May 2, 2017 K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’ It's the first potash mine built in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in more than 40 years.
April 27, 2017 PotashCorp says expected sector recovery has already begun The Canadian miner, the world’s largest producer of the fertilizer by capacity, expects strong demand to continue this year as North American farmers seek to replenish soil nutrients after record…
April 27, 2017 Vale’s first quarter profit lower than expected as rains hurt iron ore output Net income totalled $2.5 billion, compared with profit of $525 million in the prior three months and almost $1.8 billion a year earlier.
April 26, 2017 BHP puts US shale assets back on the block amid investors pressure The miner said decision was unrelated to Elliott Management's call earlier this month to unlock shareholder value by spinning off about $22 billion of BHP's US oil assets.
April 25, 2017 Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.
April 18, 2017 FLSmidth key supplier for one of the world’s largest greenfield phosphate rock projects Canadian Arianne Phosphate has selected FLSmidth as key supplier for one of the world's biggest greenfield phosphate rock projects, the Lac à Paul project in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
April 18, 2017 Turkmenistan opens bid process for country’s second potash plant The new plant, to be based at the Karabil potash deposit, is estimated to be worth about $1.4 billion.
April 18, 2017 Another potash mine coming soon to Canada’s Saskatchewan Western Potash said it’s moving ahead with its Milestone project, expected to produce 146,000 tonnes of potash annually over 12 years of planned operations.
April 14, 2017 Potash producer Belaruskali to make new kind of fertilizer — report The company is also said to be mulling a number of investment projects involving a Chinese chemical company.
April 12, 2017 Iron ore, copper price plunge brings carnage to mining stocks Worries about Chinese economy and rising tension surrounding North Korea brings fear trade to mining and industrial metals.
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