Potash Producer: PotashCorp, Interactive Mind Map as of Aug 2010

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otash Producer: PotashCorp, Mind Map 

 


Mind Map Description
Interactive Mind Map based on the website of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.. Source: PotashCorp.com.

PotashCorp
The Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. is a Canadian corporation based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The company is the world's largest potash producer and the second and third largest producer of nitrogen and phosphate, three primary crop nutrients used to produce fertilizer. At the end of 2007, the company controlled 22% of the world's potash production capacity, 2% of nitrogen production capacity and 6% of phosphate supply. The company is part-owner of Canpotex, which manages all potash exporting from Saskatchewan.

In August 2010, PotashCorp became the subject of a hostile takeover bid by BHP Billiton. Source: Wikipedia, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan.

It is involved in the exploration of iron ore, copper, rock phosphate, limestone, dolomite, gypsum, bentonite, magnetite, diamond, tin, tungsten, graphite etc.

It is India's largest iron ore producer and exporter producing about 30 million tons of iron ore from 3 fully mechanized mines in Chhatisgarh and Karnataka. It also operates the only mechanized diamond mine in the country at Panna in Madhya Pradesh. Source: Wikipedia, National Mineral Development Corporation.
 

 

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Jul 9, 2010