BHP Billiton Canada Inc
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POTASH: BHP Billiton loses $6.4B, future of Jansen project unclear
SASKATCHEWAN – Uncertainty has overtaken the Jansen potash development 140 km east of Saskatoon as owner BHP Billiton posted a loss of US$6.4 billion for the year ended June 30, 2016. Weak commodity prices, the failure of the tailings dam…
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POTASH: PotashCorp aims to regain market influence with K+S bid
VANCOUVER — Canadian giant Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan is considering a mega deal for Germany’s K+S Aktiengesellschaft that could materially change the landscape in the fertilizer business. The world’s largest…
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Saskatchewan welcomes K+S Aktiengesellschaft as potash expansion continues
The German-based mining conglomerate K+S Aktiengesellschaft of Kassel is the world’s largest salt producer and a very large potash producer too.
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Cartel break-up raises doubts about BHP’s Jansen project
The break-up of one of the world’s two big potash cartels has spawned much speculation about the future of BHP Billiton’s (NYSE: BHP) Jansen project in Saskatchewan, with a report from analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch arguing that…
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BHP delays expansion of Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton’s decision to delay its multi-billion dollar expansion of Olympic Dam due to escalating capital costs will put a forecasted uranium supply deficit under even greater pressure, analysts say.
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Forty of our Finest
Reports have been read. Numbers crunched. Comparisons made. Now our annual look at Canada’s Top 40 mining companies is ready.
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Potash remains a hot commodity on the Canadian prairies
VANCOUVER — With world populations marching ever upward, and an updated forecast from the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating the largest U.S. corn crop in 75 years through 2012, it comes as no surprise that potash exploration and…
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CONTRACT: Atco wins housing project for Jansen potash development
SASKATCHEWAN – Atco Structures & Logistics has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract to design, build and operate a 2,586-person housing lodge for BHP Billiton’s Jansen potash project 100 km north of Regina. Atco did not…
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MINING PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Axmin, BHP Billiton, Forbes & Manhattan Coal, International Tower Hill and Northern Freegold
Toronto-based Axmin Inc. has named Graham Hill to the position of COO. The company is developing the Passendro gold mine in the Central African Republic.
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DIAMOND DEVELOPMENT: BHP Billiton approves pit at Ekati mine
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – Australian mining powerhouse BHP Billiton has okayed the redevelopment of the Misery open pit at the Ekati diamond mine at Lac de Gras. The current project involves pushing back the limits of the Misery pit that was…
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: Mining Association releases TSM progress report
OTTAWA — The progress report released last week by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) reveals substa…
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RESOURCE ESTIMATES – Potash, nickel, moly, gold, copper reported
All across Canada companies are reporting new NI 43-101 reserve and resource numbers for projects seeking a variety…