10K views · 212 reactions | Equipment efficiency and reliability are crucial at the K+S KALI GmbH Zielitz potash plant, one of Germany’s largest and most modern potash mining operations. | Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions | Facebook

German potash mine one year ago… This was my first time a few thousand feet underground! The potash deposit is essentially salt thought to be from an ancient ocean that dried up about 250 million years ago. K S Ausbildung Werra mines the deposit by first drilling and blasting enormous tunnels and caverns. Loaders like these then step in to haul the material to conveyors, which transport the potash, sometimes tens of kilometers, to an elevator. Once the potash emerges on the surface from over 300

1.8K reactions · 105 shares | Class is in session   John from our Jansen potash project in Canada explains what potash is, and the crucial role it plays in sustainable farming. #potash #agriculture #mining | BHP | Facebook