No one was hurt as three storage tanks started on fire at the Nutrien Potash mine near Vanscoy. The fire began at around 10:00 PM Saturday, and caused Saskatoon Fire Department to be deployed. Nutrien spokesperson Will Tigley said they continue to monitor and manage the fire. “The situation has improved over the past day, […]
Nutrien will be starting up Vanscoy’s potash mine again in March. The company says management is reviewing plans for how workers will return to the mine, so the exact startup date hasn’t been decided yet. It says expectations of a positive trend in the potash market helped lead to this decision. The mine was shut […]
Nutrien’s potash mine near Vanscoy will continue to be closed until the end of February. This is the second shutdown extension for the potash mine, as it was originally closed in November due to a large supply of potash on the international market. The closure was extended last month through to the end of January. […]
It will not be a Merry Christmas for the more than 250 workers employed by the Nutrien potash mine at Vanscoy. Nutrien is announcing that while it will re-open mines in Allan and Lanigan December 29, the Vanscoy operation will continue to be shut-down until at least the end of January. The mines were temporarily […]
