Potash: From Saskatchewan's mines to China
See how the crop nutrient gets from the earth, to a shipping container, to China
Potash 1,000 metres below the surface at the Rocanville Potash Corp mine before being loaded up the shaft and carried to surface in Saskatchewan.David Stobbe/Reuters
Rocanville Potash Corp mill production supervisor Dave Carter samples some potash on its process of being refined at the mill in Saskatchewan.David Stobbe/Reuters
Trevor Berg, Mill General Super Attendant, holds some potash chicklets in a storage build at the Potash Cory mine near Saskatoon.Liam Richards For The Globe and Mail
Rocanville Potash Corp. underground production supervisor Dave Esslinger displays a sample of potash 1,000 metres below surface at the potash mine in Saskatchewan.David Stobbe/Reuters
Potash being loaded and shipped overseas at Neptune Bulk Terminals in Vancouver.Laura Leyshon for the Globe and Mail
The Genco Brittany of Brazil is loaded with potash at Neptune Bulk Terminals in Vancouver.Laura Leyshon for the Globe and Mail
The Genco Brittany of Brazil leaves Vancouver after being loaded with Potash at Neptune Bulk Terminals in Vancouver.Laura Leyshon for The Globe and Mail
A bag of fertilizer containing potash, in Ningjin, Hebei Province, China.Sheila Zhao For The Globe and Mail
A man waits for customers at a fertilizer store in Ningjin, Hebei Province, China.Sheila Zhao