February 6, 2012 Strikes to continue at BMA coal mines The CFMEU has vowed to continue rolling strikes at BMA's coal mines in the Bowen Basin. It comes after the mining unions and BHP Billiton, the joint venture operator of…
February 2, 2012 Peregrine Completes Chidliak Purchase and Announces Senior Management Appointment Peregrine Diamonds Ltd. ("Peregrine" or "the Company") (TSX:PGD) is pleased to report that it has completed the purchase of BHP Billiton's 51 percent participating interest in the 8,580 square kilometre…
February 2, 2012 BHP splashing $917 million on new iron ore port BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) has approved close to a billion dollars to construct a new port facility in Western Australia.
February 1, 2012 BHP axes nickel operations in Western Australia BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s largest mining company and the fourth-largest nickel producer, announced today that is decreasing mining operations at its West Australian locations by 30 percent.
February 1, 2012 BHP Billiton exits titanium industry by selling stake in Richards Bay Minerals to Rio Tinto BHP Billiton Limited (ASX:BHP) said Wednesday that it is selling its 37% non-operated interest in South African mineral sands venture Richards Bay Minerals to partner Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO). With…
January 29, 2012 Rio Tinto Alcan employee passes away following fatal incident on the Roberval-Saguenay railway in Quebec Rio Tinto Alcan confirms an employee has succumbed to their injuries following an incident on the Roberval-Saguenay railway in Quebec.
January 29, 2012 BHP Billiton to Halt Bauxite Exploration at Guinea and rsquo;s Boffa Site BHP Billiton Ltd. plans to halt bauxite exploration at its Boffa-Santou-Houda site in Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of the ore, after prices for aluminum dropped, said Jean-Francois David, the…
January 29, 2012 BHP fulfilling its $1.2 billion spending pledge BHP Billiton is “rapidly spending” the $1.2 billion it promised the South Australian government it would invest in the leadup to the mining giant's decision on whether to proceed with…
January 27, 2012 Forget gold, IRON ORE is the story of the decade On the last day of Roundup, Vancouver's mining showcase, Sandy Chim CEO of Canada's Century Iron Mines, flashed a few slides about China, India and the iron ore market that…
January 27, 2012 BHP buys Atlas iron exploration rights BHP Billiton has bought up several exploration tenements near its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
