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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Evart Potassium Chloride Mine

Michigan Potash & Salt Company

Evart Township, MI, USA

-85.3353302, 43.8214852

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 828

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Extraction

Product: Potassium Chloride


Project Announcement Date: 11/20/2025

Target for Starting Production: 2028

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 4 GWh

Operating Status: Planned


Capital Investment: $1260 million

Congressional District: MI2

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“Michigan Potash & Salt Company, LLC (MPSC)”, michiganpotash.com, 19 Nov 2025. 🔗


“Michigan Potash signs agreement to provide minerals for potassium-ion battery manufacturing”, Farm News Media, michiganfarmnews.com, 10 Dec 2025. 🔗


“Group1 and Michigan Potash & Salt Company Announce Strategic Collaboration to Build America's Potassium-to-Battery Supply Chain”, Group1, PR Newswire, 20 Nov 2025. 🔗


“Proposed potash mine could power batteries. What is potash?”, Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 08 Dec 2025. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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