Australian Potash Companies

Phosphate is not Potash!

Please note that this is a rapidly changing field and that the data contained will inevitably be out of date some of the time; meaning that you should not rely on it to make investment decisions and consequently you must do your own research.

Australia is a substantial Potash consumer but currently has no production.

Australia has 6 ASX listed companies that have JORC compliant Potash resources of over 10Mt.

N.B. BHP has around 1B t of Potash resources.

ASX Companies with JORC Potash Resources >10Mt

http://www.australian-shares.com/mining/ELM

ELM: Market Cap as of 5/07/2011 ~$288m

 

 

http://www.australian-shares.com/mining/ORE

ORE: Market Cap as of 5/07/2011 ~$212m

 

 

http://www.australian-shares.com/mining/RWD

RWD: Market Cap as of 5/07/2011 ~$65.6m

 

 

http://www.australian-shares.com/mining/RIO

RIO: Market Cap as of 5/07/2011 ~$178b

 

 

http://www.australian-shares.com/mining/STB

STB: Market Cap as of 5/07/2011 ~$208m

 

 

http://www.australian-shares.com/mining/AIV

AIV: Market Cap as of 17/01/2011 ~$6m JORC 330,000t

 

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Potassium oxide in fertilizers

The chemical formula K2O is used in the N-P-K (nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium) numbers on the labels of fertilizers. Although K2O is the correct formula for potassium oxide, potassium oxide is not used as a fertilizer in these products. Normally, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, or potassium carbonate is used as a fertilizer source for potassium. The percentage of K2O given on the label only represents the amount of potassium in the fertilizer if it was in the form of potassium oxide. Potassium oxide is about 83% potassium by weight, but potassium chloride, for instance, is only 52% potassium by weight. Potassium chloride provides less potassium than an equal amount of potassium oxide. Thus, if a fertilizer is 30% potassium chloride by weight, its standard potassium rating, based on potassium oxide, would be only 19%.

Potash refers to potassium compounds and potassium-bearing materials, the most common being potassium chloride (KCl). The term "potash" comes from the old-Dutch word potaschen. The old method of making potassium carbonate (K2CO3) was by leaching wood ashes and evaporating the solution in large iron pots, leaving a white residue called "pot ash". Later, "potash" became the term widely applied to naturally occurring potassium salts and the commercial product derived from them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potash

Circa 2004

 

Phosphate is not Potash!

Please note that this is a rapidly changing field and that the data contained will inevitably be out of date some of the time; meaning that you should not rely on it to make investment decisions and consequently you must do your own research.

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The data on Australian Phosphate.com is intended as a guide only and is provided purely as an indication of what information can be found through official announcements. Data on this website should not be used to make an investment or trading decision. All information should be carefully cross-checked against official sources for accuracy. The publisher (Intaanetto Social Media) will not be held liable for any loss arising from the use of this website. Persons associated with Intaanetto the publishers of Australian Phosphate hold one or more of the companies listed above.

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