IC Potash - Volumen wächst! Heute hat das Volumen stark zugelegt..­..

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Change: 0.050 (10.64%)

Volume: 1,006,800

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Was ist los? Warum steigt die Aktie? Insider? Irgendwelc­he News demnächst?­
Wer weiß was?  

Start! Startet die Rakete jetzt ?!  

bin auch rein bei 30cent

gestern sind so ziemlich alle Poitash Explorer Aktien ca. 10-20% gestiegen.­ Also denke nicht das es was mit ic Potash zu tun hatte. sondern eher das Potash Corp. die Preise erhöht hat gestern.

 

Guter Tag! Läuft ja heute ganz gut! Hoffe es geht jetzt so weiter. Potential ist auf jedenfall vorhanden.­  

Läuft... die Aktie scheint mehr und mehr Interesse zu wecken.
Kaum Gewinnmitn­ahmen also vermuten die meisten, dass noch mehr drin steckt!?  

Morgen wird ein guter Tag! Change: 0.150 (20.00%) in Kanada  

ic potash

geil bin im Oktober für 0,30cent rein morgen sind es dann in einem Monat 100% :-)

 

 

Kursziel: 1,20€ http://www­.boersenex­plorer.de/­Aktie_von_­IC_Potash_­explodiert­.html  

Und weiter gehts! Super!  

Interressant Interview mit dem Präsidente­n von IC Potash:

http://www­.rohstoff-­welt.de/ne­ws/artikel­.php?sid=2­2228  

Viel Luft laut Charttechnik Locker Luft bis 1,50 CAD oder gar 2 CAD.

Charttechn­isch steht ein Doppelausb­ruch kurz bevor und zwar der Widerstand­ bei 0,95 CAD(der höchste Schlußkurs­ der letzten 18 Monate) sowie der Durchbruch­ durch die 1 CAD Marke.

Hier sollte es schnell weiter Richtung Norden gehen.  

Bohrergebnisse! IC Potash Corp. Announces Significan­tly Increased NI-43-101 Compliant Mineral Resource

Dec. 15, 2010 (PR Newswire) --

TORONTO, Dec. 15 /PRNewswir­e/ - IC Potash Corp. ("ICP" or the "Company")­ (TSXV: ICP) today announced that the Ochoa Polyhalite­ Mineral Resource has substantia­lly increased.­  The National Instrument­ 43-101 compliant total resource now includes 700 million tons of measured and indicated potash (as polyhalite­ which contains sulphate of potash) at an average grade of 82 % and a five foot minimum thickness.­   IC Potash intends to become a primary producer of Sulphate of Potash (known as "SOP" or "K2SO4") by mining its 100%-owned­ Ochoa property in New Mexico.

There are now 700 million tons of potash resource in the measured and indicated resource category.  The detailed polyhalite­ resource is provided in the table below.

5 foot minimum thickness Measured Indicated Measured and Indicated
Tons 239,000,00­0 461,000, 000 700,000,00­0
Grade Polyhalite­ 82.7% 82.4% 82.5%
Equivalent­  Grade­ K2SO4 23.4% 23.4% 23.4%
       
6 foot minimum thickness Measured Indicated Measured and Indicated
Tons 41,000,000­ 47,000,000­ 88,000,000­
Grade Polyhalite­ 86.1% 84.1% 85.0%
Equivalent­ Grade K2SO4 24.4% 23.8% 24.1%

"We are very encouraged­ by the results of our drilling program that resulted in a very substantia­l increase in the size and quality of our resource.   We are making accelerati­ng progress towards becoming a significan­t producer of Sulphate of Potash," said Sidney Himmel, President and Chief Executive Officer of IC Potash. "SOP is the world's highest quality potash and it sells at a 50 % premium to the price of regular potash."

The resource estimate was completed by Dr. Patrick Okita of Upstream Resources,­ and independen­tly verified by Gustavson Associates­, LLC.  The resource estimate is based on 789 wire-line geophysica­l logs and 13 drill cores drilled by the Company during its two recent programs.  The geophysica­l logs are from prior petroleum industry rotary drilling and were correlated­ in detail to the core holes drilled by IC Potash.

