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WA Govt. renews Pilbara education funding

Friday 19 February 2010

WA Minister for Education Liz Constable yesterday announced a three-year extension to the Pilbara Education Partnership with BHP Billiton Iron Ore.


UGL awarded BHP Port Hedland contract

Tuesday 15 September 2009

UGL Resources has secured a $165 million contract from BHP Billiton for work at Port Hedland, WA.


40 Years of the Mt Newman Project

Tuesday 14 July 2009

BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Western Australia's Pilbara communities have celebrated a significant milestone in Australia's mining history by marking the 40th Anniversary of the railing and shipping of the first iron ore mined from the Mt Newman Project (now known as BHP Billiton Iron Ore's Newman


Staff need to look after themselves, Ashby

Wednesday 08 July 2009

BHP Billiton Iron Ore chief Ian Ashby has told journalists employees need to take more responsibility for their own safety.


$96 million Pilbara contract

Thursday 02 July 2009

Electrical engineering company O'Donnell Griffin Rail (OGR) has secured a $96.5 million contract for rail signalling and relocation with BHP Billiton Iron Ore, the company announced this week.


BHP calls in all-terrain crane

Thursday 09 April 2009

WATM has delivered a Grove GMK7450 all-terrain crane to mining giant BHP Billiton Iron Ore.


A question of safety

Thursday 09 April 2009

Yet another BHP Billiton iron ore worker in Western Australia has been injured.


Storm in the Pilbara

Monday 02 March 2009

A tropical storm hit the Pilbara region over the weekend, forcing both BHP Billiton Iron Ore and Fortescue to temporarily restrict operations.


BHP fatality in Pilbara

Wednesday 25 February 2009

A BHP Billiton iron ore employee has been killed on the company's main train line in Western Australia's Pilbara region.


Pilbara development dialogue

Wednesday 05 November 2008

The Pilbara Development Commission (PDC) recently held the third of its 'Pilbara Dialogue' sessions in Karratha as part of the PDC's role in facilitating the development of a regional vision for the Pilbara.


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