BHP explores $2bn stake sale in Canada potash mine – sources

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton is considering selling a 25% interest in its Canadian potash mine project, a stake that could be worth close to $2-billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The move comes as activist investor Elliott Management has been pushing the company for changes. BHP is working with an investment bank for the potential stake sale in its partly built Jansen, Saskatchewan potash project, the sources said this week.