Upcycle launches potassium sulphate project

Upcycle Minerals Inc. has launched a brine to potassium sulphate fertilizer with carbon capture project in south-central Saskatchewan. The company says that it plans to use its mineral assets, including the Tuxford potash mineral permit and the Whiteshore and Lydden Lake Alkali Leases as feedstock for its patented process. Along with the production of potassium sulphate (SoP), the process also generates two co-products with established markets; ammonium sulphate fertilizer and precipitated calcium carbonate. Upcycle says that it intends to become an ecologically conscious, low-cost producer of SoP with low net CO2 emissions.

Upcycle has retained Stantec Consulting Ltd to carry out preliminary engineering assessments and review activities in a multi-phased approach to project development. Stantec offers technical expertise in exploration programs across Western Canada, with experience in potash and brine-hosted mineral resource development within the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, including the Prairie Evaporite formations. Their Mining, Minerals and Metals group supports clients throughout the full mining life cycle, from target generation to closure, with a multidisciplinary team of geologists, engineers, and environmental specialists ready to support Upcycle’s long-term vision.