Tag Archives: potash

Nutrien has announced a round of layoffs at its Vanscoy potash mine. In a release issued Wednesday morning, the company said it was eliminating 30 staff and 50 hourly positions from the site, located ...

After launching less than two months ago, Nutrien has announced plans to reshuffle jobs in Saskatoon in the coming weeks. Business analysts predicted job losses would follow once PotashCorp and Agrium...

The long-awaited merger of two major Canadian agriculture companies took effect Tuesday. News of talks about a potential merger of equals between Calgary-based Agrium Inc. and Saskatoon-based Potash C...

Canada's two largest fertilizer companies are about to join forces after clearing a final regulatory hurdle for a merger. PotashCorp and Agrium Inc say they have received regulatory permission from th...

A pair of PotashCorp mines near Saskatoon will be temporarily shut down over the winter to allow the company to adjust its inventory. The company announced Wednesday that temporary layoffs would be is...

The company building a potash mine southeast of Saskatoon is looking for a partner to dilute their interest in the project. BHP Billiton released their 2017 financial results Tuesday morning, which in...

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan and Agrium Inc. have picked the new name they'll operate under once they're allowed to proceed with a proposed merger. The new company will be called Nutrien, operat...

Mining giant BHP Billiton has floated a potential production date for its Jansen potash mine near Saskatoon.   Company CEO Andrew McKenzie spoke at a conference in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesda...

Tough decisions at PotashCorp appeared to be paying off as the company released its first-quarter earnings report for 2017.   The company reported earnings of 18 cents a share, double the nine ce...

Potash mines in the province are starting to ramp up in 2017.   The Mosaic mine in Colonsay, located around 77 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon, called back 330 workers on Dec. 5, 2016. Those em...