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.
05/11/2008
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.
30/07/2008
The president of Ravensthorpe Shire has said that BHP Billiton's decision not to pay compensation to business owners and subcontractors it attracted to the town is a crippling blow.
03/02/2009
BHP Billiton has announced a $5 million in research and education in alliance with Curtin University of Technology
16/05/2007
Greyhound Australia has won BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam 2008 Vendor of the Year Award.
23/09/2008
BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of Jimmy Wilson as President, Energy Coal, effective from 1 September 2009.
31/08/2009
Up to 240 jobs could be lost as BHP Billiton has announced that it will suspend operations at its Leinster nickel mine in Western Australia.
13/05/2009
A BHP Billiton iron ore employee has been killed on the company's main train line in Western Australia's Pilbara region.
25/02/2009
BHP Billiton has cut more jobs at its Mount Keith nickel mine in Western Australia.
26/08/2009
Delegations of Hyundai Steel and BHP Billiton have signed an eight year supply contract to deliver 22 million tonnes of iron ore from 2009.
11/09/2009
BHP Billiton has approved the Newcastle Third Port Project with a capital investment of US$390 million.
23/01/2008
BHP Billiton has sold US$3.25 billion of medium to long term global bonds in two tranches.
19/03/2009
BHP Billiton has won a legal battle with the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over disputed tax bills totalling $1.8 billion.
03/04/2009
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.
01/04/2008
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.
08/09/2008
Rio and BHP have reaffirmed their commitment to the Pilbara joint venture despite the new mining tax.
17/05/2010
BHP Billiton has relocated more than 40 people from around Australia to work in the new head office for its global metallurgical coal operations in Brisbane.
20/07/2009
BHP Billiton has increased its raw material processing fees to Pan Pacific Copper by 70%.
16/01/2009
BHP has recognised Boart Longyear for its safety programs and client services.
05/11/2009
The rumour mill has been working overtime with whispers that Rio Tinto is being encouraged to merge its Pilbara operations with mining giant BHP Billiton to help reduce high debt levels.
17/12/2008