Planned New Mexico potash project nearing final OK

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HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — Officials say a planned $1 billion potash mine in southeastern New Mexico could break ground this year.

The Hobbs News-Sun reports (http://goo.gl/25MBHt) that the final licensing hurdle for the proposed polyhalite mine west of Jal, N.M., could be cleared in a few weeks.

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