up Argentine potash property Stock in Marifil Mines (CVE:MFM) shot up 17.9% Monday after the Vancouver company announced it is acquiring the Filo Morado potash property in Argentina.
January 24, 2012 A Coming Great Global Angst Our agriculture system is concentrated on producing a very few staple crops - there is a very serious lack of crop diversity.
January 17, 2012 New report says potash could come off the boil A new report by DRBS, a rating agency, warns of increasing volatility in the potash sector with a possible softening of prices, mostly due to supply factors.
BHP’s Vicuna unveils $18 billion copper investment in Argentina The project is forecast to average 395,000 tons of copper, 711,000 ounces of gold, and 22.2 million ounces of silver annually over its first 25 years. February 16, 2026 | 01:26 pm
