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Saskatchewan's uranium and potash industries set production records in 2024
Saskatchewan's potash and uranium industries broke records for production in 2024, while the province's uranium industry also set a new sales record. According to the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy a...
Apr 23, 2025 New records were set in Saskatchewan for the production of both potash and uranium in 2024. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Canada has the critical minerals Donald Trump wants. So what should we do with them?
An ongoing trade war and U.S. President Donald Trump's hunger for critical minerals have brought Canada's rich mineral deposits into the spotlight, with federal and provincial politicians promising to...
Apr 19, 2025 The area where finished red potash is stored at Nutrien Allan Potash Mine in Saskatchewan before shipping to the 40 countries the company supplies. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Evan Bray Show: Mosaic weighs in on potash and trade tensions
As global trade tensions continue to make headlines, Saskatchewan's potash sector has remained largely untouched - for now. But with millions of tons of the mineral crossing the U.S. border each year,...
Apr 16, 2025 Marnel Jones, director of government & public affairs for The Mosaic Company in Canada hopes that all the talk about tariffs will educate people on just how crucial potash is to not only the province, but the world. (Céline Grimard/650 CKOM)
Moe, Beck condemn U.S. decision to help Russia access fertilizer markets
Premier Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck found themselves agreeing on at least one issue on Tuesday. Both leaders condemned a statement from the White House indicating that the United States would ...
Mar 26, 2025 Premier Scott Moe said the statement from the White House is "incredibly disturbing." (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Roof at Mosaic's Colonsay potash processing facility partially collapses
An investigation is underway at Mosaic's Colonsay facility after part of its roof collapsed. "Earlier this week, the roof of a structure that houses a part of our potash manufacturing process failed a...
Nov 22, 2024
Women drilling away at stereotypes in mining industry
You might not expect to find many women down in a mine, but one woman is drilling away at that stereotype. From learning about oil and petroleum in her home country of Trinidad and Tobago, to becoming...
Sep 27, 2024 Gina Tylerbest gained her hard work ethic from her mother and grandmother. She immigrated to Canada as a student in 2005 to learn more about mining. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
WATCH: Tour a Potash Mine with 980 CJME!
Heading down the elevator shaft of Nutrien's potash mine near Rocanville, you are immediately hit with hot air and the smell and taste of salt. Surprisingly, the ride down was very smooth, minus the c...
Sep 26, 2024 Reporter Nicole Garn scrapes the salty pink potash off the walls of Nutrien's potash mine near Rocanville. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Jansen potash mine ahead of schedule, more growth planned
Stage 1 of BHP's multi-billion dollar Jansen potash mine project is halfway complete and ahead of schedule, the company announced last week. The project is being built just outside of Humboldt, and wi...
Sep 03, 2024 An aerial photo of the BHP Jansen potash mine. (BHP/Submitted)
Broken rail that escaped detection caused 2021 potash train derailment: TSB
A cracked piece of railway track that escaped detection left 27 freight cars piled up near Silton in 2021. According to a report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada that was released Tuesday,...
Mar 26, 2024 Workers clean up spilled potash after a CP train derailed in Saskatchewan in 2021. (Transportation Safety Board of Canada)
Sask. forecasts $250M deficit in mid-year financial report
Saskatchewan's finances have taken a downturn. The province's mid-year financial report is forecasting a deficit of $250.5 million at mid-year, down $1.27 billion from budget and $736.1 million from t...
Nov 27, 2023
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