ARTICLES RELATING TO BHP BILLITON

Zuma makes global power list

2013-05-02 20:08

Nine South Africans, including President Jacob Zuma, Helen Zille and bosses of top firms have made the list of 500 most powerful people by a global magazine.

New BHP boss shakes up top jobs

2013-04-18 07:42

The new boss of mining giant BHP Billiton has unveiled sweeping management changes, installing a new team charged with driving productivity and keeping costs down.

Eskom's Billiton losses already R10.7bn

2013-04-04 14:41

Eskom has already made a loss of R10.7bn through supplying electricity to BHP Billiton's aluminium smelter Hillside, SA's third-biggest electricity user.

Exxon, BHP plan giant floating LNG plant

2013-04-02 14:55

Exxon Mobil and BHP Billiton are planning to build the world's largest floating liquefied natural gas processing and export plant off the northwestern shore of Australia.

Nersa to decide on BHP, Eskom deal

2013-03-24 12:00

It is now up to the energy regulator to decide whether South Africans would be relieved from a long-term power-supply deal between Eskom and BHP Billiton.

Eskom: How consumers are milked

2013-03-22 09:22
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Eskom sells 9% of its electricity to BHP Billiton's two aluminium smelters at less than one-fifth of the tariff paid by other consumers, according to a report.

Billiton must lift veil on Eskom prices

2013-03-15 15:36

Sake24 has won a long legal battle in which the Court of Appeal ruled that BHP Billiton must make public the prices it pays Eskom for electricity.

New BHP chief flags costs, productivity

2013-02-24 10:33

The incoming CEO of BHP Billiton, Andrew MacKenzie, says he will maintain focus on costs and productivity when he takes the helm at the world's biggest miner.

Water scarcity threatens mines' ratings

2013-02-14 16:57

The ratings of global mining companies could plunge as competition for limited water resources between mines and people intensifies, says a ratings agency.

Arcelor misses iron ore stake in Guinea

2012-12-19 19:40

Newcomer B&A Mineração beat rivals including ArcelorMittal for a stake in one of the largest iron ore deposits in Guinea, according to a source.

Young communists question BHP deal

2012-10-24 08:01

Eskom's attempt to overturn a controversial electricity deal with BHP Billiton should be supported, the Young Communist League of SA says.

BHP boss tops Australian CEO pay list

2012-09-18 07:55

SA-born Marius Kloppers, the head of mining giant BHP Billiton, has topped the list of Australia's highest paid executives in fiscal 2011.

BHP Billiton sells RBM stake

2012-09-07 19:12

Anglo-Australian miner BHP Billiton has said it had completed the sale of its 37% stake in Richards Bay Minerals to rival Rio Tinto for $1.91bn.

Australian miners still spending

2012-08-30 11:12

A record investment pipeline in Australian resources failed to soothe concerns that the end of a boom is nigh, as mining stocks and commodity prices tumbled.

BHP shelves $20bn Olympic Dam project

2012-08-22 08:45

Top global miner BHP Billiton has delayed its planned $20bn Olympic Dam copper expansion as it reported a 35% slide in second-half profit.

BHP document details 'desk protocol'

2012-07-15 15:09

At work you may indulge in chewing gum or boiled sweets but not chocolates or nuts, according to a memorandum issued to BHP Billiton staff in Perth.

Rio unveils $518m automated mining plan

2012-02-20 09:29

Global miner Rio Tinto has accelerated a move towards automation, disclosing a $518m plan to pioneer the use of driverless trains in Australia.

BHP profit dips but still in league of its own

2012-02-08 08:08

BHP Billiton has reported a rare fall in earnings, hurt by labour battles and weaker commodity prices, but the miner is still in a different league than its rivals.

BHP mum on possible Gabon iron ore deal

2012-02-06 10:28

Global miner BHP Billiton has declined to comment on reports that it has made a deal to develop an iron ore mine in Gabon.

Standard Bank expands steel trading team

2012-01-19 17:13

Standard Bank says it has beefed up its team in Singapore which will focus on steel and steel raw materials trading.

BHP coal arm, Nhleko in BEE deal

2011-12-13 14:16

BHP Billiton's SA coal unit is to sell an 8% stake to a black-owned consortium led by the Pembani Group, which is chaired by Phutuma Nhleko.