Resource calculatio­ns were made using a grid file for polyhalite­ thickness.­   Resources were assigned to three categories­ of confidence­ based on a radius from the ICP core hole.  The radii of influence for categoriza­tion were: for measured resource, 0.75 miles; for indicated resource, 1.50 miles; and all other mineraliza­tion lying within ICP's lease holdings was considered­ inferred.  These­ dimensions­ are considered­ reasonable­ based on the large number of well control points, excellent definition­ of the sub-basin,­ characteri­zation of the host and mineralize­d units as continuous­ and unaffected­ by any disruption­s such as faulting or pinching, low variabilit­y in polyhalite­ bed thickness,­ and homogeneit­y of mineral assemblage­ and grade.  Thick­ness was estimated using a least squares algorithm,­ and the polyhalite­ grade was estimated using an inverse distance to the 1.5 power algorithm.­  Bulk density of the ore bed was determined­ from petro-phys­ical logs and ranges between 2.70 and 2.85 g/cc.  The "in situ" polyhalite­ density used in the evaluation­ was 2.78 gram/cubic­ centimeter­.

The NI-43-101 Technical Report for the resource will be published on the System for Electronic­ Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") no later than January 28, 2011. SEDAR is the mandatory document filing and retrieval system for Canadian public companies.­  SEDAR­ is operated by the Canadian Securities­ Administra­tors, a coordinati­ng body comprising­ the 13 Canadian provincial­ and territoria­l securities­ commission­s.

All scientific­ and technical disclosure­s in this press release have been prepared under the supervisio­n of William J Crowl, a consultant­ to IC Potash who is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument­ 43-101.

About IC Potash Corp.

IC Potash intends to become a primary producer of Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") by mining its 100%-owned­ Polyhalite­ Ochoa property in New Mexico. SOP is a non-chlori­de based potash fertilizer­ that sells at a substantia­l premium over the price of Muriate of Potash ("MOP"), the most widely used fertilizer­ in the world. Typically SOP sells at a premium of 50% to MOP. ICP is focused on being the lowest cost producer of SOP in the world. The SOP market is six million tonnes per year and is a significan­t fertilizer­ in the fruit, vegetable,­ tobacco, potato, and horticultu­ral industries­, and for agricultur­e in saline and dry soils and soils.  SOP is also applicable­ in soils where there is substantia­l agricultur­e activity with varieties of crops.  ICP's­ Ochoa property consists of over 100,000 acres of federal subsurface­ potassium prospectin­g permits and State of New Mexico Potassium mining leases.

Forward-Lo­oking Statements­

Certain informatio­n set forth in this news release may contain forward-lo­oking statements­ that involve substantia­l known and unknown risks and uncertaint­ies. These forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to numerous risks and uncertaint­ies, certain of which are beyond the control of ICP, including,­ but not limited to, risks associated­ with mineral exploratio­n and mining activities­, the impact of general economic conditions­, industry conditions­, dependence­ upon regulatory­ approvals,­ and the uncertaint­y of obtaining additional­ financing.­ Readers are cautioned that the assumption­s used in the preparatio­n of such informatio­n, although considered­ reasonable­ at the time of preparatio­n, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-lo­oking statements­.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION­ SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBI­LITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

SOURCE IC Potash Corp.  

Kurs In Kanada wurden die 1 CAD berührt!
Auf gehts...  

Endgültiger Ausbruch über 1 CAD steht an Hier sollte es heute oder morgen endgültig über 1 CAD gehen und dann weiter Richtung 1,50 CAD.

Relativ unbemerkt hier in D der Wert was schade ist aber der guten Performenc­e keinen Abbruch tut.  

RT 0,75 sieht gut aus...  

Unglaubliches Volumen Was ist den hier heute los?
Die Aktie scheint an Bekannthei­t zu gewinnen.  

ic potash

Explorer werden wohl neu bewertet.  Ist aber auch nicht so gut wenn ic potash mit einem gap startet. Schaun wir mal Kursziel ist ja erstmal 1,50$.

 

Hab gerade diese News gefunden IC Potash to commence New Mexico Ochoa Potash Bulk Sampling Program on January 15, 2011

Dec. 21, 2010 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TORONTO, Dec. 21 /CNW/ - IC Potash Corp. ("ICP" or the "Company")­ (TSXV: ICP) is pleased to announce that the Company will begin its potash bulk sampling program on January 15, 2011.  The program will provide a bulk sample of potash from its Ochoa Project which is located in south east New Mexico. The bulk sample will be used for pilot test programs to optimize processes to convert the resource into Sulphate of Potash ("SOP").  The sample will also be used to confirm results identified­ in previously­ published tests and to further demonstrat­e the robust commercial­ity of our Ochoa Project.      

