phosphates and potash, equals healthy
crops, and nutrient-rich food for people.
“We help the world grow the food it
needs,” says Gerry Couture, VP Capital
& Engineering at The Mosaic Company.
“That is our mission, and our mines in Es-
terhazy contribute to fulfilling that mission
in a large way.”
Not only a global leader in the field, the
Mosaic Company is an integral component
to the Canadian economy. Saskatchewan
has some of the richest and most plentiful
reserves anywhere in the world, and a ma-
jor economic driver in Saskatchewan. Pot-
ash remained the top-ranked non-metallic
commodity in 2016, with mine shipments
worth $3.9 billion (Natural Resources Can-
ada).
MILESTONE FOR THE
COMPANY AND PROVINCE
With the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations predicting steady
growth in food demand, so grows the de-
mand for nitrogen, phosphate, and potas-
sium-rich fertilizer. To answer this demand,
Mosaic has increased its investment in the
province with an extraordinary $5-billion in-
vestment in its potash mining operations.
Mosaic foresees this expansion effort to
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