Rocanville Potash Mine, Saskatchewan, Canada
Key Data:
Producer of
Potash
Location
Saskatchewan, Canada
Ownership
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (100%)
Geology type
Devonian evaporite sequences
Mineral type
Sylvite, carnallite, halite and clay
Reserve base
372Mt mineable; 1,132Mt inferred resource
Annual production
7.5Mt of ore and 2.57Mt of potash products (2005)
Mining method
Underground long room-and-pillar, using two- and four-rotor continuous miners
Processing method
Crushing, desliming, cyclones, flotation
Employment
340
Key Equipment:
Underground
Marietta two- and four-rotor continuous miners
Concentrator
Allen Bradley central control system
