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BHP Names New Company South32

Overnight BHP Billiton announced that ‘South32’ will be the name of the new company that will be created when they conduct their long-awaited demerger. While it sounds a little like the...

BHP hints at more job cuts

BHP Billiton has hinted at more job cuts while claiming a “reduction in operating costs” in Queensland has served the company well. In a statement released late yesterday, BHP Chief...

BHP Billiton splits company in two

Late yesterday, BHP Billiton made the expected announcement that the company would split, with a new company created to manage a selection of under-performing assets. The company said in a statement...

BHP plans to re-start Olympic Dam expansion

BHP Billiton has applied to the federal government for approval to trial a new mining method that could see the Olympic Dam copper/uranium expansion in South Australia back in action. The Australian...