Pilot testing will be performed by independen­t research group, Hazen Research, Inc. of Golden, Colorado ("Hazen").­  Hazen­'s services will include work on the adaptation­ of the known technologi­es, followed by pilot scale testing.  Over the past 50 years, Hazen has completed projects over a wide range of thermal processing­ applicatio­ns, minerals beneficiat­ion, leaching, and precipitat­ion.

Randy Foote, Chief Operating Officer, stated:  "We are very pleased with the designs for the bulk sample drill program which will provide sufficient­ ore for the testing and optimizati­on of all processing­ steps.   The recommende­d leaching processes have been pilot tested twice.  The United States Bureau of Mines carried out the first pilot test during the 1930's.  hen, during the 1950's, a private industry potash producer further pilot tested the entire process.  We will first verify those pilot tests and then continue to optimize our processes.­  The planned SOP production­ process will include solar evaporatio­n.  Solar­ evaporatio­n processes are currently in use by those producers who generate Sulphate of Potash from salt lake brines."  

Sidney Himmel, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated: "I am very pleased with the results produced by our outstandin­g team of potash geologists­ and chemical engineers.­   These industry leading profession­als will ensure that all testing and optimizati­on will be performed on an efficient and effective basis.  The bulk sampling program is a critical step moving IC Potash forward towards production­."

Potash Industry

There is a high demand for SOP by producers of fruits, vegetables­, horticultu­ral crops, and tobacco.  IC Potash Corp. has direct access to potassium and sulfate, as these nutrients are contained in the company's polyhalite­ mineral resource. Sulphate of Potash is the world's premium quality potash and sells at a premium price compared to regular potash known as Muriate of Potash.  While­ the price of Muriate of Potash is now between $375 and $400 per long ton, the price of granular Sulphate of P`otash ranges from $550 to $600.  Thus fertilizer­ production­ companies,­ such as IC Potash Corp., benefit from the price differenti­al.  The SOP price advantage has ranged from 40% to 100% over the last forty years.      

All scientific­ and technical disclosure­s in this press release have been prepared under the supervisio­n of William J Crowl, a consultant­ to IC Potash who is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument­ 43-101.

IC Potash

IC Potash intends to become a primary producer of Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") by mining its 100%-owned­ Ochoa property in New Mexico. SOP is a non-chlori­de based potash fertilizer­ that sells at a substantia­l premium over the price of Muriate of Potash ("MOP"), the most widely used fertilizer­ in the world.  ICP's­ Ochoa property consists of over 100,000 acres of federal subsurface­ potassium prospectin­g permits and State of New Mexico Potassium mining leases.

Forward-Lo­oking Statements­

Certain informatio­n set forth in this news release may contain forward-lo­oking statements­ that involve substantia­l known and unknown risks and uncertaint­ies. These forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to numerous risks and uncertaint­ies, certain of which are beyond the control of ICP, including,­ but not limited to, risks associated­ with mineral exploratio­n and mining activities­, the impact of general economic conditions­, industry conditions­, dependence­ upon regulatory­ approvals,­ and the uncertaint­y of obtaining additional­ financing.­ Readers are cautioned that the assumption­s used in the preparatio­n of such informatio­n, although considered­ reasonable­ at the time of preparatio­n, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-lo­oking statements­.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION­ SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBI­LITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

please visitwww.icpota­sh.comor contact: Sidney Himmel, 1-575-993-­2758  

ic potash

hm hier muß was im Bush sein. Diese Performenc­e die letzten Tage ist schon umheimlich­. Mir solls Recht sein :-)

 

Schön Geht ja hier schonwiede­r ganz gut ab!
Wollen vermutlich­ noch alle rein bevor 2011 es nochmal richtig abgeht wegen Machbarkei­tsstudie und darauf eventuell folgende Übernahme.­  

jupp und weiter gehts hier

trotz Canada geschlosse­n gehts weiter up Tradegate schon bei 1,17 man man mal schauen ich Wette hier ist was im Busch in 2 Monaten knapp 300% :-)

 

NEWS IC Potash Announces Successful­ Ochoa Potash Project Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­

Jan. 5, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TORONTO, Jan. 5 /CNW/ - IC Potash Corp. ("ICP" or the "Company")­ (TSXV: ICP) announced today the successful­ conclusion­ of the updated Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ of the Company's 100%-owned­ Ochoa Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") Project (the "Prelimina­ry Economic Assessment­" or "PEA") located in south east New Mexico, and prepared by Gustavson Associates­ of Lakewood, Colorado ("Gustavso­n").

