Potash derailment Fort Macleod

**redleaf** · May 23, 2022, 19:47

I thought potash fertilizer was red?

**furrowtickler** · May 23, 2022, 22:23

The video I seen sure was not potash â€¦ any of it
Oh well they will drive the price of that up 2x regardless

**sawfly1** · May 23, 2022, 23:12

Sure looked like urea

**6V53** · May 24, 2022, 01:14

Looks like they got caught shipping nitrogen out and had to make a story up.

**Rareearth** · May 24, 2022, 07:14

6V
If thats true, its a story worth investigating!

I wouldn't doubt it

**TSIPP** · May 24, 2022, 08:03

From what I understand it is white potash, white potash has the iron removed from it and is used in commercial products as in laundry soap.

**shtferbrains** · May 24, 2022, 08:17

Some solution mines like the one near Belle Plain produce white 0-0-62.

Can disolve the fine product to produce 0-0-12 liquid. More for vegtable fertigation etc.
As TSIPP says the iron is an impurity and doesn't go into solution. Just floats around on the bottom.

**redleaf** · May 24, 2022, 08:19

Originally posted by TSIPP View Post

From what I understand it is white potash, white potash has the iron removed from it and is used in commercial products as in laundry soap.

Good info.

**furrowtickler** · May 24, 2022, 08:43

Learn something new everyday, good to know

Potash derailment Fort Macleod