Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Beginnings and Development Chapter 3: Oversupply Crisis and Government Intervention Chapter 4: The Dynamics of Potash Politics Chapter 5: New Realities Chapter 6: Defining Goals and Finding New Directions Chapter 7: The Potash Reserve Tax Chapter 8: A Crisis Looms Chapter 9: The Decision--Public Ownership Chapter 10: Getting Started Chapter 11: Saskatchewan's Golden Opportunity Chapter 12: The Privately Owned Industry, 1989 to Now Chapter 13: BHP Billiton Blows the Big Buyout Chapter 14: What Can We Learn? Appendix A: Potassium Appendix B: Saskatchewan Potash Mines, 1970 Appendix C: Potash Pro-rationing Regulations Appendix D: Potash Deposits and Mines in Saskatchewan Appendix E: Capital Outlay in Saskatchewan Potash Mines Relative to Plant Capacity Appendix F: Analysis of IMC Data on Potash Reserve Tax Appendix G: Potash Sales and Royalty/Tax Revenues to the Government of Saskatchewan Appendix H: Canpotex Limited Notes References About the Author

About the Author

John Michael Burton is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and an enthusiastic Civil War reenactor, having appeared in the TNT productions Gettysburg and Andersonville. Burton frequently speaks to students about both the Civil War and his Native American heritage. He enjoys hiking, watching rodeo, and, of course, Civil War reenacting. Semi-retired, he resides in Dadeville, Alabama.