Zijin Mining to take 9.9% stake in Montage Gold
As part of the deal, the Lundin Family Trust also agreed increase its stake in the company from 17.7% to 19.9%.
BHP Billiton’s (LON:BHP) $14bn Jansen project in Saskatchewan, Canada, which has the potential to become the world’s largest fertilizer producer, is still in the company’s books, CEO Andrew Mackenzie said Wednesday in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
The world’s No.1 mining company hasn’t ruled out its plans of building such project because, said Mackenzie, it still aims to add potash as a fifth pillar to its diversified operations, which include iron ore, coal, copper, and oil and gas.
In the wake of Russian potash miner Uralkali’s exit from one of the world’s two big potash cartels, BHP’s boss said the company “thinks long-term,” giving little weigh to rumours that said the company will likely take over US. potash producer Mosaic Co. (NYSE: MOS) than building Jansen.
With last week’s move Uralkali (LON: URALL), which is the world’s largest potash producer, sparked the prospect of a potash price war, sending stock prices in the sector off a cliff.
