BHP Group Ltd.’s, Melbourne, Jansen “Stage 1” potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, 140 kilometers east of Saskatoon, is now 16% complete and is continuing to track to plan, the mining group reported in its Operational Review for the half-year ended Dec. 31, 2022, released on Jan. 18.
This is up from 11% complete as of the end of September (GM Oct. 21, 2022). First production continues to be targeted for the end of calendar year 2026. In its initial stage, when fully ramped-up, Jansen “Stage 1” is expected to produce 4.35 million mt/y of potassium chloride.
Jansen has the potential for the addition of three subsequent expansion phases to take the mine to an envisioned eventual production capacity of 16-17 million mt of potash a year. BHP already has accelerated the Jansen “Stage 2” study, which could add another 4 million mt/y.