August 18, 2020 BHP defers decision on Jansen potash mine The world’s largest miner will decide whether to go ahead with the $17bn potash project in Canada by mid-2021.
July 30, 2020 Gold rally, Chinese demand a boon to Canadian miners EY says Canada could see a wave of new gold deals and mines built in the coming months on the back of strong bullion prices and improved demand for metals…
July 22, 2020 Danakali scores Eritrea nod for vast potash mine The Eritrean Ministry of Energy & Mines has given Danakali the green light to develop its Colluli potash project.
July 15, 2020 Covid-19 disrupts $8.8 billion of global mining output In total, $8.84 billion in mining revenue is at-risk, with disruptions to 275 mine sites in 36 countries.
July 3, 2020 Monster rally adds $250 billion to global top 50 stage.mining.companies MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest stage.mining.companies based on market value shows an industry clawing back most of the covid-19 related losses by the end of the second quarter.
June 10, 2020 K+S to sell Americas salt business to slash debt The sale of Morton Salt comes a decade after K+S acquired it for $1.7 billion.
May 21, 2020 Uralkali inks potash supply contract with India Indian Potash Limited (IPL) will pay $230 per tonne, or 10 cents more than the price set between BPC and China.
May 21, 2020 Danakali closer to getting Eritrea potash project off the ground Second-phase of development for the Colluli potash project will be completed in June.
May 5, 2020 Uralkali slams Belarus – China potash deal Russian producer said it might not be prepared to conclude contracts at the $220 per tonne price agreed between BPC and China.
April 30, 2020 Belarus scores potash contract with Chinese consortium It's the first muriate of potash (MOP) contract since September 2018.
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