{"id":1137900,"date":"2019-09-12T07:44:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T12:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1001718"},"modified":"2019-09-12T07:44:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T12:44:17","slug":"potash-giant-nutrien-to-briefly-shut-down-three-mines-lay-off-hundreds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1137900","title":{"rendered":"Potash giant Nutrien to briefly shut down three mines, lay off hundreds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s Nutrien (TSX, NYSE: NTR),<br \/>\nthe world&#8217;s biggest producer of potash fertilizer,&nbsp;&nbsp;is temporarily<br \/>\nlaying off workers at three of its Saskatchewan&nbsp;mines in response to a<br \/>\nshort-term slowdown in global markets.<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrien.com\/investors\/news-releases\/2019-nutrien-announces-temporary-potash-production-downtime\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">said late on Wednesday<\/a> that it expected to take production downtime at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy starting in November.<\/p>\n<p>The shutdowns may last up to eight<br \/>\nweeks and will affect between 480 to 750 people, according to the union<br \/>\nrepresenting workers at two of the sites.<\/p>\n<p>The Saskatoon-based company said if<br \/>\nall three facilities were to remain idle for two months, potash production<br \/>\ncould be reduced by roughly 700,000 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p>Nutrien, created by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/potash-corp-agrium-merged-firm-called-nutrien\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">merger of Potash Corp. and Agrium<\/a>, remains optimist on potash demand for 2020 despite current market weakness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remain focused on a gradual ramp-up of production to meet demand and to ensure we operate the safest, most reliable and efficient potash business in the world,\u201d \u00a0it said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrien.com\/investors\/news-releases\/2019-nutrien-announces-temporary-potash-production-downtime\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"in the statemen (opens in a new tab)\">in the statemen<\/a>t. <\/p>\n<p>The miner lowered its forecast earnings for the year in July to reflect the impact of wet weather on US planting and other factors that would reduce demand for potash in North America, China and India. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s top potash producer said production downtime at its Allan, Lanigan and Vanscoy mines will begin in 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