Tag: BHP Billiton
BHP Billiton, named lead sponsor of IMARC Melbourne 2014
Global mining giant BHP Billiton is the new lead sponsor of the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), which have been scheduled to take place in Melbourne on...
BHP sacks 170 jobs from Mount Whaleback; provokes wrath from CFMEU
BHP Billiton continued with its cost cutting and productivity drive efforts as the company cut 170 jobs at its Mount Whaleback iron ore on...
Low uranium prices shut another mine
Australia’s Paladin Energy has announced that it has ceased production at its Kayelekera mine in Malawi, citing “continuing deterioration in the uranium price” as a...
BHP warns of possible Worsley layoffs
BHP Billiton has warned that it may cut jobs at its alumina operation in Western Australia depending on the results of an ongoing review...
BHP Billiton weighing all options for its Nickel West business
BHP Billiton has announced that it has started reviewing its Western Australian Nickel West business consisting of the Mt Keith, Cliffs and Leinster mines...
BHP Billiton presents at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Metals, Mining & Steel...
BHP Billiton’s CEO Andrew Mackenzie confirmed that the company has started implementing common systems and processes in an attempt to create a simpler, more...
BHP’s driverless trucks heading east
BHP Billiton is set to expand the driverless truck trials from mines in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the east coast mines in the...
Big miners “dig” through piles of data to save millions of dollars
The world’s leading mining companies have turned their attention to carefully analysing the masses of data generated from processing plants, drill rigs and trucks,...
BlueScope appoints new non-executive director as part of its board renewal process
BlueScope has announced that it has appointed Ms Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as a Non-Executive Director, effective immediately.
According to the ASX release issued by BlueScope, Ms Dee-Bradbury...
BHP Billiton opens Jimblebar iron ore mine
BHP Billiton has officially opened the new US$3.2 billion Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, 40 km east of...
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Sydney to spotlight the latest in manufacturing at AMW 2024
With the Australian Manufacturing Week (AMW) 2024 fast approaching, Sydney is set to become the epicentre of groundbreaking innovations in the advanced manufacturing sector.
