Western Potash granted K permits in Saskatchewan

Vancouver-Western Potash Corp. announced June 4 that it has been granted its first potash permits in southeastern Saskatchewan by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy. The three contiguous permits ?Çô KP-407, KP-408, and KP-409 ?Çô comprise a total of 123,948 acres, and are immediately adjacent to potash permits held by BHP-Billiton, Kennecott Canada Exploration, and Potash One. The three permits are located approximately 30 kilometers south and southeast of Regina, and to the southeast of the Mosaic Company’s Belle Plaine KL-106-R mining lease. The company says it intends to “define and develop a world-class potash deposit in an ecologically sustainable, economically efficient and socially responsible manner.”