Nutrien's Rocanville mine was commissioned in 1970 and has gone through several expansions and improvements to become one of the largest potash mines in the world.  The expansive underground workings, surface mills, loading facilities, maintenance shops and other supporting personnel, create an employment opportunity for 900 people from the surrounding area.   

Ore is cut using four-rotor mining machines utilizing a three-pass room-and-pillar method.  Conveyors haul ore to skip-loading pockets where it is hoisted to surface through two dedicated shafts.  The ore is processed on surface into finished products and shipped by rail and truck.   

Workplace safety at the Rocanville mine is ever evolving and always striving to improve.  The consistent foundation of safety success is through employee engagement and ownership.  This is most evident in our employee driven process called STAR (Safety Together at Rocanville), where workers observe one another and provide the feedback necessary for continued safe work.