Long dominated by a small group of local players, Canada’s potash industry has become red hot, as soaring prices have begun drawing both top mining companies and small exploration firms to the vast resources buried deep under the western prairies.
Used as a key ingredient in fertilizer, demand for potash has soared along with grain prices, […]
With a booming economy and a growing reputation as Western Canada’s rising economic star, Saskatchewan needs both skilled workers and manufacturers capable of sliding seamlessly into new and expanding industrial sectors.
“We don’t see our boom abating in the near future and now is the time for us to take advantage of it by continuing to […]
Included in this is an Exploration Permit application covering a total of 3,880 acres (over 6 sections) of prospective ground northwest of Moab, and Potash Lease Applications for a total of 7,360 acres (11 1/2 sections) of School Sections and a total of 17,760 acres (27 3/4 sections) of ground within the Known Potash Leasing […]
It’s the high costs of the difficult to reach and developing basins now being tapped to supply this nation’s growing demand for natural gas that have driven prices to a new level, and those costs won’t go away regardless of the worldwide price of oil, a ConocoPhillips vice president recently told Natural Gas Intelligence […]
Mr. Parson, an American geologist who explored the Afar Region between 1967-1969, discovered a huge amount of potash mineral in the Dallol Depression, northern part of the Afar Regional State. The Dallol Depression, the shallowest and hotest place in the world, is 100 meters below sea level.
Potash mineral is used as fertilizer. The potash deposit […]
Armtec Infrastructure Income Fund today reported financial results for the year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2006 and finishes the year on a positive note.
“2006 was a very important year with several key accomplishments as we continued to execute on our growth strategy. Operating results improved in every measure of performance as we benefited […]
New York & Lexington, KY Christensen, a capital-markets advisory firm, and Engineering Consulting Services Inc. (ECSI), a multi-disciplinary engineering, mining, and environmental-services consultancy (both with over 25 years in business),recently announced the creation of their joint venture, Global Mining RiSC LLC (“GMR”). This new corporation will be providing integrated, comprehensive risk analysis; safety and training […]
SaskTel is demonstrating flexibility and innovation in the mining industry across the province of Saskatchewan. From cellular service at remote mining locations such as Cameco Corporation’s Cigar Lake and Rabbit Lake uranium mining operations to advanced underground wireless communications at Agrium’s potash operation at Vanscoy, SaskTel is partnering with the mining industry in new and […]
Canada’s economy, the world’s eighth-largest, expanded 0.2 percent in July, the most in four months, led by mining, wholesaling and financial services.
The increase reported by Statistics Canada today in Ottawa compares with no growth in June and matches the median estimate in a Bloomberg News survey of 19 economists.
Today’s figures suggest the economy is rebounding […]
European markets finished largely in the negative, dragged by U.S. market losses and further weakness in the telecommunications sector. Deutsche Telekom dropped 3%, Vodafone Group lost 1.8% and BT Group lost 0.3%. Companies in France gained on strong second-quarter GDP figures. The German DAX 30 lost 0.1%, London FTSE 100 fell 0.1%, while the French […]