Business Report (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
BHP Billiton has resumed operations in Western Australia after its mines there were shut down when workers were killed in accidents.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- BHP Billiton said Monday in a letter to shareholders that it is confident in the medium term outlook for the company and in its ability to consistently deliver future earnings and cash flow. BHP Billiton said that the regulatory review process related to its potential acquisition of Rio Tinto should be completed by the end of 2008. It said that it believes the combination of...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto could face higher royalty payments if conservative parties form a government in Australia's upcoming elections.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
BHP Billiton is seeking approval to build a $US3.5 billion ($4.32 billion) desalinisation plant to service its Escondida copper mine in northern Chile, one of the world's top sources of the metal.
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
However, Yandi mine to stay shut as investigations continue. 6 Sep 2008 1:58 PM
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
BHP Billiton suspended all its iron ore mining in Australia yesterday, shutting a third of the country's production, after the second mine worker death in the past 10 days, raising broader safety concerns in its mines.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Stephanie Grimmett submits: Remember back last winter, when the BHP Billiton (BHP) bid to takeover Rio Tinto (RTP) was sending China's steelmakers into a tizzy? They were terrified that the union of BHP, the third largest iron ore producer globally, and Rio Tinto, the second, would create a de facto monopoly on their industry's most vital raw ingredient. Well, it looks like Chinese steel producers...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company, suspended its West Australian iron ore operations after its second fatal accident in two weeks.
Property Highlights of Singapore (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Source : The Business Times, September 5, 2008 CAPITACOMMERCIAL Trust (CCT) says 77,900 sq ft of office space at Capital Tower and One George Street has been renewed or newly committed for between two and three years. Three companies account for the leases - JPMorgan Chase & Co, BHP Billiton and Shinhan Bank. CCT did not reveal the rents. 'Given the Grade A quality of Capital Tower (next) and One...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
BHP Billiton suspends all iron ore production in Western Australia after the deaths of two workers in the space of ten days.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton suspended all its iron ore mining in Australia on Friday, shutting in a third of the country's production after the second mine worker death in the past 10 days, raising broader safety concerns in its mines.
Business Report (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
BHP Billiton has halted operations at its Western Australia mines following the second worker fatality in 10 days.
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
BHP Billiton says Friday that it has suspended operations at its iron-ore mine in Western Australia following the deaths of two workers.
Business Spectator (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Work suspended after second fatality in two weeks at Yandi mine. 5 Sep 2008 1:02 PM
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
AFTER two deaths in 10 days, BHP Billiton has suspended operations at its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
