August 31, 2011

Lithium One defines new zone of high grade lithium-potash brine at Sal de Vida

VANCOUVER, CANADA--(Marketwire - Aug. 31, 2011) - Lithium One Inc. (the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:LI), is pleased to report the delineation of a new zone (the "North Basin") containing thick halite sequences hosting…

August 31, 2011

Vale, Petrobas in talks over fertilizer assets

According to the companies, discussions about a potential operation involving Vale's nitrogenous assets are ongoing but, no binding agreement has yet been reached SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's state-controlled oil…

August 30, 2011

Potash producers zone in on Amazon as investors pour $68 billion into Brazil mining

Potassio do Brasil, partly owned by Canadian merchant bank Forbes and Manhattan, is seeking to renew negotiations with Brazil's government over rights to a potash reserve in the Amazon currently…

August 30, 2011

New Prince Rupert BC potash terminal edges closer

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency announced on Monday it is conducting a comprehensive study, which is a type of environmental assessment, for the proposed Canpotex Potash Terminal Project located on…

August 25, 2011

World potash supply won’t reach capacity this year: PotashCorp official

A top executive at Saskatchewan PotashCorp says potash producers will not be able to meet the 2011 world supply capability of 61 million tonnes. David Delaney, PotashCorp executive vice-president and…

August 24, 2011

IC Potash courts partners for New Mexico project

TSX-listed IC Potash is in talks with “quite a few” companies to partner on its Ochoa project in New Mexico, and hopes to have an agreement penned within the next…

August 18, 2011

Potash producers could wring more out of farmers as global food prices soar

Bloomberg reports prices in the $150 billion fertilizer market are lagging behind gains in food costs, providing farmers another incentive to boost production and leaving a gap for potash producers…

August 18, 2011

Did BHP or Canada Inc. reap ‘net benefits’ from blocked Potash deal?

One year ago, the board of directors of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan announced they had received and rejected a $38.6 billion hostile bid from BHP Billiton. The Globe and Mail…

August 16, 2011

Joint-venture potash project goes to vote over land

Encanto Potash Corp. has announced the Muskowekwan First Nation will vote on a Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) designation on Oct. 1. Should the majority vote in favour, about 15,600 acres…

August 15, 2011

Potash Corp. leads fertilizer stocks on rampage

A string of positive developments have lit a fire under North American potash stocks with Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan leading the charge. The industry bellwether has made investors almost $5…