Potash

Fertilizer Canada decries lack of consultation as Saskatchewan ups tax burden

Saskatchewan potash producers had no input before the surprise provincial budget announcement that they may pay an estimated C$117m more next year.

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Sirius Minerals puts alternative plan for potash project on the table

The Woodsmith mine will be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted — It’s set to generate an initial 10 million tonnes per year of polyhalite, a form of potash used in plant fertilizers.

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Amazon’s riches up for grabs as Brazil to open indigenous reserves to mining

Brazil’s new right-wing government is going ahead with announced changes to current mining regulations, which include a controversial plan to open up indigenous reserves to mining.

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Canadian miners had a tough 2018, but optimism remains — EY

Ernst & Young’s Canadian Mining Eye index, which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior miners — dropped 2% in the last quarter of 2018.

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