 

Mine strife a test for private equity

2013-04-29 20:12

With the world's largest miners flocking to sell assets, private equity funds may finally be tempted into a sector long seen as potentially lucrative but risky.

New BHP boss takes $150 000 pay cut

2013-04-18 17:23

BHP Billiton's incoming CEO Andrew Mackenzie will take home a base salary of $150 000 less than outgoing boss Marius Kloppers, amid sweeping management changes.

BHP affirms targets despite weather

2013-04-17 08:41

Mining giant BHP Billiton affirmed full-year guidance for its major products, reporting a "robust" quarter of output despite weather issues in Australia.

BHP: Eskom must honour power deals

2013-04-03 08:59

BHP Billiton says it expects Eskom to honour deals that are letting the mining giant buy electricity for its smelters at just over half the cost of production.

BHP freezes Gabon mining projects

2013-04-02 13:02

BHP Billiton is halting all its projects in Gabon, dashing government hopes for sizeable investments in manganese and iron ore production, a source says.

Eskom's BHP deal a scandal, says party

2013-03-22 14:56

The contract which allowed Eskom to sell electricity to BHP Billiton at less than one-fifth of the tariff paid by consumers is a scandal, the FF Plus says.

Billiton: Eskom deal had govt backing

2013-03-17 17:35

BHP Billiton says its Eskom contract had the full support of the government, following a court ruling that it must make public the prices it pays for electricity.

BHP Billiton faces corruption probe

2013-03-13 09:30

The US is investigating JSE-listed global miner BHP Billiton for corrupt practices, after reports it was being probed for its sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Global miners to act as profits plunge

2013-02-12 13:00

Global mining firms are set to unveil their biggest profit-falls in more than a decade and are clearing the decks with multi-billion-dollar writedowns.

BHP Billiton to sell stake in gas JV

2012-12-12 08:13

BHP Billiton says it has signed an agreement with PetroChina International Investment to sell its stakes in its Browse Joint venture for $1.63bn.

Billiton contract costs Eskom R5.5bn

2012-09-18 15:33

The loss to Eskom of its pricing arrangement with BHP Billiton over the contract's life and on a range of assumptions such as the future electricity price was R5.5bn.

BHP to shut mine, Xstrata cuts jobs

2012-09-10 07:59

Falling commodity prices have hit Australian miners, with BHP Billiton saying it will stop production at a coal mine and Xstrata Coal slashing 600 jobs.

Dark clouds loom over Aus mining boom

2012-09-02 11:07

You don't have to be an economist to know that when demand falls, so do prices.

Australian mining boom 'over'

2012-08-23 08:13

Australia's mines minister has declared the nation's mining boom "over" after BHP Billiton delayed a major project as China's easing and European woes hit commodity prices.

BHP boss forgoes bonus

2012-08-03 13:05

BHP Billiton's chief executive Marius Kloppers will forgo his annual bonus after the world's biggest miner was forced to write down the value of its US shale gas assets by $2.84bn.

BHP may curtail iron ore expansion

2012-06-22 10:19

BHP Billiton is likely to cut the first stage of its $10bn iron ore port expansion in half as it looks to slash capital spending in an uncertain market.

Iron ore prices propped up by output drop

2012-04-19 08:08

Major iron ore producers including Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have suffered weather-related disruptions, helping to keep iron ore prices resillient.

BHP sees iron ore demand 'flattening'

2012-03-20 08:29

Mining giant BHP Billiton says Chinese iron ore demand seems to be flattening as the world’s second-largest economy slows, but prices are expected to hold up.

Rio dividend surprise masks aluminium hit

2012-02-09 08:41

Rio Tinto has reported a 6% fall in second-half profit, before $9.3bn in writedowns in its aluminium business, but appeased investors with a massive dividend hike.

Rio Tinto iron ore output flattens

2012-01-17 07:57

Rio Tinto has reported near-flat fourth-quarter production growth of iron ore, undershooting market expectations amid concerns of softening Chinese demand.

BHP suspends work at Khutala colliery

2012-01-13 12:43

BHP Billiton’s coal unit has suspended mining activities at the underground operations of its Khutala colliery in SA after a fatality at the mine, the company says.

BHP finance chief to quit

2011-11-28 08:37

BHP Billiton has announced the surprise retirement of its popular chief financial officer, Alex Vanselow, and expanded its top management committee.

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