Where is the Jansen potash project?
Saskatchewan
Our Canadian operation consist of the Jansen Potash Project, located approximately 140 kilometres east of Saskatoon in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
What is the Jansen project?
The Jansen project is a proposed underground potash development project in east-central Saskatchewan, approximately 140km east of Saskatoon, Canada. Owned by BHP Billiton, the mine will be one of the world’s largest potash mines, producing eight million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) of marketable potash at full capacity.
Why is BHP investing in potash?
Jansen is located in the world’s best potash basin and is expected to operate up to 100 years. Potash provides BHP with increased leverage to key global mega-trends, including rising population, changing diets, decarbonisation and improving environmental stewardship.
Who owns potash mines in Saskatchewan?
Nutrien
The mine is currently owned and operated by Nutrien. As of 2019, Rocanville had an annual nameplate capacity of 6.5Mt and an annual operating capacity of 5.14Mt of finished potash (concentrated KCl) products.
Where is the largest potash mine?
Nutrien is the world’s largest potash producer with over 20 million tonnes of potash capacity at our six lower-cost potash mines in Saskatchewan.
How do you mine potash in Saskatchewan?
The potash is mined entirely underground, via a series of tunnels measuring more than 60 kilometres. An elevator shaft, plunging about one kilometre underground, provides initial access to the tunnels.
What is potash used for?
Potash is primarily used in fertilizers (approximately 95%) to support plant growth, increase crop yield and disease resistance, and enhance water preservation. Small quantities are used in manufacturing potassium-bearing chemicals such as: detergents.
What is the future of potash?
Our modeling predicts that potash consumption for fertilizers will increase from 28.2 million tonnes in 2012 to around 37.8 million tonnes in 2022, which implies that the annual relative growth rate of potash consumption is expected to increase by 2.9%.
What is potash mining?
Potash mining Today, potash comes from either underground or solution mining. Underground potash deposits come from evaporated sea beds. Boring machines dig out the ore, which is transported to the surface to the processing mill, where the raw ore is crushed and refined to extract the potassium salts.
What is the biggest potash mine in Saskatchewan?
High-quality, lower-cost potash operations Nutrien is the world’s largest potash producer with over 20 million tonnes of potash capacity at our six lower-cost potash mines in Saskatchewan.
Why does Saskatchewan have so much potash?
The potash deposits tucked more than a kilometre beneath Saskatchewan were formed after an inland sea evaporated some 400 million years ago. It was a busy time – fish were making their way onto land and plants were taking advantage of stable soil to sow seeds for the first time.
Who is the biggest potash producer?
Canada
Canada is the world’s largest producer and exporter of potash. Canada has the world’s largest potash reserves, with 1.0 billion tonnes of potash (potassium oxide equivalent).