Major miner BHP Billiton is spruiking the importance of potash in the company’s future, labelling it a possible “fifth pillar” in its diversified portfolio.
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BHP still banking on China
Australia is well placed to supply China’s insatiable demand for commodities, BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser today told investors.
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Exxon and BHP gain approval for Scarborough floating LNG
BHP and ExxonMobil have been granted Federal approval for a massive floating LNG plant off the West Australian coast near Exmouth, a project worth $10 billion.
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Earthquake shuts BHP mine, workers told to stay home
Underground workers at BHP Billiton’s Nickel West Leinster Perseverance Underground operation have been told not to come to work until further notice after an earthquake last month suspended operations.
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BHP dumps plans to develop T2 at Abbot Point
BHP Billiton has formally withdrawn from being the preferred developer of Terminal 2 at the Port of Abbot Point as the company also confirms it has pulled out of building a rail line linking the port with Bowen Basin mines.
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Earthquake traps nine miners in BHP mine
Nine BHP Billiton miners have been rescued after an earthquake rocked an underground nickel mine in Western Australia.
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BHP Billiton donates $500k to bushfire victims
Mining giant BHP Billiton has today donated $500,000 to aid communities affected by last week’s bushfires in New South Wales.
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BHP and contractor slapped with fine over worker death
BHP Billiton Iron Ore and sub-contractor HWE Newman Services have been fined over $230000 for a fatal accident in Western Australia.
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Ok Tedi immunity gone, with implications beyond BHP
Remote Mount Fubilan, near the source of Papua New Guinea’s Tedi River, is once again the site of global controversy surrounding the Ok Tedi copper gold mine.
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BHP boosts iron ore output, stabilises coal
BHP Billiton has seen iron ore output surge in the third quarter, lifting 23 per cent to 49 million tonnes compared to the same time last year.
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Dozer collides with light vehicle on BHP’s Mt Arthur coal mine
Workers were lucky to escape serious injury when dozer and a light vehicle collided at BHP Billiton’s Mt Arthur coal mine, in the Hunter Valley on Friday.
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Roof collapse at Dendrobium Mine
Investigations are underway after a roof collapse at Illawarra Coal’s Dendrobium Mine in Mount Kembla yesterday.
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Automation earns its stripes
Earlier this year Rio Tinto moved its 100 millionth tonne using automated trucks which have clocked up over one million kilometers.
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Olympic Dam expansion too much of a challenge for BHP
A “challenging” resources sector will see BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine expansion remain on hold, company chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says.
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BHP prices $US5bn bond
Mining powerhouse BHP Billiton has priced a $US5 billion ($AU5.3 billion) four-tranche bond offering.
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Weaker commodity market here for the short term: BHP
Mining giant BHP Billiton says it doesn’t expect commodity prices to recover in the short term, blaming increased supply for weaker prices.
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NSW Minerals Council awards for excellence
A finalist at the NSW Minerals Council’s Community and Environment Excellence Awards, Yancoal’s Molarben coal project has been commended for its noise minimisation program.
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PNG government seizes control of OK Tedi
Papua New Guinea’s government has pushed legislation through parliament allowing it to gain 100 per cent ownership of the OK Tedi mine.
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QMEA students taking on mine challenge
Fourteen students will gather in Moranbah this week for the annual BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Mine Challenge.
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Prisoners recruited on NT mine site
Two companies have recruited prisoners to work on a salt mine in central Australia after the companies failed to find employees.
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