- SMDI #
- 2768
- Current Showing Name
- Rocanville Mine
- Historical Showing Names
- Rocanville Mine
- Company Name
- Nutrien Inc.
- Project Name
- Rocanville Potash
- UTM Easting (NAD83 Z13)
- 745230.0000
- UTM Northing (NAD83 Z13)
- 5596890.0000
- NTS Sheet
- 062K05
- TRM (Township-Range-Meridian)
- 17-30-1
- Primary Commodities
- Potash
- Associated Commodities
- Salt
- Discovery Type
- Status
- Deposit: Production
- Geological Details
- Middle Devonian Prairie Evaporite Formation. 2.34 million tonnes KCl produced in 2011. Recent highest production was 2.83 Mt in 2008.
- Geological Domain
- Duck Mountain
- Host Rocks
- Host Minerals
- Indicators
- Exploration History
- 12/1/2024
Nutrien has announced plans to increase its potash production capacity to 18 Mt—an increase of more than 5 Mt—by 2025 in response to supply uncertainties from Eastern Europe. To improve efficiency, productivity and safety, Nutrien aims to automate40 to 50% of its potash ore extraction by 2026.
(Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Highlights 2024, p.6)
5/30/2013
- Production History
- Production Period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
2,340,000.00 tonnes
Middle Devonian Evaporite Formation. 2.34 million tonnes KCL produced in 2011.
Summary:
- Potash: 2,340,000.00 tonnes
Production Period: 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
2,830,000.00 tonnes
Recent highest production was 2.83 Mt in 2008.
Summary:
- Potash: 2,830,000.00 tonnes
- Reserves and/or Resources