Industrial Minerals


Potash not affected by earthquake in Saskatchewan

03 February 2012

by Alex Feytis

“Tremors common” in the Canadian potash-rich region; no impact for last shake

Keywords: Saskatchewan, earthquake, potash, PotashCorp, Mosaic

Potash operations were not affected by the earthquake which rippled through the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and western Manitoba on Wednesday, potash producers confirmed to IM.

 

The quake originated in a spot 5km beneath the ground near Esterhazy, Saskatchewan – or about 138km southwest of Dauphin – and hit 3.3 magnitude, according to data from the US Geological Survey (USGS). The...