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.

January 17, 2012

Allana Potash Files Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report for Its Danakhil Potash Project

Allana Potash Corp. (TSX:AAA) (OTCQX:ALLRF) ("Allana" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has filed a National Instrument 43-101 ("NI 43-101") Technical Report dated November 28, 2011 on…

January 17, 2012

Commodities face twin macro risks in Europe, China, Morgan Stanley says

Commodity markets face the “twin macro risks” of a European recession and a hard landing in China this year, according to Morgan Stanley.

January 13, 2012

BHP won’t sell Jansen mine potash through Canpotex

BHP Billiton, which is developing the huge Jansen potash mine is Saskatchewan, says it will sell its potash independently and not through the Canadian potash marketing agency Canpotex.