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K+S shares sink as salt firm’s shake-up turns sour

Company will combine its salt and potash businesses to make savings and target customers more effectively.

Reuters | October 9, 2017 | 7:49 am

Brazil’s president revokes decree allowing mining in Amazon

It would have opened up for mining a vast national reserve in the country’s Amazon, larger than the size of Switzerland.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 26, 2017 | 6:55 am

PotashCorp hires banks to lead sale of stake in Chilean lithium producer

Rumours point at US chemical company Albenarle Corporation as the first potential buyer for PotashCorp interest in SQM, worth about $4.5 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 25, 2017 | 11:15 am

New chairman set to test BHP’s commitment to Jansen potash

Ken Mackenzie vowed "to bring a fresh perspective to management’s ongoing process of reviewing the portfolio" and "the way we allocate cash".

Frik Els | September 20, 2017 | 5:21 pm

BHP’s shareholders to vote whether firm should leave Australia’s top mining lobby group

Investors to vote on the two resolutions submitted ethical investing group ACCR at BHP’s annual general meeting in London in October.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 19, 2017 | 6:02 am

PotashCorp mulls selling stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM — report

Move would seek to secure approval for its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium, creating the world’s largest potash miner worth about $36 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2017 | 9:23 am

Brazil judge blocks decree allowing mining in Amazon

Federal judge Rolando Spanholo said opening the area known as Renca to mining can only be done by an act of Congress under the constitution.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 30, 2017 | 10:03 am

K+S Potash Canada and Pacific Coast open handling and storage facility

The premises is the western port destination for potash from KSPC’s new multibillion dollar Bethune mine in southern Saskatchewan, the first new potash mine in Canada’s premiere potash belt in nearly 50 years.

K+S Potash | August 28, 2017 | 3:48 am

BHP seeking $2 billion Jansen stake sale

Working with an investment bank to off-load 25% interest in giant potash project in Saskatchewan according to new report.

Frik Els | August 25, 2017 | 11:48 am

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