Potash Top Stories

Gensource steps closer to first production with Innovare acquisition

Tech acquisition places Gensource in a solid position to upset the potash status quo, says CEO.

Henry Lazenby | April 13, 2022 | 2:24 pm

Western Australia is world’s new top mining destination

The resource-rich state replaced Nevada as most attractive region for…

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 11, 2022 | 10:52 am

Market value of top 50 mining companies surge $335 billion during Q1 2022

Extreme volatility on metal and mining markets continued into 2022…

Frik Els | April 8, 2022 | 1:46 pm

Brazil needs potash and Belarus is looking for ways to supply it

The South American nation ships in more than 85% of…

Bloomberg News | April 6, 2022 | 7:01 am

Canadian firm lobbies Brazil for Amazon potash mine permit

Potash Corp has laid out plans to reduce the country's…

Reuters | March 31, 2022 | 10:41 am

Rise of ethical investing, social license the top risks to miners

The mining and metals sector is facing greater scrutiny from end consumers, demanding a transparent, ethical supply chain.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2019 | 9:13 am

Western Potash executes binding offtake agreement for Milestone project

The company says the agreement is binding but declined to offer a price for the potash.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | September 26, 2019 | 2:42 pm

Germany’s K+S cuts potash output for the year on weak demand

The company has responded to current weak demand for potash by reducing production by up to 300,000 tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 24, 2019 | 6:56 am

Sirius Minerals shares crash after scrapping $500m fundraising plan

The miner said it was not possible to raise the funding needed to move ahead with the Woodsmith project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 17, 2019 | 3:26 am

Danakali’s H1 loss widens on rising costs at Colluli

The potash project developer posted a pretax loss of $1.5 million for the first half of 2019, compared to a loss of $1.1 million a year earlier.

Jackson Chen | September 13, 2019 | 11:51 am

Potash giant Nutrien to briefly shut down three mines, lay off hundreds

The world's top potash miner said production downtime at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy mines will begin in November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2019 | 5:44 am

Mosaic resumes full operations at Brazil mines

The Araxá and Tapira mines were idled in April to comply with stability certification of their tailings dams.

Jackson Chen | September 6, 2019 | 11:45 am

Canada’s Crystal Peak receives US approval for massive potash mine in Utah

The Department of the Interior’s decision also enables the Toronto-based miner to accelerate financing and off-take deals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2019 | 4:23 am

BHP’s potash price outlook dims Jansen hopes

BHP says onset of inducement pricing for new potash projects have been extended to "well beyond the 2020s."

Frik Els | August 20, 2019 | 10:22 am

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