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Vale tells the Argentine government that the $6-billion Rio Colorado mine is a no go

Michael Allan McCrae | March 11, 2013 | 11:15 pm Latin America Potash 

Vale (NYSE:VALE) affirmed today that it will be shelving its $6-billion Argentine potash project, Potasio Rio Colorado in the Mendoza province. Work on the potash mine was already halted. Back in January Vale said it was suspending work on Rio Colorado. BNamericas...

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