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Potash

Potash is a potassium-rich salt used primarily as a fertiliser in agriculture, essential for crop growth and soil health. The term refers to a group of minerals and chemicals containing potassium in water-soluble form, most commonly potassium chloride (KCl), potassium sulphate and potassium nitrate. Potash is mined from underground ore deposits or extracted from brine, with major producing regions including Canada, Russia, Belarus and Germany. It is one of three primary nutrients required for plant growth, alongside nitrogen and phosphorus, and is critical for improving crop yields and food security. Global demand is driven by agricultural expansion, population growth and the need to maintain soil fertility. The potash market is relatively concentrated, with a small number of large producers controlling significant output, including Nutrien, Mosaic, K+S and Belaruskali. Prices are influenced by agricultural commodity cycles, trade policies and geopolitical factors, particularly sanctions affecting Belarusian and Russian supply. Potash is increasingly classified as a critical mineral by several governments due to its strategic importance to food production. The industry faces challenges including high capital costs for new mines, long development timelines and environmental concerns related to tailings and water use. Major deposits are found in ancient evaporite basins, with Saskatchewan in Canada hosting the world's largest reserves.

Potash Updates


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Brazil Potash secures diesel-based power for Autazes construction period
20th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

NYSE-listed Brazil Potash Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with a power generation company called Gera Center, outlining a 28-year build, own, operate and transfer (BOOT)... 


MAC president and CEO Pierre Gratton
Association urges action to ensure Canada's mining sector remains globally competitive
14th May 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

While Canada has the minerals and metals the world needs, strong environmental and labour standards and significant untapped potential, it must improve the efficiency and predictability of project... 


Potash ore
Mosaic swings to a first-quarter loss
12th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

NYSE-listed the Mosaic Company posted a net loss of $258-million for the first quarter of this year, compared with net income of $238-million reported for the first quarter of 2025. Mosaic’s North... 


K+S raises full-year Ebitda guidance
11th May 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Raw material group K+S has raised its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) guidance for the 2026 financial year to €630-million to €730-million, from the previous... 


BHP offices in Perth
BHP CFO says new investors buying in on copper exposure, AI demand
6th May 2026 By: Reuters

BHP CFO Vandita Pant said on Wednesday that a new and broader set of investors were buying into the company as AI demand makes its exposure to copper more valuable. Shares in BHP, the world's... 


K+S potash mine
Germany sees US as vulnerable to squeeze on potash supplies
5th May 2026 By: Bloomberg

German authorities seeking to map out US supply-chain vulnerabilities as a way to win leverage with President Donald Trump’s administration have identified a key pressure point: potash. The US... 


Potash drill core
Millennial nears full ownership of Gabon potash project, DFS targeted for year-end
16th April 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed Millennial Potash Corporation has completed a milestone payment to to the vendors of the Banio potash project, in Gabon, which earned Millennial an additional 10% interest in... 


The Jansen potash mine in Canada
BHP sees potash heading toward deficit as demand outpaces supply
25th March 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group, the world’s largest mining company, expects the global potash market to tighten over the next decade as demand grows and geopolitical risks strain fertilizer supply chains. With demand... 


Emmerson to raise £850 000
20th March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Aim-listed Emmerson has closed a placing and concluded a bookbuild, raising gross proceeds of £750 000 through the issue of, in aggregate, 37.5-million new ordinary shares. The company has also... 


Neometals re-enters upstream with US lithium-potash JV
20th March 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

ASX-listed Neometals is returning to upstream resource development with the acquisition of a controlling stake in a lithium/potash brine project in the US. The company will earn a 51% interest in... 


South African-born, naturalised Australian Brandon Craig has risen through the ranks and – for the last two years – been at the forefront of BHP's shift in direction.
BHP’s next leader faces same problems in deal-obsessed industry
19th March 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group has picked the continuity candidate for its next boss: A life-long company man who has spent quarter of a century at the biggest miner, honing his skills in iron-ore and copper, its most... 


Brandon Craig
Brandon Craig to succeed Mike Henry as BHP CEO
18th March 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

Diversified miner BHP has appointed its Americas president Brandon Craig to succeed Mike Henry as group CEO and director with effect from July 1. Henry is stepping down after six and a half years... 


Rainbow CEO George Bennett
Brazil project a ‘major opportunity’ to replicate Rainbow’s South African successes
11th March 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

London-listed Rainbow Rare Earths has announced an economic assessment for the Uberaba project, in Brazil, and says it has reached an agreement with US-based producer and marketer of concentrated... 


Drill core from the Kola potash project
Kola potash project, Congo-Brazzaville – update
6th March 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Kore Potash has agreed to buy a further 0.46% stake in Sintoukola Potash SA from minority shareholder Etablissements MGM for $1-million cash, funded from existing cash resources.  


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Kore making strides to gain full ownership of Kola project
2nd March 2026 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-, Aim- and ASX-listed Kore Potash announced the purchase of a 0.46% interest in the share capital of Sintoukola Potash SA (SPSA) and the conditional right to acquire the remaining interest in... 


Nutrien expects higher potash demand despite tough conditions for farmers
Nutrien expects higher potash demand despite tough conditions for farmers
20th February 2026 By: Reuters

op world potash producer Nutrien expects increased demand for the crop nutrient in 2026 despite farmers cutting back on phosphate fertilizer and facing low returns. On its fourth-quarter financial... 


CEO Mike Henry delivering BHP's half-year results.
Copper becomes BHP’s biggest earnings driver
17th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Diversified major BHP has increased its group copper production guidance for the 2026 financial year to between 1.9-million and 2.0-million tonnes, as the world’s biggest copper producer positions... 


Karnalyte welcomes Canada-India cooperation on potash supply
Karnalyte welcomes Canada-India cooperation on potash supply
5th February 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

Karnalyte welcomes Canada-India cooperation on potash supply TSX-listed Karnalyte Resources has welcomed recent commitments by the governments of Canada and India to strengthen collaboration in... 


Kore progresses early works agreement, formal sales process continues
Kore progresses early works agreement, formal sales process continues
30th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Potash development company Kore Potash, with 97% ownership of the Kola potash project and the Dougou Extension (DX) potash project in the Sintoukola basin in Congo-Brazzaville, has provided an... 


Image of Jansen mine shafts
Jansen potash project, Canada – update
23rd January 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has completed a detailed reassessment of the cost and schedule for Jansen Stage 1. 


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