Potash Top Stories

Big 5 diversified mining companies are having a rough 2024

World’s 50 biggest miners had a combined market capitalization of just under $1.4 trillion, with losses at the very top offsetting a banner quarter for gold and copper stocks.

Frik Els | April 5, 2024 | 9:47 am

BHP inks tentative sales deals for giant Jansen potash project

In October, it announced a $4.9 billion investment in Stage…

Staff Writer | March 4, 2024 | 7:23 am

Thai potash mine owner ITD weighing $500 million stake sale

Italian-Thai Development Pcl is considering selling its 90% stake in…

Bloomberg News | February 22, 2024 | 6:54 am

CHART: China’s Belt and Road mining investment hits record

China’s overseas investment in metals and mining as part of…

Frik Els | February 20, 2024 | 9:57 am

Australian Potash exits administration

The Western Australia-based junior is now is working towards resumption…

Staff Writer | February 2, 2024 | 5:41 am

BHP inks $188m contracts with First Nations at Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan

The three and a half year contracts will support more than 400 local jobs with over 50% planned to be Indigenous.

Staff Writer | March 10, 2023 | 11:33 am

Three workers die in Spanish potash mine collapse

Two of the dead were students at the Polytechnical University of Catalonia.

Reuters | March 9, 2023 | 7:44 am

Phosphorus can be produced in an environmentally friendly way – study

Researchers have reduced the overall carbon footprint for generating white phosphorus by about 50%.

Staff Writer | March 9, 2023 | 5:29 am

Mosaic misses quarterly profit estimate amid lower demand for fertilizers

Although prices of fertilizers decreased towards the end of last year, it did not boost demand as farmers waited for pricing trends to stabilize.

Reuters | February 23, 2023 | 8:44 am

Anglo American takes $1.7bn writedown on British fertilizer mine

The miner estimates it will spend $1bn per year to bring Woodsmith into production by 2027, both a higher cost and longer timeframe than previously expected.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 23, 2023 | 6:09 am

Energy traders, flush with cash, are moving into crops and metals

After making more money than ever in the last few years, some of the world’s top energy traders are using the cash to expand in metals and agriculture.

Bloomberg News | February 21, 2023 | 3:37 pm