Global miner BHP Billiton said this month it had taken a preliminary decision to leave the World Coal Association (WCA) over differences on climate change and might also withdraw from the U.S...
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Mining giant BHP Billiton reported a slump in copper output Wednesday as strike action at the world’s largest mine for the metal dented production, while flagging the sale of some US shale assets...
BHP Billiton has released the following statement: “BHP Billiton confirms that force majeure has been declared for all BMA Coal and all BMC Coal products as a result of damage caused by Cyclone...
BHP Billiton’s workers are back on the clock following closure as a result of Cyclone Debbie cutting power, access and logistics. The mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin are back in operation with all...
The first confirmed case of black lung disease in a Queensland open cut mine has been revealed. The diagnosis has sparked widespread concern in the mining industry, with the potentially fatal lung...
BHP Billiton has awarded Henry Muller the inaugural Technology and Innovation Award for his work in the 1980s that allowed Olympic Dam to become a commercially viable operation making four products...
The Minerals Council of Australia has spoken out against a proposed $7.2 billion iron ore tax hike for Western Australia. National Party leader Brendan Grylls wants mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto to...
BHP Billiton has said it was unlikely the Samarco iron ore mine would reopen, after the tragic events in November 2015 when two dam bursts. “Samarco makes an important contribution to the...
Australian mining companies have remained at the top of PwC’s annual Mine report into the performance of the world’s 40 largest mining companies. BHP Billiton was in the top spot...
The global economic environment has generated a number of significant challenges for the Australian mining industry. Slowing economic growth particularly in China has softened demand; while...
