BHP to inject $4.9B in Jansen to double potash output
BHP (ASX: BHP) will invest US$4.9 billion in stage two of its giant Jansen potash project in Canada, as it aims to double capacity by the end of the decade….
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BHP’s Thomas leads world’s largest potash project with targets on emissions, hiring
Simon Thomas, head of BHP’s (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan with a stage-one cost of US$5.7 billion, has returned to agriculture after top positions…
BHP speeds up Jansen project in Saskatchewan despite falling potash prices
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP), the world’s largest miner by market valuation, is increasing its capital spending this year on the Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan by 55%…
Nutrien freezes potash output ramp up, US ammonia project on weak market
Nutrien (TSX: NTR; NYSE: NTR), the world’s largest potash producer, is indefinitely pausing plans for ramping-up output and will also halt work on its clean ammonia project at Geismar, La.,…
TSX books solid rise over July 10-14 trading week
Over the July 10-14 trading week, the S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 451.38 points or 2.3% to 20,262.07. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 6.28 points or 6% to 110.58 and…
Canada’s Top Ten: Barrick leads this year’s list of miners by market cap
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) returned as Canada’s largest mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, displacing last year’s leader Nutrien (TSX: NTR), which plummeted in market value by…
Mining world slow to close gender gap in leadership
Cathy Fitzgerald has always been aware that women are a minority in the mining world, especially in management. “Moving up in my career, and now being a vice-president and maybe…
Mosaic cuts back production at Colonsay potash mine
US fertilizer producer Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) has temporarily cut production at its Colonsay potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, due to slower-than-expected demand. Prior to the curtailment, Colonsay had been operating at…
Union at Saskatchewan Mosaic potash plant seeks mediation for higher wages
A union representing workers at Mosaic’s (NYSE: MOS) potash mine in Esterhazy, Sask. says it has filed for provincial mediation after negotiations for higher wages broke down. Some 750 workers…
US markets fall in the week ending Nov. 4
U.S. markets fell last week after the U.S. Federal Reserve increased its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points and Fed chairman Jerome Powell said talk of a pause in…
Nutrien earnings outlook sours on pared potash guidance
Canada’s top potash producer Nutrien (TSX: NTR) has guided for lower full-year headline profit as September-quarter sales volumes and prices slid lower than expected. The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based crop nutrient producer,…
TSX gains during Sept. 6-9 trading week
Over the Sept. 9 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 502.49 points or 2.6%, to 19,773.34. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index jumped 5.48 points or 6.25% to 93.23 and…