Australia-based Worley Ltd. reported that BHP Canada Inc. has awarded the company a contract to fabricate pre-assembled units for the dry mill area and rail loading robot facilities of Stage 1 of the Jansen Potash Project in Saskatchewan. The company has also been awarded a separate contract to execute field construction for the dry mill area of Stage 1.
The project is expected to come online in late 2026. Stage 1 will have production capacity of 4.35 million mt/y and together with Stage 2, Jansen is expected to be one of the world’s largest potash mines.
Worley said the project, designed with a focus on sustainability, is expected to have lower greenhouse gas emissions and lower freshwater consumption per mt of product as compared with other potash mines in the region.
Under these contracts, Worley said it will use a digital model of the facilities and fabricate pre-assembled units at its Edmonton modularization yard. It said the pre-assembled unit strategy maximizes fabrication services at the yard, providing a safer work environment while also improving efficiency during field construction.