BHP explores $2b stake sale in Canada potash mine

BHP explores $2b stake sale in Canada potash mine

An employee holds processed potassium salts at a Uralkali potash mine near the city of Berezniki in the Perm region close to Russia's Ural mountains August 23, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/Files

Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd is considering selling a 25 percent interest in its Canadian potash mine project, a stake that could be worth close to $2 billion, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

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