August 8, 2019 Mosaic idles Colonsay mine in Saskatchewan Mosaic blames the wet spring weather in North American for a steep decline in the use of agricultural fertilizers.
August 8, 2019 Danakali secures financing for power plant at vast potash project in Eritrea The Colluli potash mine has been deemed “a game changer” for Eritrea’s economy.
August 6, 2019 Sirius Minerals delays $500m bond sale, shares plunge The miner only has enough cash to last until September.
July 26, 2019 Danakali to start developing vast potash project in Eritrea Colluli is expected to become one of the world's most significant and lowest cost sources of the fertilizer.
July 16, 2019 Western Potash begins production drilling at Milestone This is the world’s first potash mine that will leave no salt tailings on the surface.
July 3, 2019 Nutrien says 34 workers trapped underground in potash mine Workers at Nutrien Ltd.’s Cory potash mine in Saskatchewan have been stuck underground since Tuesday afternoon, but are safe.
June 20, 2019 Brazil’s President hands indigenous land decisions back to farm sector The temporary decree effectively removes any involvement of the National Indigenous Affairs agency (FUNAI) in reserves demarcation.
June 11, 2019 Western Potash awards Milestone phase one contract The Milestone project will be developed as a solution mine. This will be the “newest and most innovative, environmentally friendly and capital efficient new potash mine in Canada,” says Western.
June 11, 2019 Europe researches, miners work on social licence to operate framework European nations are working on making sure the new wave of resource exploitation applies lessons learned from countries such as Canada and Australia.
May 28, 2019 Potash producer Nutrien eyes expansion as BHP ponders entry Canada's Nutrien Ltd, the world's biggest producer of potash fertilizer, said on Tuesday that it was evaluating whether to expand its annual production capacity by 5 million tonnes after 2023.
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