February 8, 2012 Rio Tinto to invest a further US$3.4 billion in expansion of iron ore operations in Western Australia Rio Tinto has committed a further US$3.4 billion (Rio Tinto share $2.9 billion) to the major expansion of its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia.
February 8, 2012 BHP sees little impact from Glencore, Xstrata merger The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton (Hamburg: BHP1.HM - news), said Wednesday the planned blockbuster merger between Glencore and Xstrata (Dusseldorf: XTR.DU - news) would not impact on its strategy.
February 8, 2012 BHP closing in on A$3.5 billion Gabon iron ore deal – report BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) is close to striking a A$3.5 billion deal with the government of Gabon over the Belinga iron ore project, which is said to contain about 4…
February 8, 2012 BHP H1 earnings up 8% on record iron ore, gas production BHP Billiton raked in US$18.7 billion in the half-year ended December 31, 2011 — an 8.3% increase in Underlying EBITDA from the second half of 2010.
February 7, 2012 Gunmen kill Indonesian police officer near Freeport-McMoRan’s gold, copper mine Unidentified gunmen have killed a police officer near the U.S. company Freeport-McMoRan’s gold and copper mine in eastern Indonesia.
February 6, 2012 Codelco already struggling to match 2011 copper output Chilean state giant Codelco, the world's biggest copper producer, will have to strive this year to match record 2011 copper production of 1.735 million tonnes, said CEO Diego Hernandez to…
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.
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