Tag: BHP
BHP agrees to sell Chilean copper mine
BHP has agreed to sell its Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile to private equity manager EMR Capital for US$230 million.
The deal will see...
New mine development to create hundreds of jobs in WA
The BHP Board has approved US$2.9 billion in capital expenditure for the South Flank project in Central Pilbara, WA.
The project, which expands the existing...
BHP approves $181m to fund remediation and compensation programs at Samarco
BHP Billiton has announced that it has authorized a total of $181 million to be used for remediation and compensation programs at the Samarco...
BHP and Vale to commit US$1bn for Samarco rehabilitation work in 2018
BHP and Vale have to date committed approximately US$1 billion towards rehabilitation work in Brazil following the failure of the Fundao tailings dam at...
Samarco to stay shut, BHP to cut 40% of workforce via voluntary redundancies
BHP Billiton has announced that it plans to cut 40% of its workforce at the Samarco iron ore operation in Brazil through voluntary redundancies.
The...
Bradken appoints new CEO
Bradken, Australia’s largest combined foundry and heavy engineering group, has announced the appointment of Mr Paul Zuckerman as Chief Executive Officer of the company,...
GE and BHP join forces to boost efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions in...
General Electric and BHP Billiton have formed a partnership to work on pinpointing innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from mining operations and...
South32 coal miners go on strike after job security talks collapse
Workers at South32’s Dendrobium coal mine in the Illawarra have begun a week-long strike after negotiations over a new Enterprise Agreement broke down last...
BMA to let off 700 jobs at their Queensland mines
According to BMA, a major mine operator in Central Queensland, they plan to lay off 700 jobs from its Bowen Basin coal operations to...
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