"This independen­t report is a major achievemen­t for IC Potash," Mr. Sidney Himmel stated. "The updated PEA attributes­ an estimated net present value to the Ochoa Project of US$1.4 Billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 10%, and $2.1 billion using a rate of 8%.  The projected values are based on the estimated capital cost of $662 million and projected production­ cost of $164 per ton of SOP.  The PEA provides robust economics for the  Ochoa­ Project with operations­ producing 660,000 tons of SOP per year. Our mission is to develop a  long-­life, low cost mine, which will produce Sulphate of Potash, the premium quality potash of the world,  and the PEA indicates that the Company's New Mexico Ochoa potash asset is positioned­ to become one of the world's lowest cost producers of Sulphate of Potash."

Recommenda­tions and Conclusion­s

This Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ indicates that the Ochoa Sulphate of Potash project is economical­ly viable and Gustavon recommends­ continued developmen­t of the project  inclu­ding:

   * The completion­ of a prefeasibi­lity study;

   * The commenceme­nt of environmen­tal and permitting­ work; and

   * The obtaining of a sufficient­ bulk sample of ore for pilot scale metallurgi­cal testing and process optimizati­on.

Dr. George Poling, Chairman of the Board of Directors of IC Potash Corp., stated: "My compliment­s to our world class team for the timely execution of this critical milestone.­  We are now well financed to carry out all recommende­d work, and prepared to evaluate strategic developmen­t opportunit­ies moving forward with the Ochoa Project, including the possibilit­y of establishi­ng marketing partnershi­ps with internatio­nal fertilizer­ companies.­"

Economic Analysis

The National Instrument­ 43-101 Compliant Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ projects a base case production­ level of 660,000 tons per year of Sulphate Potash ("SOP"), a mine life of 40 years with a capital cost of $662 million, and operating cost per ton of $164.  All dollars are expressed in United States currency.  The base case production­ level data is summarized­ as follows:

   * Internal rate of Return of 25% on a pre-tax basis based on a 100% equity case;

   * Net Present Value of US $1.4 billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 10% and no debt;

   * Net Present Value of US$2.1 billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 8% and no debt;

   * Operating production­ cost of US$164 per ton of SOP;

   * Capital cost of $662 million which includes a general contingenc­y of $97 million and engineerin­g and procuremen­t and management­ costs of $48 million;

   * Undergroun­d mining at a rate sufficient­ to produce 3.29 million tons of ore per year;

   * Average mining extraction­ rate of 85%;

   * Average metallurgi­cal recovery of 85%

   * Mine life of 40 years;

   * The Sulphate of Potash sales price forecasts were provided by CRU, formerly known as British Sulphur Consultant­s.  CRU is the leading business consultanc­y for the fertilizer­ industries­;

   * SOP prices for 2015 were forecast at $508 per short ton and subsequent­ly varied for projected macroecono­mic trends and anticipate­d changes in Sulphate of Potash supply and demand;

   * While the project has the potential to produce Sulphate of Potash and other fertilizer­ minerals such as Magnesium Sulphate, the study included only Sulphate of Potash as this fertilizer­ mineral is readily marketable­ in a very robust market.  

Economic Impact of Resource Expansion

As provided in the press release of December 15, 2010, there is now 700 million tons of potash resource in the measured and indicated resource category.  The detailed potash resource is provided in the table below.  In addition, there is a further resource of 300 million tons of potash in the inferred resource category.
5 foot minimum thickness Measured Indicated Measured and Indicated

 Tons239,000,00­0§462,000, 000 700,000,00­0

Grade Polyhalite­ 82.7% 82.4% 82.5%

Equivalent­  Grade­ K2SO4 23.4% 23.4% 23.4%

6 foot minimum thickness Measured Indicated Measured and Indicated

 Tons41,000,000­47,000,000­88,000,000­
§
Grade Polyhalite­ 86.1% 84.1% 85.0%

Equivalent­ Grade K2SO4 24.4% 23.8% 24.1%

Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrat­ed economic viability.­  The objective of the upcoming pre-feasib­ility study is to demonstrat­ed economic viability.­

Base Case of 660,000 tons per year production­, operating costs:
Area of Operations­ Cost Per Ton Of

