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dc.contributor.authorCocker, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorOrris, G.J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-29T00:31:38Z
dc.date.available2018-09-29T00:31:38Z
dc.date.issued2014-01-16
dc.identifier.citationCocker, M.D. and Orris, G.J., 2013, World Potash Developments, in, Conway, F.M., ed., Proceedings of the 48th Annual Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals, Phoenix, Arizona, April 30 - May 4, 2012. Arizona Geological Survey Special Paper #9, Chapter 1, p. 1-16.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/629456
dc.descriptionPotash is a non-renewable resource that is a key ingredient in fertilizer along with phosphate and nitrogen. Increased demand for fertilizers and potash has driven potash prices from US$96/tonne in September 1990, to US$203/tonne in July 2007, to a current US$495/ tonne (April, 2012). A dwindling supply of arable land worldwide coupled with population growth requires increased food production from that land. Potash helps improve crop yields and enhances flavour, color and texture to crops used as food or used to feed livestock. Increasing populations together with higher standards of living in developing countries result in increased demand for food and more protein from meat, as well as more fruits and vegetables. Developing countries like China, Brazil and India have historically under applied fertilizers, so crop yields are low.
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesArizona Geological Survey Special Paper #9-Proceedings of the 48th Annual Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals - Chap.1
dc.relation.urlhttps://library.azgs.arizona.edu/
dc.rightsArizona Geological Survey. All rights reserved.
dc.subjectArizona Geological Survey Special Paper 9
dc.subjectHistoric
dc.subjectArgentina
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectCongo
dc.subjectGabon
dc.subjectEthiopia
dc.subjectKazakhstan
dc.subjectLaos
dc.subjectThailand
dc.subjectRussia
dc.subjectBelarus
dc.subjectMichigan
dc.subjectNew Mexico
dc.subjectArizona
dc.subjectSaskatchewan
dc.subjectChina
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectglobal economy
dc.subjectin situ mining
dc.subjectmining
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectK2O
dc.subjectpotassium salts
dc.subjectfertilizer
dc.subjectpotash
dc.titleWorld Potash Developments (Chapter 1, Spec. Paper #9)
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