August 28, 2011 BHP could triple copper resource SMH reported that BHP Billiton's base metals division has boldly declared its growth plan could as much as triple its copper base despite market sentiment that it is maturing and…
August 28, 2011 Cerro Colorado union accepts BHPB pay offer and strike averted Business News Americas reported that the union at BHP Billiton's Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile on Friday voted to accept the company's pay offer to renew labor contracts for…
August 27, 2011 BHP plans Australia rail line in threat to QR National -AFR Global miner BHP Billiton Ltd is looking to build a new rail line between some of its inland Australian coal mines and the coast in a move that could threaten…
August 26, 2011 Freeport Indonesia copper miners plan strike soon Workers at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's (FCX.N: Quote) Grasberg mine in Indonesia plan to stage a strike in coming days after talks with the company failed to resolve a pay…
August 26, 2011 BHP Billiton could take on deepwater rigs from BP BHP Billiton could take over running deepwater US Gulf of Mexico operations it shares with British oil giant BP.
August 25, 2011 BHP profit sparks call to toughen mining tax Amid pressure from the Greens for the government to make the mining tax even harsher, the Prime Minister today urged Tony Abbott to force the mining industry to share the…
August 24, 2011 BHP diamond revenues +12 pct BHP Billiton, owner of the Ekati diamond mine, reported revenues of $1.01 billion from diamond sales in the fiscal ear ending June 30, 2011, a 12.1 percent increase from the…
August 24, 2011 Rio Tinto raises stake in Ivanhoe Mines to 48.5 pct Mining company Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) Wednesday raised its ownership stake in Canada-based Ivanhoe Mines Ltd (IVN.T) by 2% to 48.5% as it sought to cement its commitment to the…
August 24, 2011 BHP points to a new dilemma The unavoidable quantum of the increase in BHP Billiton's revenue and profit numbers will doubtless provide verdant pasture for the gathering community of critics of both the Global Australian and…
August 24, 2011 Record profit means BHP still has $60 billion left for expansion after Petrohawk deal BHP Billiton reported record annual results and beat analyst estimates in the process, after prices of copper, iron ore and coal reached all-time highs because of demand from China. Profit…
Column: Can Africa win as the West and China scramble for minerals? What is different this time compared to the colonial conquest of Africa two centuries ago is that African countries have far more choice. February 12, 2026 | 09:36 am
