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Almost exactly half a year after shuttering its Colonsay potash mine amid an extremely weak fertilizer market, Mosaic Co. says the sprawling operation east of Saskatoon should be up and running again this month.

All of the roughly 330 employees laid off in July were back at work by Dec. 5, and the Plymouth, MN-based company anticipates that the mine will again be producing potash by mid-January, Mosaic spokeswoman Sarah Fedorchuk said in an email.

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“We do not anticipate idling Colonsay this year. We expect supply reconciliation and demand growth will result in a productive operating environment and are optimistic that 2017 will be a stronger year for the potash industry.”

Mosaic said in July that it would temporarily “idle” the mine east of Saskatoon and rely instead on its Esterhazy and Belle Plaine facilities in the province — which are cheaper to operate — amid “really challenging” market conditions.