BHP (ASX, NYSE: BHP) said on Monday that the first phase of its massive Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, has reached and surpassed the halfway point of completion.

The world’s biggest miner noted that phase two was now underway with the project on track to reach first production in 2026, with expected potash output of 4.2 million tonnes a year.

BHP said the focus will now be on completing the mill building, processing plant and port construction, all while finalizing infrastructure and preparing to transfer the project to operations.

“Building one of the largest potash mines in the world requires an all-hands-on-deck approach, and the province has really come together to make a project of this magnitude possible,” BHP’s potash president, Karina Gistelinck, said in the statement.

Construction of Jansen’s second phase is expected to take six years and deliver first production in 2029.

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