Manitoba is hoping to capitalize on the potash boom the way Saskatchewan has.
The Selinger government is about to invite the world’s potash producers to sink their machines into a western Manitoba mine that could generate $2 billion worth of royalties for the province over the course of 40 years.
The Potash Corporation of Manitoba is preparing to issue letters to major mining-industry players — including Canadian potash companies Agrium, Mosaic and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan — to gather expressions of interest in developing a $3-billion to $4-billion Russell-McAuley mine.