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BHP: Betting big on potash, oil and copper, 'finished' with coal

Frik Els | August 25, 2013 | 9:27 pm Base Metals Energy Top Companies Australia Canada Coal Copper Iron Ore Potash 

BHP Billiton's (LON:BHP) announcement last week to up its commitment to Jansen potash in Saskatchewan to $3.8 billion came as something of a surprise to the market, given the sweeping changes to the sector brought about by Uralkali's radical move...

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