Compass Minerals gets buried in salt instead of snow

By Marcus E. Howard Jan 21 (Reuters) - If a big snowstorm materializes this week in the U.S. Northeast, it will not just be school children and ski resort owners who rejoice: executives at salt producer Compass Minerals may be relieved, too. This winter's high temperatures and forecasts of continuing warmth have hit Compass Minerals International Inc, the largest North American salt producer, with declining sales and stock prices. Shares have fallen almost 19 percent in the last thr