History

History

2022

  • In June, Milestone Phase 1 project construction restarts
  • In May, Vantage invests $80 million in Western Potash Holdings
  • In May, Western Potash Corporation receives Appian $85 million investment loan

2021

  • In December, Updated NI43-101 Report by March Consulting
  • In May, Milestone Phase 1 projects put on hold

2020

  • In April, Milestone Phase 1 projects starts hot mining
  • In January, Western Potash Corp Releases Updated NI-43-101

2019

  • In October, Western Potash achieves horizontal solution mining in all three production caverns
  • In July, Western Potash Start of Production Drilling at its Milestone Phase 1 Project site
  • In June, Western Potash Awards Contract to Stuart Olson for Construction of Milestone Phase I Project, and construction of the Phase 1 Project officially starts
  • In May, earth work starts for the Phase 1 crystallization pond
  • In April, a 10km pipeline is connected from the water source well to the Project site
  • In March & April, Project site piling work

2018

  • In November, site clearing and heavy haul road update completes
  • In October, early works for Phase 1 Project kicks off, with earth work starts on site
  • Successfully hauled 40,000 tonnes of aggregate to the Phase I site
  • Early Works budget and Three-Phase Development Plan approved
  • Successfully signed MOU with a senior North American agriculture industry player to transport and offtake 100% of the Phase I Project potash production to the North American market
  • Awarded Contract for Final Stage of Phase I Project Engineering to SNC-Lavalin, which is expected to be completed by March 2019 
  • Secured water source for Phase I production
  • In July, successfully developed groundwater supply source for Milestone Phase I Project

2017

  • Successfully renegotiated water supply agreement with the City of Regina
  • Entered Project Agreement with the Rural Municipality of Lajord
  • Environmental Assessment Approval for the Milestone Phase I Project granted
  • Western Resources (WRX) begins trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange April 5, 2017
  • Western Resources obtains all issued and outstanding Western Potash shares on a 1:5 basis
  • Obtained final order for plan of arrangement
  • Announced corporate restructuring 

2016

  • Final Engineering Report for the Milestone Phase I Project was submitted
  • Western Potash awards Engineering and Procurement Services Agreement and Subsurface Well Design Agreement for the Milestone Phase I Project
  • Provided Shareholder Update

2015

  • Announced Normal Course Issuer Bid
  • Along with Tairui, signed MOU with China Development Bank
  • Received Environmental Assessment approval for Pilot Plant
  • New Chairman of the Board elected
  • Received Strategic Investment  from Beijing Tairui Innovation Capital Management Ltd.
  • Scoping Study for Scalable Pilot Plant delivered
  • Technical Report delivered

2014

  • Secures strategic pipeline right-of-way

2013

  • Strategic investor announced
  • Environmental Assessment Approval granted
  • Technical Report delivered
  • Advanced Notice Policy put in place

2012

  • Feasibility Study delivered
  • Reserves and Resources updated
  • Completed $9.6 million Private Placement
  • Environmental Impact Statement for the Milestone Potash Project submitted
  • Sustainable recycled water source approved for Milestone Potash Project
  • Announced the appointment of Richard Lock, P. Eng. as Project Director
  • Shareholder Rights Plan instated

2011

  • Updated NI 43-101 Technical Report filed on SEDAR in December (PFS)
  • AMEC Americas Limited had been engaged as the Lead Engineering Consultant for the Feasibility Study Process on the Milestone Potash Project
  • Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Regina for a potential water supply options for the Milestone Potash project in February
  • In January the Company announced that as a part of the Feasibility Study process, a 2 well drill program will commence on the Milestone project

2010

  • In November the Company announced that the Province of Saskatchewan has granted the Company a subsurface mineral lease on its 100% owned Milestone property in Southern Saskatchewan
  • The Company announced that Milestone Potash Project Scoping Study has been completed in September
  • In June, a NI 43-101 Resource Estimate on the Milestone property was delivered

2009

  • At Milestone, the Company’s purchase and subsequent interpretation of several line-km of 2D seismic data confirmed the presence of potash prospective salt beds and highlighted a sizeable and attractive new exploration target

2008

  • Granted three potash permits in south-eastern Saskatchewan (Milestone Project) in May
  • IPO May