Articles Tagged "solution mining"

An Introduction to Potash Solution Mining

Potash is commercially mined through two methods, conventional underground mining and solution mining techniques. Solution mining offers a few advantages compared to conventional underground mining including lower up-front capital cost and a shorter ramp-up time.

Recession leaves farmers between a rock and a hard place

By Leia Michele Toovey-Exclusive to Potash Investing News As the recession spread across the globe, the value of crops plummeted and equity froze, forcing farmers into delaying applications of much needed fertilizer to their fields. This postponement has set the stage for the potash industry to boom.   Farmers may skip using potash fertilizer for [...]