Catégorie - BHP BILLITON
Market overview: FTSE 100 is down 6
LONDON (SHARECAST) - 0825: Nine out of the ten worst performers are miners in early dealings on Thursday. Fresnillo, Xstrata, Antofagasta, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Vedanta Resources, Eurasian Natural Resources, Kazakhmys and BHP Billiton are on offer. FTSE 100 is down 6 points at 5,336.
2009-11-19 -
ShareCast
BHP urges more foreign investment
Australian mining companies need to open themselves up to foreign investment if they are to reap the benefits of the global resources boom, according to BHP Billiton chief executive Marius Kloppers.
2009-11-18 -
Stuff
Canadians Go Christmas Shopping in Australia, Find a Bargain, an Industrial Info News Alert
PERTH, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - December 23, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- First Quantum Minerals Limited (TSX:FM) (Vancouver, British Columbia) has purchased the (slightly used) Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation from BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) (BHPB) (Melbourne, Australia), at what appears to be a bargain price. The operation was officially opened in May 2008 ...
2009-12-23 -
Marketwire
Coal prices to sizzle amid logistics squeeze
LONDON: Spot coking coal prices could rise 25 per cent to US$200 (US$1 = RM3.44) a tonne free on board (FOB) in 2010, if China continues to import at the current rate, because of logistical bottlenecks, analysts say. Chinese steel plants, particularly the large new plants in coastal regions, are seeking higher quality imported coking coal, according to supplier BHP Billiton. "This year China's ...
2009-12-20 -
Business Times (Malaysia)
FAST NEWS
The joint venture between BHP Billiton, Xstrata, Teck Cominco and Mitsubishi said the expansion will increase the volume of ore processed in its mills by almost 40%.
2010-01-06 -
Mineweb
London open: Miners leading the way
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Miners are leading London’s top stocks higher in early dealings on a busy day on the company news front. Xstrata, Vedanta Resources, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Kazakhmys, Eurasian Natural Resources and Antofagasta are all among the best performers.
2010-01-14 -
ShareCast
BHP Billiton threatens to quit pricing negotiation: report
World leading iron ore provider BHP Billiton recently announced that the company was planning to turn to short-term pricing negotiation, indicating that it may quit the global iron ore long-term benchmark pricing negotiation and continue to promote its "iron-ore index price." BHP Billiton reported Wednesday that in the forth quarter of 2009, 46 percent of iron ore it exported from Australia was ...
2010-01-22 -
People's Daily
BHP to acquire Athabasca Potash for C$341 million
TORONTO (Reuters) - Global mining giant BHP Billiton said on Thursday it has agreed to acquire Canadian potash explorer Athabasca Potash for C$341 million ($323 million) in cash, expanding its asset base in the potash-rich Canadian province of Saskatchewan.
2010-01-28 -
The Globe and Mail
Potash plan risky, says competitor
BHP Billiton warned that it risks losing billions if it continues to plan a big-time entry into the global fertiliser industry by building new capacity rather than taking over a producer.
2010-01-29 -
Business Day
'Keep a Clean School Competition'
In recognition of the mounting concerns of solid waste generation and pollution, particularly in small-island developing states such as Tobago, Environment Tobago with the sponsorship of BHP Billiton, Petrotrin and the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) have partnered this year to host the 10th anniversary of the "Keep a Clean School Competition".
2010-02-03 -
Tobago News
All aboard China #2 train
HERE we go again. BHP Billiton's huge coal price increase and Shell's move on Arrow are two sides of the same new resources boom: China Two.
2010-03-08 -
Herald Sun
London midday: Thos. Cook a ray of sunshine
LONDON (SHARECAST) - The Footsie has drifted into the red, weighed down by the weakness of mining stocks. Among the miners Fresnillo, Randgold Resources, Rio Tinto, ENRC, Kazakhmys, BHP Billiton and Xstrata are all on offer, as metals prices retreat.
2010-03-11 -
ShareCast
London mid-morning: S&N bruised by patent verdict
LONDON (SHARECAST) - London’s leading shares are treading water, with losses on miners offset by gains on banks and travel companies. Among the miners Fresnillo, Randgold Resources, Lonmin, Rio Tinto, Kazakhmys, BHP Billiton and Xstrata are all on offer, as metals prices retreat.
2010-03-11 -
ShareCast
ATO Loses BHP Tax Case,
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has lost its appeal in the Federal Court, in which it had been claimed that more than AUD2.1bn (USD2bn) of bad debts write-offs arising from two loans made to related companies by BHP Billiton Finance (Finance), the BHP group’s finance company, could not be claimed as deductions against corporate income tax.
2010-03-19 -
Tax-News.com
Dear Ms Carroll
Anglo, together with the other two mining giants, BHP Billiton and Xstrata, have profited more than any other company in our country from the bulk ...
2010-03-29 -
Fin24
European open: Miners top risers
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Europe’s leading exchanges are adding to yesterday’s gains, with mining shares among the top performers. Mining giant BHP Billiton has successfully persuaded several of its iron ore customers in Asia to move to shorter term contracts.
2010-03-30 -
ShareCast
Chinese cyber attacks on miners: report
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) last night revealed that Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals had been hit by Chinese "cyber attacks", one being in the lead up to the sentencing of former Rio Tinto mining executive Stern Hu.
2010-04-20 -
ZDNet Australia
BHP bribe scandal could involve Cambodian project
BHP BILLITON'S blue-chip reputation has been tarnished by a foreign bribes scandal, believed to involve the group's abandoned bauxite exploration project in Cambodia where the payment of ''tea money'' to gain access to exploration ground is rife.
2010-04-22 -
Business Day
BHP digs up a problem
JUST weeks after Rio Tinto's embarrassment in China, BHP Billiton has unearthed its own potential corruption scandal.
2010-04-21 -
Herald Sun
Bourse : taxés par l'Australie, BHP et Rio baissent à Londres
- LONDRES, 4 mai (Reuters) - Les géants miniers BHP Billiton reculent nettement en début de séance mardi à la Bourse de Londres après l'annonce par le gouvernement australien d'une taxation à 40% des profits miniers réalisés sur son sol.Les deux titres perdaient respectivement 4,05% et 2,84% après 45... -
2010-05-04 -
Les Echos
Miners, Australia government edge towards tax compromise
SYDNEY/BRISANE (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton appeared to soften on Monday its opposition to a new Australian mining tax, saying the levy should apply only to new projects, while the government signaled it might be open to compromise.
2010-05-17 -
Reuters