Rio Tinto, Chinalco put an end to copper joint venture

For a free market to be successful, capital must be able to flow to new ideas and endeavours.

Germany's K+S will restart production at its Unterbreizbach mine after a two-month stoppage.

Canada accounted for just over 13% of the total, the smallest share in 14 years. The DRC made it to the top 10 mining destinations for the first time.

Potash is to become the 'fifth pillar' of BHP business.

The move could lead to a revival of the world's largest potash export cartel between Uralkali and Belaruskali.

Miner has until the end of the week to accept or reject the terms of a government’s tax amnesty proposal.

This compares to the $379 per tonne averaged during the first eight months of 2013.

Farmers around the world are holding off on potash orders, worried that prices will fall further still.

A waste treatment plant that can produce about 500 tons of fertilizer per year, and can generate about 580,000 kWh per year of electricity from the biogas produced from the process.