Klue is a Fellow of the South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (SAIMM), a metallurgic engineer by profession, and holds a B-Commerce
Only 300 m deep compared with the many potash mines that are treble that depth, it is 35 km from the coast, compared with the 1 000 km-plus
Global Potash Mining Market: Segmentation. The segmentation of the potash mining market can be done on the basis of mining technologies,
Mr. Lively will be reviewing Encanto's current development position with the MFN property, and providing oversight on direction forward during Q2 for Encanto's mining plan. About Encanto Potash Corp. Encanto Potash Corp. is a TSX Venture Exchange listed and traded Canadian Resource Company
Hundreds of workers at a potash mine a few kilometres southwest of Saskatoon are adjusting to a new reality after most of them were handed temporary layoff notices this week, according to the head of their union. Unlike other mines in the province, the former Agrium Inc. operation at Vanscoy - which is
based company, said Thursday in an email that Mosaic "will always comply with mine regulations, and strive for the safest, healthiest workplace possible for our employees." A representative of the Saskatchewan Potash Council, which represents all unionized potash miners working in the province, has
Brendan Marshall, with the Mining Association of Canada, says the railways are bringing into question the reliability of Canada as a trade partner and
Gensource proposes solution mining using a proprietary selective mining technique, allowing the selective dissolution with enhanced crystallisation recovery of potash from its Vanguard project. The company believes the environmental impact will be minimal compared with typical potash mines, owing to
Cobalt Power Group of Toronto has named Creig Hutton as president and CEO. He has over 20 years of experience including as a mining analyst. Hutton replaces Andreas Rompel who retired. Gil Clausen is the new president and CEO of Copper Mountain Mining Corp. in Vancouver. He will replace
Michigan Potash seeks to extract the fertilizer ingredient through solution mining by pumping water or brine into targeted zones to dissolve and recover the potassium-rich salt commodity. The $700 million mining project would recycle large quantities of water and try to use less than what it's been allotted,
The world's largest potash mining company says it is preparing to issue 610 temporary pink slips at two mines near Saskatoon in response to weak railway shipment performance. Nutrien Ltd. initially confirmed it planned to lay off 1,300 miners, but subsequently said "at this time" it will issue 470 notices at
Melbourne-based Davenport Resources (ASX: DAV) reported a maiden Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant resource of 576.6-million tonnes at 12.1% potassium oxide at its Ebeleben mining licence, located in Germany's South Harz region. Ebeleben, which covers 38.8 square kilometres, is one of
As Brazil's largest mining company exits the fertilizer industry, Canada's leading potash exporter is ramping up its operations in South America's largest agricultural market. Canpotex Ltd., the Saskatoon-based company that sells potash from 10 Saskatchewan mines to farmers around the world, is expected
Five years after committing $2.6 billion to sink a pair of kilometre-deep shafts at its Jansen mine project, BHP says drilling crews reached potash
Potash is a naturally occurring mineral that's high in potassium. It's used for making fertilizer. But there are serious concerns that mining it could endanger the surrounding environment and groundwater - the same groundwater that Nestle taps for its Ice Mountain bottled water. Bill Harrison, director of the
Galaxy Resources, a leading publicly traded Australian mining company, has announced that it has hired JPMorgan as a financial advisor to evaluate the company's "strategic options" in regard to its Sal de Vida lithium, potash project in Argentina. The announcement confirms speculation, coming from
"They really expect that this potash-mine will bring about an economic re-birth for Evart and Osceola County. Thirty years ago, PPG Industries started an identical potash-mine in Hersey Township, less than 2 miles from this one. If there was any sort of growth or re-birth from that, I didn't see it. In fact, during
"They really expect that this potash-mine will bring about an economic re-birth for Evart and Osceola County. Thirty years ago, PPG Industries started an identical potash-mine in Hersey Township, less than 2 miles from this one. If there was any sort of growth or re-birth from that, I didn't see it. In fact, during
Swiss-based Eurochem, owned by Russian businessman Andrei Melnichenko, has said that the launch of the two potash mines in Russia in 2018 will result in higher core earnings the following year. Eurochem produces fertilisers and crop nutrients in Russia, Belgium and Lithuania. The first stage of the
As part of the project, Lamoureux's students work with companies to create mathematical algorithms that companies can use to extract useful information and support commercial innovation. For example, his students have worked with potash mining companies to create mathematical optimization models