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BHP Billiton, whose Jansen, Sask. mine shaft is shown here, describes the mine as its “most advanced” project but still in its feasibility study stage. (BHPBilliton.com)

BHP said exploring stake sale in Saskatchewan potash mine

By GFM Network News August 25, 2017

Toronto/New York | Reuters — Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is considering selling a 25 per cent interest in its Saskatchewan potash mine project, a stake that could be worth close to US$2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes as activist investor Elliott Management Corp. has been pushing the company […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Undaunted by glut, new potash players bank on fertilizer rebound

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News May 17, 2017

New York | Reuters — The owners of several new potash mines that are adding fertilizer to an already oversupplied market are banking on better times, bucking industry thinking that the projects may snuff a modest price recovery. The drive to build new mines began when potash prices were higher, but last year prices slid […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Spanish man charged with lying in PotashCorp trading probe

By GFM Network News July 1, 2016

Reuters — A U.S. grand jury has charged a Spanish investor with lying to regulators probing insider trading ahead of an August 2010 hostile bid for PotashCorp, even though he had been cleared of charges over his own trading. An indictment announced on Friday by federal prosecutors in Chicago charged Luis Martin-Caro Sanchez, 42, of […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

BHP Billiton to cut 76 Sask. potash jobs

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 4, 2015

Reuters — Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton will cut 76 jobs from its Canadian potash operations due to low commodity prices, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Work continues on sinking and lining shafts at BHP’s potash mine near Jansen, Sask., about 60 km southeast of Humboldt, according to the spokesperson. The mine would be the […] Read more

Crops, Markets

Global markets: Mine shutdowns, U.S. jobless claims

By MarketsFarm Team, GFM Network News October 15, 2015

CNS Canada — The following is a glance at news moving markets globally. BHP EXECUTIVE SAYS SHUTTING MINES WON’T AFFECT PRICES – An executive from BHP Billiton Ltd., a multinational mining, metals and petroleum company, said mines being shut down will not affect commodity prices-like copper-because the mines being shut are not profitable. Some analysts […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

Liberals, NDP say would clarify foreign takeover rules

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News September 29, 2015

Winnipeg | Reuters –– Canada’s Liberal and New Democratic parties, vying to replace the governing Conservatives in a tight three-way election race, both say they would clarify rules around foreign corporate takeovers if they win. Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, campaigning in Winnipeg on Tuesday, said foreign investors need clearer rules around takeovers. “(Conservative Prime Minister […] Read more

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Tag Archives BHP Billiton

BHP said exploring stake sale in Saskatchewan potash mine

Undaunted by glut, new potash players bank on fertilizer rebound

Spanish man charged with lying in PotashCorp trading probe

BHP Billiton to cut 76 Sask. potash jobs

Global markets: Mine shutdowns, U.S. jobless claims

Liberals, NDP say would clarify foreign takeover rules

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