- SMDI #
- 2881
- Current Showing Name
- Jansen Potash Project
- Historical Showing Names
- Jansen Potash Project
- Company Name
- BHP
- Project Name
- Jansen Potash
- UTM Easting (NAD83 Z13)
- 519210.0000
- UTM Northing (NAD83 Z13)
- 5750810.0000
- NTS Sheet
- 072P15
- TRM (Township-Range-Meridian)
- 34-20-2
- Primary Commodities
- Potash
- Associated Commodities
- Discovery Type
- Water/Brine
- Status
- Deposit: Development
- Geological Details
- Underground development project. Middle Devonian Prairie Evaporite Formation. Proposed underground potash mine with an initial production of 4 million tonnes per year. The lower Patience Lake member is targeted for production. Two 7.3 m diameter shafts were completed to depth in 2018, a service shaft to 1,005 m and a production shaft to 975 m. Concrete liners are being placed in the shafts.
- Geological Domain
- Humboldt
- Host Rocks
- Host Minerals
- Indicators
- Exploration History
- 12/1/2023
In a move that further underscores the positive sentiment the potash industry has toward the long-term value of mining in Saskatchewan, BHP recently green-lit Jansen Stage 2, which requires a $6.4B investment to expand the currently under-construction mine (Figure 12). This investment follows up on the $4.9B commitment the company announced in August 2021, to finalize Jansen Stage 1. The company has committed investments totaling $12.4B that would make the Jansen project the single largest investment by a private company in the province’s history. Jansen Stage 1 is expected to have an annual capacity of 4.35 Mt KCl with initial production slated for early 2026. Jansen Stage 2 will expand the total capacity of the facility to approximately 8.5 Mt KCl per year. It is expected to take an additional six years to develop Stage 2, with first production expected in 2029, followed by a three-year ramp-up period. Jansen Stage 2 will include improvements to shaft-hoist infrastructure to handle higher mining volumes,
expansion of processing facilities and the addition of more rail cars. The company has noted its commitment to environmental sustainability and noted that Jansen’s design will produce approximately 50 per cent fewer greenhouse emissions per tonne and use up to 60 per cent less fresh water compared with the average potash mine in Saskatchewan.
(Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Highlights 2023, p.15)
12/1/2024
BHP Billiton (BHP) is set to further expand Saskatchewan's potash market with a $6.4B investment for the second stage of its Jansen project. This follow's BHP's initial $7.5B investment for Stage 1. Construction of Stage 2 is expected to take approximately six years. Jansen Stage 1 is projected to have an annual capacity of 4.35 Mt of KCl, with initial production anticipated in 2026. Stage 2 will expand the total capacity to 8.5 Mt KCl per year, with first production expected in 2029. BHP Group Ltd. Has also begun signing non-binding sales agreements for future production from its Jansen mine, starting in 2026.
(Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Highlights 2024, p.6)
8/19/2011
- Production History
- Reserves and/or Resources
- 2010-01-01
NI 43-101-compliant
Indicated Resource: 3250 million tonnes (Mt) at 25.4% K2O.
Inferred Resource: 120 Mt at 26.7% K2O.
(www.sedar.com).
Summary:
Indicated Mineral Resource of 3,250,000,000.00 tonne
- Potash: 3,250,000,000.00 tonne @ 25.4 %
Inferred Mineral Resource of 120,000,000.00 tonne
- Potash: 120,000,000.00 tonne @ 26.7 %