By Victoria Martinez and Lucinda Wood Whether in potash slimes, oil sands or in kimberlite slurries, active clay minerals can cause serious issues in many plant operations. For industries where clay minerals are present, a better analytical approach is needed to more...
K+S Potash Canada and Bantrel Announce Partnership for Bethune Ramp-Up
K+S Potash Canada (K+S) and Bantrel are pleased to announce their Integrated Program Management Team (IPMT) partnership to deliver on K+S’s growth plan for the sustained production increase, or Ramp-Up program, at Bethune mine. An Integrated Program Management Team is...
Sensor-based sorting testwork for potash operations
By Erin Matthews Sensor-based sorting (SBS) technologies and testwork are evolving, offering the mining industry another tool in the mineral processing toolbox. SBS is a collection of technologies that use sensors to separate ore from waste, either on a particle basis...
The need for good science in the design of selective solution mining of potash
By Harvey Haugen, CEO, BPPC I started working in potash in 1969, my son in 2000, and my granddaughter in 2020. A lot has been learned over the years since the early days. Unfortunately, sometimes as an industry matures, it starts to rely on established principles that...
Helping industry produce premium potash to support the global agricultural community
By Erin Matthews The demand for potash is at an all-time high. While potash has some valuable industrial uses, most of the world’s production goes towards supporting the agricultural industry. As demand for a variety of food crops increases, farmers and industry are...
Helping industry produce premium potash to support the global agricultural community
Canada is the world’s largest exporter of potash and Saskatchewan is home to nearly half of the world’s potash reserves. Large deposits of potash were first discovered in the southern area of the province by an oil crew in the 1940s. Saskatchewan’s first underground...
Black Mountain Gold Announces Acquisition of Banio Potash Project
Black Mountain Gold USA Corp. (TSXV: BMG) ("BMG" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), dated effective September 5, 2022 although fully executed on September 24, 2022, with the shareholders of...
ICL’s Commitment to a Net Zero Future
There is world consensus that greenhouse gasses are affecting our planet and we must act now. As a leading global specialty minerals and chemicals company serving agriculture, food, and industrial markets, ICL sets the bar for other aspiring net zero emissions...
STC Legacy Partnership signed at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation
On October 11, 2018, Engcomp formally signed a Legacy Partnership with the Saskatoon Tribal Council (STC). At the Spring Treaty Assembly at Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, this partnership was signed, along with the reaffirmation of six other Legacy Partnerships. The event...
Engcomp, SDG Announce Alliance to Serve Mining and Resource Industries in Canada
On November 6, 2018 – Canada-based engineering firm Engcomp and US-based management consulting firm Strategic Decisions Group announced today that the two companies have formed a strategic alliance to advise Canadian companies in mining and related industries on...
