BHP Billiton is seeking approval from the Federal, South Australian and Northern Territory Governments to significantly expand its mining and processing operations at Olympic Dam in northern South Australia.
04/06/2009
BHP BILLITON hopes to sell uranium to China following the company’s Olympic Dam mine expansion in South Australia.
19/08/2008
BHP Billiton and Hyundai Steel have signed an eight year supply contract to deliver 22 million tonnes of iron ore from 2009.
11/09/2009
BHP Billiton has decided to extend its 2001 ore tolling and concentrate purchase (OTCP) agreements with Mincor Resources until 2018.
17/08/2009
THE Australian High Court has dismissed an appeal by BHP Billiton over a rail access dispute in the Pilbara.
25/09/2008
RIO Tinto has rebuffed an offer from BHP Billiton for its stake in the world’s biggest copper mine.
16/02/2009
BHP Billiton has announced that it has no plans to sell its Kwinana refinery in Western Australia.
02/07/2009
BGF Equities says BHP Billiton’s plans to expand its Olympic Dam mine in South Australia are likely to be delayed until 2011.
17/03/2009
BHP BILLITON is not planning any changes to its Australian nickel-making operations, despite declining world prices for the metal.
21/08/2008
BHP Billiton has dropped its hostile takeover bid for Rio Tinto as the global economic crisis takes its toll on the minerals market.
26/11/2008
BHP Billiton will suspend operations at its Ravensthorpe Nickel operation in Western Australia in response to difficult market conditions.
22/01/2009
RIO Tinto and BHP Billiton have signed a non-binding agreement to establish a production joint venture covering the entirety of both companies’ Western Australian iron ore assets.
09/06/2009
SEVERE cuts to BHP Billiton’s pellet operations in Brazil may soon affect the company’s Australian operations, according to an industry spokesperson.
24/11/2008
CLONCURRY Metals has signed a memorandum of understanding with BHP Billiton to process ore at its Cannington plant.
05/09/2008
GREYHOUND Australia has taken out BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam 2008 Vendor of the Year Award.
23/09/2008
RUMOURS that Rio Tinto is being encouraged to merge its Pilbara operations with BHP Billiton to reduce debt have been laid to rest.
17/12/2008
BHP Billiton has closed its main iron ore rail haulage line after a train killed a worker on 24 February 2009.
24/02/2009
BHP Billiton will focus on expanding its existing mines rather than starting new developments in nations where it is not yet developed, according to chairman, Don Argus.
05/01/2009
BHP Billiton has refused to compensate business owners and subcontractors following the closure of its Ravensthorpe nickel mine in WA.
05/02/2009
THE PUBLIC consultation period on the plan by BHP Billiton Yeelirrie Development Company to develop an open cut uranium ore mine, processing plant and associated infrastructure has been extended.
12/10/2009