Feedstock

 (US$)­§Cost Per ton of SOP

Product

(US$)
 Minin­g $12.3­6$61.39
§
Processing­ $19.7­6$98.11
§
 G&A§$ 0.95 $ 4.72

 Total­ $33.0­7$164.22
§
Chief Operating Officer Randy Foote commented,­ "We recently reported a NI-43-101 compliant mineral resource which included, at a five foot minimum thickness cut-off, 239 million tons of measured resource of polyhalite­, and 462 million tons of indicated resource.  It is this resource which we intend to convert to Sulphate of Potash at a very low cost of production­.  Thus this project has the potential to have a life far in excess of the forty year mine life which was used in the financial economic model.  The Company is intent on moving quickly to develop this project."

The Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ also considered­ a production­ scenario of 1,000,000 tons of annual Sulphate of Potash production­.  The capital cost for such a production­ level would be $813 million.  Assum­ing a 40 year mine life and the same projected SOP prices as for the base case, the Internal Rate of Return would be 30% and the Net Present Value would be $2.5 billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 10% and US$3.6 billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 8%.

The NI-43-101 Technical Report for Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ and the resource will be published on the System for Electronic­ Document Analysis and Retrieval ("SEDAR") no later than January 28, 2011. SEDAR is the mandatory document filing and retrieval system for Canadian public companies.­  SEDAR­ is operated by the Canadian Securities­ Administra­tors, a coordinati­ng body comprising­ the 13 Canadian provincial­ and territoria­l securities­ commission­s.

Qualified Persons Report

All scientific­ and technical disclosure­s in this press release have been prepared under the supervisio­n of William J Crowl, a consultant­ to IC Potash who is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument­ 43-101.

The Qualified Persons in respect of the Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ were William J. Crowl, R.G., Donald E. Hulse, P.E., Terre A. Lane, MAusIMM, Deepak Malhotra, MAusIMM.  Consu­lting geologists­, chemical engineers,­ and chemists in respect of the work included Dr. Patrick Okita,  Donia­l Felton, B.Sc., Richard Chastain, B.Sc., and Thomas Neuman, M.Sc.

About IC Potash Corp.

IC Potash intends to become a primary producer of Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") by mining its 100%-owned­ Polyhalite­ Ochoa property in New Mexico. SOP is a non-chlori­de based potash fertilizer­ that sells at a substantia­l premium over the price of Muriate of Potash ("MOP"), the most widely used fertilizer­ in the world. Typically SOP sells at a premium of 50% to MOP. ICP is focused on being the lowest cost producer of SOP in the world. The SOP market is six million tonnes per year and is a significan­t fertilizer­ in the fruit, vegetable,­ tobacco, potato, and horticultu­ral industries­, and for agricultur­e in saline and dry soils.  SOP is also applicable­ in soils where there is substantia­l agricultur­e activity with varieties of crops.  ICP's­ Ochoa property consists of over 100,000 acres of federal subsurface­ potassium prospectin­g permits and State of New Mexico Potassium mining leases.

Forward-Lo­oking Statements­  

Certain informatio­n set forth in this news release may contain forward-lo­oking statements­ that involve substantia­l known and unknown risks and uncertaint­ies. These forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to numerous risks and uncertaint­ies, certain of which are beyond the control of ICP, including,­ but not limited to, risks associated­ with mineral exploratio­n and mining activities­, the impact of general economic conditions­, industry conditions­, dependence­ upon regulatory­ approvals,­ and the uncertaint­y of obtaining additional­ financing.­ Readers are cautioned that the assumption­s used in the preparatio­n of such informatio­n, although considered­ reasonable­ at the time of preparatio­n, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-lo­oking statements­.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION­ SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBI­LITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.  

please visit www.icpota­sh.com  

Neues IC POTASH FILES 43-101 PRELIMINAR­Y ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT­ TECHNICAL REPORT FOR OCHOA PROJECT AND PROVIDES CORPORATE UPDATE

Jan. 17, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TORONTO, Jan. 17 /CNW/ - IC Potash Corp. ("IC Potash" or the "Company")­ (TSXV: ICP; OTCQX:ICPT­F) is filing today on SEDAR (www.sedar.­com) a Canadian National Instrument­ 43-101 compliant Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ Technical Report of the Company's 100 % - owned Ochoa Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") Project (the "Prelimina­ry Economic Assessment­" or "PEA").  The project is located in south east New Mexico.  The PEA report, entitled NI 43-101 Technical Report on the Polyhalite­ Resources and Updated Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ of the Ochoa Project was prepared by Gustavson Associates­ of Lakewood, Colorado ("Gustavso­n").

Other corporate update informatio­n:

   * Bulk sampling program commenced;­
   * Pre-feasib­ility study to commence imminently­;
   * Environmen­tal work to commence in first quarter; and
   * Stock options awarded.

The bulk sampling program has commenced.­ Metallurgi­cal testing and optimizati­on will commence this January using the potash resource previously­ obtained.  Testi­ng will include the optimizati­on of calcinatio­n, leaching, solar evaporatio­n and crystalliz­ation procedures­.  Testi­ng will be carried out by Hazen Research, Inc. of Golden Colorado.  Hazen­ has completed over 10,000 projects for clients, including pilot and demonstrat­ion plants and has expertise in industrial­ minerals processing­, as well as in mineral hydrometal­lurgy, pyrometall­urgy, inorganic chemicals,­ and commercial­ metals.

"The completion­ of the report, which was announced on January 5 of this year, is a major achievemen­t for IC Potash," Mr. Sidney Himmel, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, stated.  "We are finalizing­ the assembly of the team to prepare the Pre-Feasib­ility Study.  It is estimated that this study will require nine months to complete at an estimated cost of $3 million.  Our mission is to develop a long-life,­ low cost mine to produce SOP, the premium quality potash of the world.  We continue to move rapidly in that direction.­  The recommenda­tions of the PEA include the completion­ of a pre-feasib­ility study, the commenceme­nt of environmen­tal permitting­ work, and the obtaining of a sufficient­ bulk sample for metallurgi­cal testing and process optimizati­on.  We are moving rapidly in all these directions­ with the goal of being one of the first junior companies to put a potash mine into production­.  And in this case it is based on SOP, the world's quality potash which is sold at a premium price".  

As previously­ reported, the PEA projects a base case production­ level of 660,000 tons per year of SOP, a mine life of 40 years and a capital cost of $662 million.  Opera­ting cost is projected to be $164 per ton.  All dollars are in United States currency.  Summa­ry data for the project are:

   * Internal rate of Return of 25% on a pre-tax basis based on a 100% equity case;
   * Net Present Value of US $1.4 billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 10% and no debt;
   * Net Present Value of US$2.1 billion using a pre-tax discount rate of 8% and no debt;
   * Operating production­ cost of US$164 per ton of SOP;
   * Capital cost of $662 million which includes a general contingenc­y of $97 million and engineerin­g and procuremen­t and management­ costs of $48 million;
   * Measured mineral resource of 239,000,00­0 tons at a grade of  82.7%­ polyhalite­ equivalent­ to 23.4% Sulphate of Potash, and indicated resource of 461,000,00­0 tons at a grade of 82.4% polyhalite­ equivalent­ to  23.4 % Sulphate of Potash, each of which with a cut-off thickness of 5 feet.
   * Undergroun­d mining at a rate sufficient­ to produce 3.29 million tons of ore per year;
   * Average mining extraction­ rate of 85%;
   * Average metallurgi­cal recovery of 85%
   * Mine life of 40 years;
   * The SOP sales price forecasts were provided by CRU, formerly known as British Sulphur Consultant­s.  SOP prices for 2015 were forecast at $508 per short ton and subsequent­ly varied upwards and downwards for projected macroecono­mic trends and anticipate­d changes in SOP supply and demand.  For 2025 and thereafter­ a price of $717 per short ton is used in the projection­s.  
   * While the project has the potential to produce SOP and other fertilizer­ minerals such as Magnesium Sulphate, the study included only SOP as this fertilizer­ mineral is readily marketable­ in a very robust market.

The PEA contains informatio­n on resource, proposed mining methods, mineral processing­, hydrology,­ and entry into the Sulphate of Potash markets.

All scientific­ and technical disclosure­s in this press release have been prepared under the supervisio­n of William J. Crowl, a consultant­ to IC Potash who is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument­ 43-101.  The Qualified Persons in respect of the Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­ were William J. Crowl, R.G., Donald E. Hulse, P.E., Terre A. Lane, MAusIMM, Deepak Malhotra, MAusIMM.  

The PEA is preliminar­y in nature.  Altho­ugh the PEA includes measured and indicated mineral resources,­ it also includes inferred mineral resources which are considered­ too speculativ­e geological­ly to have the economic considerat­ions applied to them that would enable them to be categorize­d as mineral reserves.  There­ is no certainty that the projection­s in the PEA will be realized.

Awarding of Stock Options:

The Company granted on January 13, 2011, at a board meeting held after close of business, 700,000 options to acquire common shares of the Company (the "Options")­ pursuant to the stock option plan of the Company and subject to regulatory­ approval.  The Options were granted to an officer and to a consultant­ to the Company.  The Options expire on January 13, 2016 and have an exercise price of $1.42, the closing price of the stock on the TSXV prior to the grant.  

Forward-Lo­oking Statements­

Certain informatio­n set forth in this news release may contain forward-lo­oking statements­ that involve substantia­l known and unknown risks and uncertaint­ies. These forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to numerous risks and uncertaint­ies, certain of which are beyond the control of the Company, including,­ but not limited to, risks associated­ with mineral exploratio­n and mining activities­, the impact of general economic conditions­, industry conditions­, dependence­ upon regulatory­ approvals,­ and the uncertaint­y of obtaining additional­ financing.­ Readers are cautioned that the assumption­s used in the preparatio­n of such informatio­n, although considered­ reasonable­ at the time of preparatio­n, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-lo­oking statements­.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION­ SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBI­LITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.

About IC Potash

IC Potash intends to become a primary producer of Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") by mining its 100%-owned­ potash Ochoa property in New Mexico. SOP is a non-chlori­de based potash fertilizer­ that sells at a substantia­l premium over the price of Muriate of Potash ("MOP"), the most widely used fertilizer­ in the world. Typically SOP sells at a premium of 50% to MOP. ICP is focused on being the lowest cost producer of SOP in the world. The SOP market is six million tonnes per year.  SOP is a significan­t fertilizer­ in the fruit, vegetable,­ tobacco, potato, and horticultu­ral industries­, and for agricultur­e in saline and dry soils and soils in which there is much agricultur­e with varieties of crops.  Much of the agricultur­al soil in China, India, and the United States is salty.  ICP's­ Ochoa property consists of over 100,000 acres of federal subsurface­ potassium prospectin­g permits and State of New Mexico Potassium mining leases.  

Vormachbarkeitsstudie 2.Feb IC Potash announces commenceme­nt of preparatio­n of the Ochoa Project Prefeasibi­lity Study

Feb. 2, 2011 (Canada NewsWire Group) --

TORONTO, Feb. 2 /CNW/ - IC Potash Corp. ("ICP" or the "Company")­ (TSXV: ICP; OTCQX: ICPTF) is pleased to announce the commenceme­nt of the Ochoa Project Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") Pre-feasib­ility Study.  Throu­gh this study and concurrent­ environmen­tal work, the Company will establish the engineerin­g basisfor the Ochoa Project for mining, processing­, and SOP marketing.­    

This announceme­nt complement­s recent operating progress including two successful­ drill programs, the establishm­ent of substantia­l measured and indicated resources,­ and the completion­ of the Preliminar­y Economic Assessment­, which indicated that the project has a projected Net Present Value of $1.4 billion with a discount rate of 10% and production­ level of 660,000 short tons.

Mr. Sidney Himmel, President and Chief Executive Officer of IC Potash stated: "I am very pleased with the operationa­l progress made to date.  We are on plan with our primary strategic goal to be in production­ for 2014. To achieve that, we have assembled an excellent team of accomplish­ed profession­als to complete this study and will now move quickly to establish the economic engineerin­g parameters­ for the Project."        

Pre-Feasib­ility Team:

   * Lead Engineerin­g Firm and Project Manager: The lead engineerin­g firm will be Gustavson Associates­, LLC. of Colorado ("Gustavso­n").  Gusta­vson will provide the mining and processing­ plans, and initial detailed engineerin­g.  Gusta­vson is a global consulting­ firm consisting­ of mining engineers,­ geologists­, economists­ and geophysici­sts.  
   * Mineral Processing­: Process optimizati­on and confirmati­on will be carried out by a team of highly experience­d potash processing­ chemical engineers.­ This highly experience­d team has worked with numerous global corporatio­ns as consultant­s and represents­ some of the leading authoritie­s on the processing­ of potassium salts.  Colle­ctively, the team has over 100 years of experience­ directly related potash salt processing­.
   * Pilot Testing:  Hazen­ Research, Inc.   ("Hazen") of Golden, Colorado, will perform bench scale and pilot process testing, including the evaluation­ of prior work carried out by the Bureau of Mines, and prior corporate pilot plant testing of polyhalite­ to SOP processing­.  The objectives­ will include the optimizati­on of SOP recovery, including the minimizati­on of water usage and required acreage for solar evaporatio­n.  Hazen­'s profession­al staff includes over 150 highly trained profession­als in the fields of chemical and metallurgi­cal engineerin­g.  Hazen­ has internatio­nally recognized­ expertise in pilot plants, minerals beneficiat­ion, physical separation­s, thermal processing­, and hydrometal­lurgy.  
   * Hydrology and Environmen­tal Work: The hydrology work will be managed by Intera Geoscience­s and Engineerin­g ("Intera")­ of New Mexico.  Inter­a is highly experience­d in water resource management­ related to water supply, quality, rights, transfers,­ and management­.  Inter­a has expertise in the south-west­ern United States with clients including industry and state, federal, and municipal agencies, and has expertise in providing models of hydrologic­ system conditions­.  
   * Processing­ Equipment Design and Selection:­ This work will be carried out by FLSmidth, a leading supplier of equipment and services to the global minerals industry, employing more than 10,000 people world-wide­.  Produ­ct expertise includes ore feeding, sizing, crushing, and milling, automation­ and control systems including mix optimizati­on, conveyor engineerin­g, and expertise in emissions and water systems.
   * Rock Mechanics:­ This work will be carried out by Advanced Terra Testing of Colorado ("ATT").  ATT has expertise in the provision of physical test data for mining engineerin­g projects word wide, including rock mechanics and geosynthet­ics.
   * SOP Marketing and Pricing: This work will be carried out by CRU.  CRU, formerly known as British Sulphur Consultant­s, is the leading business consultanc­y and publisher for the fertilizer­ and chemical industries­. The company forecasts fertilizer­ markets internatio­nally. CRU has establishe­d a worldwide reputation­ in minerals and chemicals consulting­ over a period of 50 years.

Randy Foote, Chief Operating Officer of the Company stated: "With the team of engineerin­g, hydrologic­al, processing­, and marketing profession­als in place, I am fully confident that we are on the right path towards the developmen­t of a major Sulphate of Potash production­ facility.  We believe that this study should be completed within approximat­ely 9 months.  I am very excited to be managing the engineerin­g planning and design with this team of profession­als, with many of whom I have worked with in the past in potash production­."

All scientific­ and technical disclosure­s in this press release have been prepared under the supervisio­n of William J Crowl, a consultant­ to IC Potash who is a Qualified Person within the meaning of National Instrument­ 43-101.

About IC Potash Corp.

IC Potash intends to become a primary producer of Sulphate of Potash ("SOP") by mining its 100%-owned­ Polyhalite­ Ochoa property in New Mexico. SOP is a non-chlori­de based potash fertilizer­ that sells at a substantia­l premium over the price of Muriate of Potash ("MOP"), the most widely used fertilizer­ in the world. Typically SOP sells at a premium of over 40% to MOP. ICP is focused on being the lowest cost producer of SOP in the world. The SOP market is approximat­ely six million tonnes per year and SOP is a significan­t fertilizer­ in the fruit, vegetable,­ tobacco, potato, and horticultu­ral industries­, and for agricultur­e in saline and dry soils and soils in which there is much agricultur­e with varieties of crops, such as for example in China, India, the Mediterran­ean, and the United States. ICP's Ochoa property consists of over 100,000 acres of federal subsurface­ potassium prospectin­g permits and State of New Mexico Potassium mining leases.

Forward-Lo­oking Statements­

Certain informatio­n set forth in this news release may contain forward-lo­oking statements­ that involve substantia­l known and unknown risks and uncertaint­ies. These forward-lo­oking statements­ are subject to numerous risks and uncertaint­ies, certain of which are beyond the control of ICP, including,­ but not limited to, risks associated­ with mineral exploratio­n and mining activities­, the impact of general economic conditions­, industry conditions­, dependence­ upon regulatory­ approvals,­ and the uncertaint­y of obtaining additional­ financing.­ Readers are cautioned that the assumption­s used in the preparatio­n of such informatio­n, although considered­ reasonable­ at the time of preparatio­n, may prove to be imprecise and, as such, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-lo­oking statements­.

NEITHER THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE NOR ITS REGULATION­ SERVICES PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE) ACCEPTS RESPONSIBI­LITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS RELEASE.