By the numbers
1,000: Rocanville’s estimated population
1,200: Estimated number of contract workers required for expansion
229: Number of current contractors from Saskatchewan
454: Staff members at PotashCorp Rocanville
650: Staff members who will be permanent employees post-expansion
$2.8 billion: Cost of the mine expansion
3.04 million: Mine’s current annual capacity in tonnes
5.7 million: Mine’s annual capacity in tonnes post-expansion
270: Positions to be filled at the mine post-expansion
1 million: Dollars per day being spent on the expansion project
960: Mining depth in metres
$1,100: The approximate price per tonne of potash before the Great Recession in 2008
$320: The approximate price per tonne of potash in May 2010
$380: The approximate price per tonne of potash in the first quarter of 2011
$460: The projected price per tonne of potash by mid-2011
(Source: Scotiabank Group)
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