OREANDA-NEWS. State-owned Belarusian company OAO Belaruskali (based in Soligorsk, Minsk Region) has launched the second stage of Berezovski mine, a company representative told.

With the third stage of the new mine up and running (due in early 2015), the company is expected to boost output by 6 million tonnes a year.

The second stage of the mine project includes accessory facilities: a venting and air heating duct, the main transport network that includes 22 conveyor belts. The first stage was launched in July 2012.

The state-owned Belarusian company OAO Belaruskali is one of the world's largest manufacturers of potash fertilizers, employing about 18,440 personnel. It operates the Starobinskoye potash salts deposit and comprises four mine groups, auxiliary shops and support units.

Belaruskali controls 16% of the world's potash fertilizer market.