November 17, 2021

BHP sees need for battery metals more than doubling in 30 years

The world’s no. 1 miner says copper output will need to double and nickel tripled in 30 years to reach decarbonization goals.

November 12, 2021

Fertilizer prices rocket to all-time high on tightening supplies

Crop-nutrient prices have been soaring as an energy pinch in Europe makes natural gas, the main feedstock for most nitrogen fertilizer, more costly.

November 12, 2021

Saskatchewan province adds lithium to mining portfolio

Prairie Lithium has finished drilling the province's first dedicated lithium well, which adds the battery metal to its resource portfolio.

November 5, 2021

Vale cashes in on fertilizer boom with $1.3 billion Mosaic stock sale

Brazilian iron ore giant thinks it’s time to cash in on the global fertilizer boom.

November 3, 2021

Anglo American strategy boss replaces Cutifani as CEO

Duncan Wanblad, 54, will be the first South African to run the company since Tony Trahar stepped down in 2007.

November 2, 2021

Mosaic sees massive fertilizer price surge continuing

Fertilizer prices have skyrocketed as soaring natural gas costs have forced some European production plants to halt or curtail production.

October 14, 2021

Kalium completes oversubscribed capital raise to fund potash project expansion

The company is looking to expand its Beyondie sulphate of potash (SoP) project in Western Australia to 120 ktpa.

September 17, 2021

Prairie Snapshot: Eight companies with potential in central Canada

The Canadian Prairies may soon be known as much for their diverse mineral wealth including uranium, nickel and copper, as for their potash endowment and rolling hectares of grain.

September 16, 2021

Russia mulls new extraction tax and higher profit tax for metals firms

Russia's finance ministry proposed setting a mineral extraction tax linked to global prices for producers of iron ore, coking coal and fertilizers.

September 15, 2021

BHP inks supply deals for Jansen potash output

The non-binding agreements with major importers would cover 100% of future potash production from the Canadian mine.