Company News - BHP Billiton [more headlines]


Lower rate of Chinese iron ore demand growth ...
Tue, 15 May 2012 15:24:00 +0100
A lower rate of growth was on the way in the demand from China for global seaborne iron ore, BHP Billiton CEO Marius Kloppers said on Tuesday.While BHP Billiton continued to expect Chinese crude steel production to reach 1.1-billion tons a year by 2025, Kloppers emphasised than this equated to a lower 650-million tons a year rate of growth in the demand for global seaborne iron ore than the 800-million tons a year that had been experienced in the last ten years.


Promising start for China iron ore trading platform
Tue, 08 May 2012 13:31:00 +0100
An Australian cargo was among three sold via China's first physical iron ore platform on Tuesday, a promising start for the electronic trading system, although traders say volumes must rise before the bourse can create price benchmarks.The platform, run by state-owned China Beijing International Mining Exchange (CBMX), is the boldest effort so far by the world's top iron ore buyer to determine pricing, an area it believes has long been dominated by global miners Rio Tinto , Vale and BHP Billiton.


BHP last aboard China exchange
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:09:35 +0100
BHP Billiton has become the last big Australian iron ore producer to join the China Beijing Metals Exchange.


Blow to unions in BHP mine row
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:45:00 +0100
MINING unions lose bid to stop BHP holding a ballot on a new workplace agreement for workers at seven mines.


BHP production iron ore up
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:28:43 +0100
There were no surprises in BHP Billiton's latest production report, with iron ore output rising.


BHP Billiton's iron ore output rises by ...
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:31:18 +0100
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Mining titan BHP Billiton saw record iron ore production at its Western Australian operations in the nine months to the end of March, despite a decline in volumes in 2012 as a result of cyclone activity.


BHP iron ore, coal mines hit by bad weather ...
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:58:59 +0100
* BHP says iron ore, coal mine yields hit by bad weather,industrial disputes * Quarterly drop comes as competition in bulk commoditiesheats up * BHP says sees impact of coal dispute significant inquarters ...


BHP shares up, production meets expectations
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:53:24 +0100
SHARES in BHP Billiton are up by nearly one and a half per cent after the mining giant increased its iron ore and petroleum production.


BHP rises on production figures
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:48:03 +0100
BHP Billiton shares are up by nearly 1.5 per cent after the company increased its iron ore and petroleum production in the first quarter.


BHP production meets expectations
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:41:03 +0100
Shares in BHP Billiton are up by nearly one and a half per cent after the mining giant increased its iron ore and petroleum production in the first three months of calendar 2012.BHP shares were up 50 cents, ...


BHP Iron Ore Output Advances 14%, Meeting Expectations
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:22:34 +0100
BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) , the worlds largest mining company, said third-quarter iron ore production rose 14 percent as it expands its mines and port in Australia , while warning that strikes severely depleted coal stocks.


Chinese iron ore trading platform CBMX says ...
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:43:00 +0100
The world's third largest iron ore miner, BHP Billiton, is in talks on becoming a member of the China Beijing International Mining Exchange, or CMBX, a CBMX source said Monday. BHP Billiton has not joined us officially, but we are in talks with them ...