Life hasn’t come back to Canada’s mining sector just yet — report

The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 7.7 billion by 2020 and 9.3 billion in 2050. Another UN estimate says that only 30 percent of the arable land used in the 1950s will be available in 2050.

Australian uber-miner BHP Billiton is moving ahead with its Jansen potash project.

As PotashCorp reported the second highest sales in its history, CEO Bill Doyle forecast a record 9.5 million to 10 million tonnes […]

Agribusiness giant Cargill Inc. is spinning off its majority stake in fertilizer producer Mosaic (MOS-N72.47-3.68-4.83%) setting the stage for another potential takeover battle over prized Saskatchewan […]

News Blaze reports: Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) has acquired Big Quill Resources Inc., Canada’s leading producer of sulphate of potash, in an […]

Sirius Minerals, the only London-listed potash company, said it bought privately held York Potash Ltd for 25.1 million pounds ($39.82 million) to […]

Diamond core drilling intersects additional potash in holes Col-011, 012, 013, 014, 015, 016 and 017; The results confirm an increase in the initial exploration target to 500 - 750Mt of potash ores with average grades of 21-25% KCl located above 100m

That a fertilizer can become the next gold may seem hard to believe. That a fertilizer can become the next gold may seemhard to […]