BHP Says Potash Market May Be Deterring Jansen Partners
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BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, said prospective partners for its proposed Jansen potash mine in Canada may be deterred by current market conditions for the crop nutrient.
While BHP would like a partner to help develop the project, “we are not in a hurry and we have to take account of how current market conditions have perhaps made some of the potential partners less interested than they might have been,” Chief Executive Officer Andrew MacKenzie told reporters in London today. “It’s a long-term game for us.”