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Potash Exploration Hot Spots

Potash has risen from relative obscurity, to one of the most talked about commodities in the global market, thanks to its application as a fertilizer. As the world’s population increases, and the amount of arable land shrinks, the necessity to get the most food production from a finite land base has resulted in a skyrocketing interest, and demand for potash.

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.

Western Potash Corp. Delivers Robust Preliminary Economic Assessment

Western Potash Corp.( TSE:WPX) reports receipt of a positive scoping study from AMEC Americas Limited on the Milestone property, Saskatchewan. The Milestone property hosts a potash resource which consists of 41 million tonnes of Measured Resource (contained KCl), 133 million tonnes of Indicated Resource, and 560 million tonnes of Inferred Resource. For complete news release, click here. [...]