June 3, 2022

Great Salt Lake plants, insects absorb toxic metals from surrounding mines, refineries

Plants in Utah’s Great Salt Lake wetland ecosystems pull hazardous metal pollution from the lake and sometimes pass it up the food chain, new research has found.

May 25, 2022

K+S Potash Canada to boost production at Bethune mine in Saskatchewan

Focus is to establish the team that will drive the growth plan as production capacity is targeted toward 4 million tonnes per year, doubling the current output of the operation.

May 18, 2022

BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies

BHP would bring forward first potash production at Jansen, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, to 2026 from 2027.

May 17, 2022

BHP CEO says supply disruptions may last years; could speed up Jansen project

Mike Henry said the miner may accelerate its potash project in Canada by a year.

May 12, 2022

Nutrien weighs increasing potash output amid fertilizer crunch

Fertilizer prices have soared to all-time highs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus threw a massive chunk of the world’s supplies into disarray.

May 12, 2022

Mining Indaba: Russia-Ukraine war triggers policy shifts, supply chain disruptions

Increased prices for fossil fuels have shifted the conversation, potentially benefitting oil and gas projects in Africa as importers scramble to diversify supply chains away from Russia.

May 5, 2022

Canada nickel bid is ‘tip of the iceberg’ of BHP’s growth ambition

The world’s biggest stage.mining.company sees nickel as one of three “future-facing commodities” -- along with copper and potash.

May 5, 2022

BHP scours for ways to accelerate giant fertilizer project

Company is looking at ways to speed up development of a $5.7 billion potash project in Canada.

May 4, 2022

Nutrien sees supply chaos hampering fertilizer market into 2023

Fertilizer prices have soared to all-time highs as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sanctions on Belarus threw a massive chunk of the world’s supply into disarray.

May 3, 2022

Fertilizer buyers are eyeing Canada to fill global potash deficit

The country, and the province of Saskatchewan in particular, are capturing “renewed interest” in its potash resources due to disrupted supplies of the key fertilizer from Belarus and Russia.