Grass Roots Fertilizer Stocks

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Canadian Potash Operations (2001)

http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/publications/infosource/pub/cipec/potash-production/benchmarking.cfm?text=N&printview=N

There are 11 potash production facilities currently operating in Canada. It is recognized that no two of the 11 facilities are exactly the same, but to accurately present the energy benchmarking data for the potash industry, it is necessary to look at two sub-groups. Of the 11 potash mines, nine are conventional underground mining operations, which means that there is underground equipment and personnel. The other two are solution mines, which involve pumping heated water through the ore body to dissolve the potash and pumping the resultant brine solution to a refinery for extraction. Solution mining is a more energy intensive process than conventional mining.