- 1. BHP invests US$6 million into clean energy company
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- BHP has announced a US$6 million equity investment in Carbon Engineering (CE), a Canadian-based company leading the development of Direct Air Capture, an innovative technology which has the potential to ...
- Created on 07 March 2019
- 2. Dam rupture at Brumadinho mine in Brazil claims lives
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- ... The tragedy echoes a 2015 incident in the same region where the Fundão tailings dam burst at the Samarco joint venture between Vale and BHP, making it the country’s worst environmental disaster. On Sunday ...
- Created on 31 January 2019
- 3. Argonaut commences Torrens drilling
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- ... The Torrens anomaly is an extensive series of gravity and magnetic targets located approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Oak Dam West copper discovery, announced by BHP in November 2018. There ...
- Created on 24 January 2019
- 4. BHP and BlueScope to axe last two Australian iron ore vessels
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- The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has accused large multinational companies BHP and BlueScope Steel of using the January holiday period to sack nearly 80 Australian seafarers and replace them with ...
- Created on 17 January 2019
- 5. Fatality at BMA’s Saraji Mine, Queensland
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- BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has reported an incident at its Saraji Mine near Moranbah, Queensland, which resulted in the death of one of BMA’s workers. Allan Houston (L). ...
- Created on 04 January 2019
- 6. CIMIC'S UGL secures $180M maintenance services contract with BMA
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- CIMIC Group company UGL has secured a new multi-year contract for maintenance and shutdown support services across BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The ...
- Created on 28 December 2018
- 7. BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine boosts global output with the help of Konecranes
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- Konecranes safety inspections and its latest crane technology have helped BHP Billiton cut downtime and minimise production losses at the Olympic Dam poly-metallic mine in South Australia. ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 8. ON THE MOVE - Q4 2018
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- ... number of senior management roles at BHP, including Vice President Potash, Vice President Freight and Vice President Diamonds. PILBARA MINERALS Pilbara Minerals has appointed Mr Tony Kiernan as non-executive ...
- Created on 27 December 2018
- 9. CIMIC's Thiess secures $150m Caval Ridge extension
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- CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has secured a A$150 million contract extension with BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Caval Ridge coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. The ...
- Created on 20 December 2018
- 10. BHP looks to strengthen its ties with China
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- Major miner, BHP, has analysed the impact of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a network of overseas construction projects, on commodity demand. BHP looks to strengthen its ties ...
- Created on 19 December 2018
- 11. thyssenkrupp to supply key equipment for BHP South Flank iron ore project in Australia
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- thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has been awarded a contract to design, supply, construct and commission large-scale stockyard machines for the BHP South Flank iron ore project in Western Australia. The ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 12. BHP confirms new mineralised system at Olympic Dam
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- BHP has confirmed identification of a potential new iron oxide, copper, gold (IOCG) mineralised system, located 65 kilometres to the south east of BHP’s operations at Olympic Dam in South Australia. ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 13. Cobalt Blue triggers Thackaringa JV dilution
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- ... Blue’s dilution claims in the context of the dispute. Source: www.cobaltblueholdings.com; www.bhpl.net.au ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 14. Havilah confirms Grants Iron Ore Basin discovery
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- ... resource potential,” said Dr Giles. The iron-rich lateritised cap on the deposit was mined from the Grants quarries by BHP in the 1890s as flux for the Broken Hill smelters, but the primary iron deposit ...
- Created on 06 December 2018
- 15. Koolyanobbing Operation train incident – wagons derailed
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- ... outback within a week. Last week, BHP’s multibillion-dollar mining company's iron ore train was deliberately derailed on route to Port Hedland. Source: www.mineralresources.com.au ...
- Created on 15 November 2018
- 16. Mining industry and vehicle manufacturers aim for cleaner and safer vehicles
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- ... group comprising six representatives – three from ICMM company members: Andrew Mackenzie (CEO, BHP), David Garofalo (CEO, Goldcorp) and Nick Holland (CEO, Gold Fields) – and three from participating suppliers ...
- Created on 01 November 2018
- 17. World’s largest mineral exploration collaboration launches
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- ... from the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector and major miners and research organisations, including BHP and CSIRO. MinEx CRC Chairman Chris Pigram said the launch of the research ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 18. Thiess awarded AU$1.2B Mt Arthur coal contract
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- CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has secured a AU$1.2 billion contract from BHP to provide mining services at the Mt Arthur Coal operation in the Hunter Valley, Australia. This ...
- Created on 18 October 2018
- 19. Australian consortium a step closer to developing AU$100M battery research hub
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- ... of the proposed Future Battery Industries CRC in WA. Led by Curtin University, the initial proponents of the Future Battery Industries CRC includes BHP Billiton, Yurika, Kibaran, Synergy, Lithium Australia, ...
- Created on 11 October 2018
- 20. BHP and Vale reach settlement with Brazilian authorities over Samarco dam disaster
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- Samarco and its owners BHP and its joint-venture partner Vale have reached a deal with Brazilian public authorities to settle a US$5.3 billion lawsuit related to the 2015 Bento Rodrigues dam disaster that ...
- Created on 29 September 2018