SYDNEY/TOKYO -- Australia's BHP Group is preparing to open its first potash mine in Canada, a foray into a new field that, alongside an expansion of its copper business, the company hopes will drive growth as Chinese demand for its mainstay iron ore slows.
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BHP banks on $10bn Canadian potash mine to diversify from iron ore
Fertilizer ingredient offers bright prospects for Australian miner as China steel output cools
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BHP Group aims to start producing potassium carbonate at its Jansen mine in Saskatchewan next year. (BHP)
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