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AUSTRALIA must capitalise on the Chinese boom with structural and economic changes or risk becoming a mining branch office, says BHP Billiton's Don Argus The BHP Billiton chief said the Chinese economic boom ...

BHP Billiton Ltd announced that the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance will acquire the New Saraji coal project in Queensland for $US2.4 billion .

RIO Tinto has delivered strong output for iron ore and aluminium in its second quarter, with a 13 per cent increase recorded.

Australia added three times as many jobs as economists forecast in June as mining companies, led by BHP Billiton Ltd.

Outotec Oyj , creator of the flash smelting technology used to refine copper, is studying acquisitions worth as much as 500 million euros as record metals prices lead mining companies to increase investment in ...

RECORD aluminium prices in response to production cutbacks in an energy-constrained China have bolstered Rio Tinto's defences against what it considers a low-ball $170 billion takeover bid from BHP Billiton.

Australian employment probably rebounded in June from the first jobs decline in 19 months, a sign the nation's mining boom is underpinning economic growth as domestic demand slows.

The mining and metals market continues to change, reflecting the same sort of expanding demand hitting the world of crude oil pricing.

BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc has matched Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc's near 100 percent price hike for 2008-2009 iron ore deliveries, Chinese industry officials said on Friday, ending protracted talks over contracts worth ...

BHP Billiton announced today that first oil and natural gas production has commenced from the Neptune development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

European Union regulators extended an investigation into a hostile bid by BHP Billiton Ltd.

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Mining giant BHP Billiton has agreed to iron ore price hikes with Chinese steelmaker Baosteel.

BHP Billiton, the world's third largest iron ore miner, has settled on a price for the steel making commodity in line with that received by rival Rio Tinto.

BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc has received partial clearance from U.S. anti-trust watchdogs to proceed with its bid for rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc , BHP said on Thursday.

BHP Billiton has cleared specific competition hurdles in the United States for its proposed takeover of rival Rio Tinto.

Asian markets were mixed Monday, with Australian shares rising as commodity firms such as BHP Billiton and Oil Search advanced on higher crude-oil prices, while exporters such as Samsung Electronics dragged ...

Chinese steelmakers, the world's largest consumers of iron ore, will resist any attempt by BHP Billiton Ltd .

BHP Billiton executives were tight-lipped yesterday on whether they would fall into line with Rio Tinto's record iron ore price secured this week, but indicated they thought their $US160 billion takeover target ...

BHP Billiton yesterday thumbed its nose at Rio Tinto's iron ore price coup, saying it would do its deals differently - and win better results.