BHP names new divisional head, moves office to Saskatchewan

BHP Billiton has appointed Tim Cutt to replace Graham Kerr as president of its Diamonds and Specialty Products unit, and will move its Canadian offices to Saskatchewan, where it hopes to develop the massive Jansen potash project. Cutt, who takes...

Investment Canada gives 'tentative' approval on Potash takeover – report

Investment Canada is expected to issue a "yellow light" on BHP Billiton's proposed takeover of Potash Corp, the Financial Post reported on Monday. The final decision will rest with Prime Minister Stephen Harper but Industry Canada has recommended...

Commentary: Busy week for mining in Canada

It's like we're back in 2007 all over again, as mining firms posted results this week showing profits coming out of their ears. The term ‘supercycle' is starting to make a popular reappearance. Canada's Goldcorp posted a record $470-million...

Sask Premier still campaigning against Potash takeover

There is no way to get around the strategic concerns regarding the sale of Potash Corp to BHP Billiton, Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall said on Friday. Saskatchewan announced its formal opposition to the deal last week, and has been lobbying the...

Sask Premier Wall throws 'branch office' comments back at BHP

Brad Wall, the Premier of Saskatchewan, ramped up his campaign against BHP Billiton's hostile takeover of Potash Corp of Saskatchewan on Monday, repeating calls for the federal government to block the deal. Wall also put out a news release citing...

Ex Harper adviser slams Saskatchewan 'self-interest' on Potash deal

A former senior adviser to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Tom Flanagan, said on Friday that Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall's opposition to BHP Billiton's $39-billion bid for Potash Corp was "naked self-interest in the most narrowest...

BHP's Kloppers argues his case in Canada

Marius Kloppers, the CEO of BHP Billiton, met with the editorial boards of Canada's National Post and Globe & Mail newspapers, and also appeared in an interview on the Business News Network on Tuesday, answering questions on the company's hostile...