October 20, 2017 New tool helps industry collect and share geoscience data PDAC gearing up to launch Exploration Assessment Digital Data Formats guidelines, a practice expected to improve Canadian mine exploration discovery rates.
October 17, 2017 Nexans to power the world’s largest potash mine French firm has secured an eight-year contract to provide power cable and support services for the Mosaic K3 potash mine in Canada.
October 11, 2017 Clean mining project shortlisted for $950 million Canadian gov’t funding The CLEER (Clean, Low-energy, Effective, Engaged and Remediated) project focuses on water use, energy intensity and environmental footprint, with aggressive targets of a 50% reduction in each area by 2027.
October 9, 2017 K+S shares sink as salt firm’s shake-up turns sour Company will combine its salt and potash businesses to make savings and target customers more effectively.
September 26, 2017 Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.
September 25, 2017 PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion.
September 20, 2017 New chairman set to test BHP’s commitment to Jansen potash Ken Mackenzie vowed "to bring a fresh perspective to management’s ongoing process of reviewing the portfolio" and "the way we allocate cash".
September 19, 2017 BHP Billiton Foundation launches two new transparency projects BHP Billiton Foundation announced Tuesday its financial support for two new global projects launched at an event held in Washington DC.
September 19, 2017 BHP’s shareholders to vote whether firm should leave Australia’s top mining lobby group Investors to vote on the two resolutions submitted ethical investing group ACCR at BHP’s annual general meeting in London in October.
September 15, 2017 More than 30 train cars carrying potash derail southeast of Saskatoon Canadian Pacific Railway says it's not yet clear what caused about 35 train cars carrying potash to derail.
Eldorado lifts Amex stake to 27% as Sprott sells Amex is advancing its Perron and Perron West projects near Normétal in the Abitibi region of Quebec. December 20, 2025 | 10:53 am
