{"id":283949,"date":"2025-07-31T15:23:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/upcycle-minerals-starts-fertilizer-project-in-saskatchewan\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T09:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:21:42","slug":"upcycle-minerals-starts-fertilizer-project-in-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/upcycle-minerals-starts-fertilizer-project-in-saskatchewan\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcycle Minerals starts fertilizer project in Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Canadian firm <strong>Upcycle Minerals<\/strong> has begun development of its <strong>sulfate of potash<\/strong><em>(SOP<\/em>) <strong>plant<\/strong> in the Kicko region of south-central Saskatchewan. The initiative seeks to convert brines into high value-added fertilizers using proprietary technology with low net carbon emissions. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A fertilizer project<\/h2>\n\n<p>To advance the first stage of the project, <em>Upcycle <\/em>has retained <strong>Stantec Consulting<\/strong>, a global firm with extensive experience in mineral resource exploration and brine development in Western Canada. <em>Stantec <\/em>will be responsible for preliminary engineering evaluations and other key processes in Upcycle&#8217;s multiphase scheme.<\/p>\n\n<p>The company plans to leverage its potash mining licenses and concessions at <strong>Tuxford<\/strong>, <strong>Whiteshore <\/strong>and <strong>Lydden Lake Alkali <\/strong>as the main input to the process. This feedstock will be treated using a proprietary method that yields <strong>SOP<\/strong> as the main product and two marketable co-products: <strong>ammonium sulfate<\/strong><em>(AMS<\/em>) and <strong>precipitated calcium carbonate<\/strong><em>(PCC<\/em>). <\/p>\n\n<p>The <strong>SOP fertilizer<\/strong> Upcycle plans to produce is especially valued for its potassium and sulfur content, essential nutrients for chloride-sensitive crops. In addition, Upcycle&#8217;s<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/shows-the-success-carbon-capture-method\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"110897\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">carbon capture<\/a><\/strong> makes this development a sustainable alternative to traditional production methods. <\/p>\n\n<p>Together with the <strong>SOP<\/strong>, the <strong>AMS <\/strong>and <strong>PCC <\/strong>generated open the door to new commercial opportunities. These by-products are widely used in agriculture and in industries such as paper and plastics, strengthening the economic viability of the project. <\/p>\n\n<p>The implementation will be carried out in two phases: a smaller-scale demonstration plant and, subsequently, a commercial expansion. The objective is to consolidate Upcycle as a<strong> green SOP producer<\/strong> with efficient operations, low cost and low carbon footprint. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/upcycleminerals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Upcycle-Minerals-Inc-Project-kickoff-Press-Release-July-23-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upcycle Minerals<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company plans to leverage its potash mining licenses and concessions at Tuxford, Whiteshore and Lydden Lake Alkali as a primary input.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":283681,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13068,13032],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-283949","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-environment","categoria_noticias-management"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/283949","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283949"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/283949\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283949"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=283949"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=283949"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}