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JUNE 2016 • E&MJ; 1 www.e-mj.com JUNE 2016 • VOL 217 • NUMBER 6 FEATURES The Vital Commodities Despite rapidly increasing demand for food production around the world, fertilizer minerals have been hit by falling prices and weak markets. E&MJ; looks at the reasons. ...................................................................................... 36 Highfi eld Resources Prepares to Open the Muga Mine Seeing regional market advantages, a junior miner hopes to reopen a Spanish potash district .................................................................................. 46 Progress in the Patch Southwestern Wyoming hosts the largest known trona deposit in the world. Tata Group's North American chemical arm is intent upon making the most from its extensive holdings in what is commonly referred to as the Trona Patch. ............................................................................................. 54 New Screening Plant Provides Capacity for Future Growth Joest successfully completes a project that enables LKAB's pellet handling and loading operation at Narvik to handle up to 15,000 t/h........................... 60 Risk and Recovery Polydeck helps Klondike gold miners achieve major production gains ........... 62 Arrested Development Can technological advances relieve some of the economic pressure that's stifl ing greenfi eld mine development?............................................................ 66 Special Report: Brazil Deals with the Downturn Political uncertainty and weak metal prices force miners and suppliers to assess options ........................................................................................... 69 Miners Persevere During Good Times and Bad E&MJ; reports on advances between the two world wars ................................. 78 LEADING DEVELOPMENTS Canada's Oil Sands Hub City Begins Recovery From Wildfi re .............................4 Oyu Tolgoi to Restart Underground Development ...............................................4 China Moly Will Acquire Freeport's Tenke Fungurume Interests .........................5 Looming Lawsuit Threatens South African Gold Industry ..................................5 AROUND THE WORLD U.S. & Canada: Goldcorp Buys Kaminak for its Coffee Gold Project ..................6 Latin America: Anglo American Sells Brazil Niobium and Phosphates Businesses ..................................................................................................... 14 Australia/Oceania: OZ Study Raises Carrapateena Mine Output to 4 Million t/y .................................................................................................... 16 Africa: Rusal, Guinea Sign Bauxite/Alumina Production Agreements ............ 18 Asia: Eldorado Sells its Chinese Gold Mines .................................................. 20 Exploration Roundup: CanAlaska Enters C$20.4M Option Agreement With De Beers Canada.................................................................................... 24 In addition to soft-rock mining, E&MJ; covers under- ground mine development this month. On the cover, the recently completed Turf No. 3 ventilation shaft at Newmont's Leeville gold mine in Nevada is one of the largest of its kind in North America, capable of moving more than 2 million cfm using four 3,000-hp centrifugal fans. (Photo: Newmont Mining Corp.) DEPARTMENTS Calendar ...................................................... 32 Classifi ed Advertisements ............................ 94 Equipment Gallery ........................................ 88 From the Editor................................................2 Markets ........................................................ 96 Operating Strategies .................................... 82 People .......................................................... 10 Processing Solutions .................................... 86 Suppliers Report........................................... 84 This Month in Coal ....................................... 28