October 6, 2011 Brazil ready to double iron ore royalty but boost fertilizer production Brazil is offering a carrot to encourage domestic production of fertilizer while at the same time, reaching a little deeper into the pockets of iron ore miners. A Mining Ministry…
October 5, 2011 BHPB challenges Sandvik to develop new Borer Miner cutting system for Jansen Sandvik Mining and Construction (SMC) has entered into an agreement with BHP Billiton for the conceptual design of a mechanical cutting system for use at BHP Billiton’s Jansen potash project.
October 5, 2011 Commodities may rally 20 pct on emerging-markets growth, Goldman Sachs says Commodity prices may advance 20 percent over the next year as growth in emerging markets offsets the impact of the sovereign-debt crisis in Europe and a slowdown in developed economies,…
October 4, 2011 Marifil terminates potash deal VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 4, 2011) - MARIFIL MINES LTD. (TSX VENTURE:MFM) ("Marifil" or "the Company") announces that the Company and Saccharum Energy Inc. (Saccharum) have mutually agreed to…
October 3, 2011 Potash Corp’s market worth dropping $1 billion per day The value of stock in Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, the world’s largest miner of the soil nutrient, are down more than 13% or $6 billion since Tuesday after losing 2.8%…
October 1, 2011 Chinese coal mining firm makes Sask. potash play A potash exploration company bringing major miner Rio Tinto in on some of its holdings in southeastern Saskatchewan now plans to sell some of its other potash permits to a…
September 30, 2011 North Atlantic Potash sells potash holdings for $110 million North Atlantic Potash Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of JSC Acron, today completed the sale of eight of its potash permitted areas to the Yancoal Canada Resources Co. Ltd. of China…
September 28, 2011 Brazil must choose between potash and oil Vale announced this week it is investing $15 billion to expand fertilizer production joining a Canadian merchant bank promoting a $4 billion potash project in the Amazon basin. There's just…
September 28, 2011 BHP Billiton planning to build five new potash mines in Saskatchewan The StarPhoenix reports that BHP Billiton is planning to build five potash mines, all of which could rival the Jansen project. The company […]
September 27, 2011 North Atlantic Potash and Rio Tinto announce joint venture on potash development North Atlantic Potash Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of JSC Acron, and Rio Tinto today signed a joint venture agreement on potash exploration opportunities and possible mine construction. The agreement relates…
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