Grades N-P-K

• 0-0-60

Potash products are sold as Muriate of Potash with an analysis of 0-0-60. Agrium’s products include the following grades:

• Coarse
• Granular
• Specialty Coarse
• Standard

Product Description
  

physical			chemical
form	granular		60% K20 47% CI
color	red

Industrial Uses

Potash has several industrial applications:

• In forestry fertilization
• As a feed supplement
• As a recycling flux in the aluminum industry

Product Specification and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

• View the product specification sheets and MSDS for Potash.

Manufacturing Process -
How we make a Muriate of Potash 0-0-60

Potash deposits occur in beds of sediments at only a few locations around the world,the largest is located in Saskatchewan, Canada. This deposit which has a thickness from 2.7 m (9 ft.) to 23.5 m (77.6 ft.) is found at depths ranging from 1000 m (3,200 ft.)to 3000 m (10,000 ft.) below the surface.

Solution mining methods are used to extract potash from deeper depths. Conventional underground dry-shaft mining methods are utilized in mines up to depths of 1100 m (3500 ft.). Ore is extracted from the potash deposits by electrically operated mining machines and conveyed to the surface where it is crushed. Using a flotation process, common salt and
clay particles are removed, the brine solution is dried, and the dried potash is then sized by screening. The resultant coarse grade product is ready for distribution. Fine particles remaining from the screening process are compacted into sheets which are then crushed and screened to particle sizes suitable for blending.

Benefits

• high analysis reduces handling requirements
• sized for uniform blending
• application flexibility; broadcast, band or seed place
• consistent quality and relatively dust free

Production Locations (capacities -tonnes per year)

Canada      1. Vanscoy, Saskatchewan  potash (KCl)  1,790,000