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BHP set to reap $1bn from nickel mine sale

14.08.09
British mining giant BHP Billiton has pressed the button on a sale of its giant white elephant Ravensthorpe nickel mine for an auction that could fetch up to $1 billion (£604 million), reports said ... more

BHP wary over demand after a plunge in profits

12.08.09
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest miner, today gave a guarded outlook for global commodity demand, sending a worrying signal for weaker rivals, after a slump in metals prices triggered its first profit decline in seven years ... more

BHP chief warns of 'challenging times' ahead

27.11.08
Commodities The boss of BHP Billiton has said he does not expect BHP to be immune from the huge changes gripping the world economy... more

With the Rio wedding off, BP is free to hire its new chairman

26.11.08
Profile: After four decades at Shell, Paul Skinner swapped refining for mining. Now his sharp brain and calmness under fire could put him right at the top of the oil business... more

Rio Tinto dives by 35% after its mega-merger with BHP is called off

25.11.08
Mining: Shares in Rio Tinto crashed 35% after the year-long attempt to create a titan of the global economy through a merger with fellow mining giant BHP Billiton was aborted... more

Market report: Barclays winning and Lloyds losing in placings

24.09.08
It's been a few days of differing fortunes for those investors who took up shares in the massive placings launched last week by Barclays and its rival Lloyds TSB... more

Market uncertainty adds to bid — BHP

19.09.08
Marius Kloppers, the chief executive of mining giant BHP Billiton, says his hostile $111bn bid for Rio Tinto is more attractive amid the current “uncertainty” in global financial markets... more

BHP Billiton confident over demand from Asia

16.09.08
Mining giant BHP Billiton has sought to reassure investors on Asian demand, which it says will hold up despite the global financial crisis... more

Rio deal ‘lifted by falling prices

09.09.08
Mining: Mining giant BHP Billiton’s prospects of pushing through its $121.5 billion (£69.5 billion) hostile takeover of Rio Tinto are improving with falling commodities prices, the company’s chief says... more

Canberra wary of Chinese joint raid on BHP Billiton

11.06.08
China's steelmakers reportedly looking to buy a significant stake in Anglo-Australian mining giant ... more

China buzz puts BHP on a high

16.05.08
Shares in BHP Billiton soared to a record in Sydney on persistent rumours that a Chinese investor is looking for a stake... more

Talk of raid by China lifts BHP

14.05.08
Shares in mining giant BHP Billiton rose 88p, or 4%, to a record 2108p in London on rumours that a Chinese buyer is building a stake... more

Rio Tinto may be worth £60bn, but only on paper

08.05.08
Rio Tinto is a big business. It's so big that its arch-rival BHP Billiton wants to spend over £60 billion buying it - quite a price for any old iron (ore). ... more

BHP's iron-ore record gives new stir to bid war with Rio

23.04.08
BHP Billiton unveils record iron-ore output growth figures... more

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