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Potash project fallout: Vale tells directors to leave Argentina over 'safety concerns'

Frik Els | March 18, 2013 | 10:14 pm Latin America Potash 

Brazilian giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) on Monday gave a new estimate on the investment needed for its Argentine potash project – $11 billion; almost double the original capex budget. Work on the Potasio Rio Colorado mine in the Mendoza province – originally pegged...

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