May 29, 2015

Vale may sell potash assets in Saskatchewan

As Brazil’s Vale SA figures out what to do with its fertilizer business, the mining giant is thought to be testing the waters on a potential sale, according to people…

May 29, 2015

India’s appetite for fertilizers beats expectations — Phosagro

After being practically absent from the Indian market for two years, the Russian firm has signed a three-year supply contract with IPL.

May 28, 2015

Life hasn’t come back to Canada’s mining sector just yet — report

Mining equities didn’t fare very well in Ernst & Young's most recent Canadian Mining Eye report.

May 22, 2015

Can the mining industry diversify itself?

The mining industry is said to be one of the worst performers in matters of gender diversity. In fact, women represent only 16% of the workforce in the mining sector.

May 21, 2015

Struggling Argentina expects US$14 billion in mining exports

The return to higher exports would be driven in part by at least 16 major projects likely to go into production within five years.

May 20, 2015

PotashCorp invests in technology for Aboriginal education

More than 200 local Aboriginal students started the school week off with a special boost thanks to new educational technology donated by PotashCorp and One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Canada.

May 19, 2015

K+S on track to begin producing potash from Legacy mine next year

Legacy will be the first new potash mine built in Canada's Saskatchewan in the last 40 years.

May 19, 2015

India’s higher potash import price threatens volumes

Having failed in a bid to avoid a price hike in the first two potash import deals for the financial year, fertilizer producers in India expected inward shipments of fertiliser…

May 19, 2015

Global gold, copper, iron ore output down in Q1 — report

Much of the overall decline in reported gold output was due to a significant quarter-on-quarter production declines from AngloGold Ashanti, Goldcorp, and Sibanye Gold.

May 15, 2015

Mosaic announces new $1.5bn share repurchase authorization

The move would allow the potash firm to reacquire Class A or common shares, through open market purchases, accelerated share repurchase arrangements, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.