Potash

Essel Group ME Ltd (EGME) has appointed Colonnade Mining Group (Eritrea) Ltd (Colonnade) as drilling contractor for its Bada potash project.

Gensource Potash Corp. has released a statement providing an update on its Vanguard Potash Corp. joint venture with Essel Group ME Ltd.

K+S Potash Canada has announced that the first unit train has arrived at the company’s potash handling and storage facility in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.

Kalium Lakes Ltd has signed a memorandum of understanding with Yunnan Jingyifeng Supply Chain Management Co. Ltd for the sale of sulfate of potash.

K+S has announced that the Minister President of Hesse, Germany, has visited the Werra Verbund plant to gain a greater understanding of the current economic situation of the potash district.

According to Reuters, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. has hired Goldman Sachs and BofA Merrill Lynch to explore selling its stake (32%) in Chile’s Sociedad Quimica Y Minera.

In order to match supply to market demand, and to utilise its lowest-cost Rocanville facility, Potash Corp. has announced that it will temporarily curtail potash production at two Canadian mines.

Encanto Potash Corp. has announced that it has secured a commitment for a CAN$100 million funding facility.

Potash Ridge Corp. has announced that Guy Bentinck, CEO, has been replaced, effective immediately.

Parkway Minerals NL has announced that it has received commitments for AUS$850 000 from both existing and new shareholders via a placement of 85 000 000 shares at AUS$0.01 per share.

IC Potash Corp. has announced that it has filed a management information circular regarding its previously announced proposed settlement with Cartesian Capital Group, LLC.

According to Bloomberg, Ethiopia is considering looking for a new partner to help develop a potash mine that was abandoned in 2016 by Israel Chemicals Ltd.

The Canadian Competition Bureau has granted approval for the proposed merger of equals between PotashCorp and Agrium.

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc. have provided an update on the status of their merger of equals transaction.

The Fertilizer Institute supports new Trump Administration appointments to the US Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency.