Mosaic mine wins John T Ryan Award.

The Mosaic Potash Esterhazy K1 Mine (Surface and Underground) was awarded the prestigious John T Ryan Award for the Select Mines category. This marks the 8th time that the Esterhazy mines have received this National Award.

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The John T Ryan Award is sponsored by Mine Safety Appliances Canada Ltd. (MSA) to commemorate their company founder, John Ryan. Mr. Ryan apparently worked with Thomas Edison to improve the electric light bulb and battery and adapted them to portable use for underground miners.

The Award in his name was initiated in 1941 and is awarded annually to the Canadian mine with the lowest injury rate per 200,000 hours worked. In 1970, the Award was split into three categories--Metal Mines (producing precious or base metals from underground operations); Coal Mines; and Select Mines (all other mines including underground and open pit operations and oil sands).

Nelson Wright, Safety and Training Manager at Mosaic Potash Esterhazy K1 Mine, was on hand to accept the Award at ceremonies in Montreal earlier this year.

"The John T Ryan Trophy is a figure of a 'working man' (sleeves rolled up, lunch kit under his arm) coming home and greeting his children," Wright commented.

"It is a wonderful visual statement about why we choose to work as safely as possible. While it is very nice that our efforts are recognized by our peers in the mining community, we understand that the 'true reward' for working safely is that everyone goes home to their family at the end of the day," he continued.

"We were very pleased that the Mosaic Potash Esterhazy K1 operation received the John T Ryan National Award for 2006.

It takes the continuing daily efforts and focus of workers, supervisors and management to achieve these outstanding results. My thanks and congratulations to all those people who were involved."