Potash Top Stories

Potash Corp. and Agrium merge, create $36bn fertilizer giant

The combined firm will be the world's largest crop nutrient producer and third largest natural resource company in Canada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2016 | 3:39 am

NASA’s latest mission may tell us whether asteroid mining is really a go

OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2016 | 1:15 am

Banks backstop Sirius Minerals for $2.9B UK potash mine

Plans for a new potash mine in northern England moved…

Andrew Topf | September 1, 2016 | 7:41 pm

Agrium deal could boost potash prices

Ryan Lewenza, Portfolio Manager, Turner Investments joins Bloomberg TV Canada's…

Bloomberg News | August 31, 2016 | 7:59 pm

Oil sands stoppages push Canadian GDP down to 2009 recession levels

The country’s economy shrank 1.6% in the April-to-June period, the…

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2016 | 6:09 am

Canada aboriginal movement threatens mining industry: Reuters

Canadian First Nations "Idle No More" may pose threat to miners.

MINING.com Editor | March 17, 2013 | 10:52 pm

160-year study of real commodity prices sees beginning of the end of the supercycle

For those with a very long time horizon, the news is good though.

Frik Els | March 15, 2013 | 11:59 pm

Vale tells the Argentine government that the $6-billion Rio Colorado mine is a no go

"[The] economics of the project are not in line with Vale’s commitment to discipline in capital allocation."

Michael Allan McCrae | March 11, 2013 | 11:15 pm

Brazil sets new record for potash consumption

The country is also the largest importer in the world.

Kerry Hall | March 6, 2013 | 6:06 am

Money worries weigh on juniors at PDAC

"We have a crisis."

Michael Allan McCrae | March 6, 2013 | 12:28 am

Mining mergers in 2012 hit lowest in seven years: PwC

Mergers and acquisitions in the sector fell 30% last year and will continue to be low in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 5, 2013 | 3:10 pm

Canada’s Bill C-52 makes it more expensive for industry: miners

Mining Association of Canada says the rail service act needs amendments to make it fair for shippers.

Kerry Hall | March 1, 2013 | 3:33 am

Brazil’s Vale reports first loss in a decade, takes $5.7bn write-down

It became the latest large miner to write down assets in the face of falling commodity prices.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2013 | 1:28 pm

Potash prices expected to steady

China and India deals will spark the market back to life such that prices are unlikely to fall below current levels of $400 to $420 per tonne.

Kerry Hall | February 26, 2013 | 6:34 am

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