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...
The History of SRC’s Work in Saskatchewan’s Potash Industry
Saskatchewan is home to the largest potash industry in the world and every operating potash mine in Canada, making up 45 per cent of the world’s known reserves. As the potash industry has developed in Saskatchewan and around the world, SRC has provided technological...
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