August 19, 2014 BHP shares hammered on demerger, profit miss World's number one miner hopes to save $3.6 billion spinning off aluminium, coal, manganese, nickel and silver assets into new company.
August 18, 2014 Demerged BHP may not hold on to coal assets for long: analysts The division contributed just $746 million of the $21.12 billion earnings BHP reported for the 2013 financial year.
August 18, 2014 Rio Tinto weighs stake in closed Papua New Guinea copper mine The miner is reviewing all options on its 53.83% stake in Bougainville Copper, the operator of its Paguna mine, which has a potential gold and copper resource worth over $60…
August 18, 2014 BHP spinoff could be worth $12 billion Speculation is of a new Perth-based company with current CFO Graham Kerr at the helm housing non-core assets including Australian lead-silver mine.
August 15, 2014 BHP says demerger preferred option Decision to to lob off Billiton assets could come as early as next week.
August 14, 2014 Former Chilean president slams Codelco’s governance, calls for greater autonomy He sees it as a key part of the firm's ambitious investment strategy, which in the next stage will plow $25 billion to overhaul older mines.
August 13, 2014 Oyu Tolgoi feasibility study won’t have financials or schedule Talks ahead of September 30 funding deadline continue and feasibility study for $5bn expansion of Mongolia mine almost complete, but huge gaps remain.
August 12, 2014 This $2 million red diamond is the hero in Rio’s annual tender In the 30 years Rio Tinto's Argyle Pink Diamonds have been tendering the rare gems, only 13 red diamonds have been brought in.
August 11, 2014 Papua New Guinea new mining law takes away Rio’s subsidiary rights The ruling formalizes the Bougainville province's control of its own resources, which means the national PNG mining law no longer applies.
August 11, 2014 Is uranium about to hit $75? Over the next couple of years you could make triple-digit gains in one of the most beaten-down commodities in the world: uranium.
Northern Star climbs to record high as first-half profit surges 49% The gold miner reported underlying net profit after tax of A$759.8 million ($541 million) for the half year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 03:33 pm
