-
June 20, 2017 •
Mining & Resources, News •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
Former Amcor executive Ken MacKenzie has been appointed as BHP Billiton’s next chairman, effective 1 September. Mr MacKenzie, who has been a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since September 2016, spent 23 years with packaging giant
-
April 6, 2017 •
Mining & Resources •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
Flinders University has teamed up with mining giant BHP Billiton to work on a new technique for extracting low-grade copper in an affordable and sustainable way that could extend the life of some of the world’s largest and oldest mines. Funded by a three
-
March 13, 2017 •
Mining & Resources •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
BHP Billiton has signed an agreement with oil giant Pemex to complete work on the significant Trion discovery located in the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. It comes after the miner submitted the winning bid to acquire a 60% participating interest in the new
-
February 17, 2017 •
Mining & Resources •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
BHP Billiton announced the appointment of Grant King as an independent Non-executive Director, effective as of 1 March 2017. Mr King is a former Managing Director and CEO of Origin Energy Limited. During his 16-year spell with Australia’s leading energy
-
February 14, 2017 •
Mining & Resources •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
BHP Billiton will spend US$2.2 billion for its share of the development of the Mad Dog Phase 2 project in the Gulf of Mexico. Located in the Green Canyon area, roughly 320km south of New Orleans, Mad Dog Phase 2 is a southern and southwestern extension of the
-
January 31, 2017 •
News •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
Woodside has teamed up with mining giants Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to investigate the commercial feasibility of LNG-fuelled iron ore bulk carriers, with the initial study focusing on the Capesize class. The Joint Industry Project will be led by
-
January 27, 2017 •
Mining & Resources •
Jasmina •
Comments (0)
BHP Billiton announced that it has achieved a record iron ore production from its Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) mines during the second half of 2016. According to the company, the record production from WAIO was driven by the continued ramp-up of
