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.
January 27, 2012 Ivanhoe Mine shares surge on Rio Tinto takeover Shares of Canada's Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. gained more than 5 percent in aftermarket trading on Thursday after majority shareholder Rio Tinto PLC disclosed that it is reviewing the company's board…
January 26, 2012 Anglo defends itself against ‘criminal accusation’ as mud flies in fight with Codelco Anglo-American in its increasingly acrimonious fight with Codelco on Thursday had to defend itself against what it termed "the criminal accusation" made by the president of the Federation of Copper…
January 24, 2012 Peru PM says Conga will get built, otherwise Newmont’s compensation bill would be ‘huge’ Peru's Prime Minister said on Tuesday Newmont Mining’s stalled Conga project will be developed as the government could end up with a "huge" compensation payment if the $4.8 billion mine…
South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31. February 11, 2026 | 02:29 pm
