January 23, 2022

Saudi’s state-controlled miner names fourth CEO in two years

Robert Wilt, a former Alcoa Corp. exec who was most recently CEO of one of Canada’s largest food companies, will lead Saudi Arabian Mining Co.

January 21, 2022

Nutrien is a possible takeover target for BHP, analyst says

The world’s top fertilizer producer could be a takeover target for BHP Group after a “peculiar” CEO change earlier this month.

January 20, 2022

US potash sanctions may push Belarus deeper into Putin’s arms

The Kremlin expects Belarus to make an approach for help with budget shortfalls caused by the ban on potash sales.

January 11, 2022

Bullish investors add $90bn to top 50 biggest mining companies

Despite the pullback in iron ore and copper prices, the MINING.COM TOP 50 ranking of the world’s most valuable miners made strong gains at the end of the year.

January 10, 2022

Heavy rains force miners to halt operations in southeast Brazil

Vale has partially suspended operations at its Southeastern and Southern iron ore systems due to the bad weather.

January 10, 2022

Norway’s Yara to stop buying potash from Belarus due to sanctions

Western powers accuse Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko of rigging a 2020 presidential election and have piled sanctions on his regime.

January 7, 2022

C-suite chaos at world’s top fertilizer company baffles investors

Nutrien is in disarray after losing two chief executive officers in less than a year, and investors are still waiting for an explanation for the latest departure.

January 4, 2022

Nutrien CEO Mayo Schmidt quits less than a year into the job

The world’s largest potash producer, which is launching a global search for a long-term CEO, said Schmidt had also resigned from the board.

December 21, 2021

Gensource Potash bags synergistic Tugaske project in Saskatchewan

Gensource has increased its potash asset base by purchasing an additional 7,244 hectares at C$14.26 per hectare of land directly abutting its Tugaske project in Saskatchewan,

December 10, 2021

Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project

Anglo will invest a further $700 million in the project, Britain's largest new mine project in decades, to get it off the ground.