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Argus under attack

Friday 28 November 2008

BHP Billiton's Chairman Don Argus came under attack yesterday at the Company's Annual General Meeting in Melbourne.


BHP bows to production cuts

Monday 24 November 2008

BHP Billiton has slashed output at one of its pellet operations in Brazil due to weakened market conditions, which may soon effect the company's Australian operations, a BHP Billiton spokesperson has told MINING DAILY.


BHP takes a hit in Rio bid

Wednesday 05 November 2008

European Union regulators have expressed antitrust concerns with BHP Billiton's hostile bid for rival Rio Tinto that would create the world's largest iron ore miner.


Transport a winning issue for BHP

Tuesday 23 September 2008

Greyhound Australia has won BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam 2008 Vendor of the Year Award.


Yandi death prompts WA shutdown

Monday 08 September 2008

BHP Billiton has announced that a collision between a light vehicle and haul truck at the company’s Yandi mine site recently has resulted in the death of a HWE Mining employee.


BHP suspends operation on worker death

Wednesday 30 July 2008

BHP Billiton has suspended its key iron ore rail and port operations at the Western Australian mining town of Port Hedland after a worker was killed there on Tuesday.


Ravensthorpe mine opens

Monday 26 May 2008

Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter has praised the contribution of BHP Billiton’s $US2.1billion Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation to regional Western Australia at the official mine opening in late May.


Pilbara rail contracts awarded

Tuesday 01 April 2008

Macmahon Holdings Limited and its subsidiary MVM Rail Pty Ltd (MVM Rail) have been awarded approximately $42 million of contracts to provide seven kilometres of rail track servicing BHP Billiton Iron Ore rail operations in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia.


Greyhound to move for Olympic Dam

Wednesday 30 January 2008

GREYHOUND Australia has become the sole carrier for miners at BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine.


Port Hedland to receive further dust busting

Monday 13 August 2007

APPROVAL of the new conditions for BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s Port Operations under Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act is in the final stage in a review process to pave the way for proposed new dust targets.


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