October 11, 2019

Sirius inks fertilizer supply deal with Qatar’s Muntajat amid Moors project worries

The future of the company and its huge fertilizer project beneath the park were thrown into doubt last month, after Sirius’ $2.5 billion funding plan failed.

October 8, 2019

BHP says “social value” to be key aspect of its business planning

The world's largest miner is moving from keeping a social licence to creating value for its stakeholders.

October 2, 2019

Rise of ethical investing, social license the top risks to miners

The mining and metals sector is facing greater scrutiny from end consumers, demanding a transparent, ethical supply chain.

September 26, 2019

Western Potash executes binding offtake agreement for Milestone project

The company says the agreement is binding but declined to offer a price for the potash.

September 24, 2019

Germany’s K+S cuts potash output for the year on weak demand

The company has responded to current weak demand for potash by reducing production by up to 300,000 tonnes.

September 17, 2019

Sirius Minerals shares crash after scrapping $500m fundraising plan

The miner said it was not possible to raise the funding needed to move ahead with the Woodsmith project.

September 13, 2019

Danakali’s H1 loss widens on rising costs at Colluli

The potash project developer posted a pretax loss of $1.5 million for the first half of 2019, compared to a loss of $1.1 million a year earlier.

September 12, 2019

Potash giant Nutrien to briefly shut down three mines, lay off hundreds

The world's top potash miner said production downtime at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy mines will begin in November.

September 6, 2019

Mosaic resumes full operations at Brazil mines

The Araxá and Tapira mines were idled in April to comply with stability certification of their tailings dams.

August 28, 2019

Canada’s Crystal Peak receives US approval for massive potash mine in Utah

The Department of the Interior’s decision also enables the Toronto-based miner to accelerate financing and off-take deals.