Potash Top Stories

Market volatility means cash is king for mining and metals companies

Cash optimization, capital access and productivity top EY’s 2016-17 business risks.

Ernst & Young | September 29, 2016 | 11:50 am

Space mining absolutely viable — NASA expert

The main challenge for mining near-Earth celestial bodies is neither…

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2016 | 5:00 am

Underground mining equipment market to reach US$30.5 billion by 2023

Thanks to coal.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | September 13, 2016 | 11:29 am

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

The combined firm will be the world's largest crop nutrient…

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

Potash production, inventories up while prices down

Potash producers remain optimistic about sales for this year.

Kerry Hall | March 19, 2013 | 3:59 am

Potash project fallout: Vale tells directors to leave Argentina over ‘safety concerns’

Tensions over Vale dropping potash project with skyrocketing costs rise.

Frik Els | March 18, 2013 | 10:14 pm

Thousands of Israelis protest against Potash Corp intended acquisition deal

Hundreds of workers blocked the entrance to a plant belonging to ICL, the company that Potash Corp wants to acquire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 18, 2013 | 2:12 pm

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

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