- 1. Nearly 30,000 employees underpaid for over a decade: BHP report
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- BHP said a preliminary review identified certain rostered employees across its Australian operations had leave incorrectly deducted on public holidays since 2010. The miner said approximately 28,500 ...
- Created on 05 June 2023
- 2. New South Wales to require miners to boost coal supply
- (Leading Developments)
- ... – under a deal with the federal government. However, the state now wants to spread the requirement to all of its coal producers, including those that export all of their output, including BHP, Whitehaven ...
- Created on 10 May 2023
- 3. Contractor dies at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine
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- A worker for Exact Mining Services, a contracting partner to BHP, died as a result of an incident on a surface access road at BHP’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia on 25 April. Emergency services ...
- Created on 02 May 2023
- 4. OZ Minerals shareholders approve BHP takeover
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- Shareholders of Australian miner OZ Minerals have voted in favour of BHP’s A$9.6 billion takeover by way of a scheme of arrangement. Reuters reported that the majority of shareholders approved ...
- Created on 15 April 2023
- 5. BHP, Chinese producers collaborate on sustainable value chain
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- BHP has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with China Copper and Daye Nonferrous – two of China’s leading copper producers – to develop a more sustainable and responsible copper value chain ...
- Created on 03 April 2023
- 6. Work begins for BMA apprentice class of 2023
- (Latest)
- Forty-one new apprentices making up the class of 2023 have begun work with BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) at its Bowen Basin operations. The program this year included 64% female students and 29% Indigenous ...
- Created on 08 March 2023
- 7. New South Wales to require miners to boost coal supply
- (Latest)
- ... r output, including BHP, Whitehaven Coal and Yancoal Australia. The department did not say how many tonnes of coal will be required. Source: Reuters ...
- Created on 06 February 2023
- 8. BHP marks 10 years at Perth IROC
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- BHP’s remote operations have hit a milestone, with BHP WA Iron Ore (WAIO) marking 10 years of working from its Integrated Remote Operations Centre (IROC) in Perth, Western Australia. The IROC, which ...
- Created on 23 January 2023
- 9. Oz magnate Palmer sells off Qld nickel refinery: report
- (Latest)
- ... to a Reuters report. Palmer bought the asset from BHP in 2009 from BHP for A$1. A spokesperson for the tycoon said the sale to ZCI is speculation. Yabulu has been in involuntary administration since ...
- Created on 04 January 2023
- 10. Duratec awarded BHP WA Iron Ore deal
- (Latest)
- Australian specialty engineer Duratec has been selected for a A$48 million wharf remediation works contract for BHP WA Iron Ore. The work will take place at BHP’s Berth C and D at Finucane Island, ...
- Created on 27 December 2022
- 11. BluVein facilitates electrification of heavy-duty mining
- (Product News)
- ... has an array of project partners including Agnico Eagle, Anglo Gold Ashanti, BHP, Epiroc, Glencore, Newcrest, Northern Star, South 32, Vale and ReThink Mining (Canadian Mining Innovation Council (CMIC), ...
- Created on 12 December 2022
- 12. 10 largest underground mining projects in Oceania
- (Features)
- ... of gold in 2021. 2. Olympic Dam Mine The Olympic Dam Mine is a copper mine owned by BHP. Located in South Australia, the greenfield mine produced approximately 8.7 Mt of ROM in 2021. It had an estimated ...
- Created on 12 December 2022
- 13. BHP makes final bid for OZ Minerals
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- BHP has submitted a revised non-binding indicative proposal to acquire OZ Minerals by way of a scheme of arrangement for a cash price of A$28.25 per share. The revised proposal follows the Australian ...
- Created on 23 November 2022
- 14. BHP, Rio Tinto, Fortescue launch safe workplace program
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- Three majors – BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue – have gathered to launch a ‘good behavior’ pilot program they say has the goal of eliminating disrespectful behavior and thus creating safer workplaces for ...
- Created on 22 November 2022
- 15. BHP teams with UGL, QRRS for ‘flat pack’ rail car initiative
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- BHP said it is collaborating with UGL and QRRS in an initiative backed by the Western Australian government to construct “flat pack” iron ore cars that will help boost capacity in the state’s manufacturing ...
- Created on 25 October 2022
- 16. BMA workers to vote on strike action
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- Job security, working conditions and more are at the heart of a potential strike action by workers at four mines in the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) met coal operations portfolio in Australia. According ...
- Created on 28 September 2022
- 17. FOUR KEY TRENDS TO WATCH
- (Features)
- ... hallenge, in which the founding patrons BHP, Rio Tinto and Vale, together with several mining leading companies, are looking beyond the mining sector for decarbonisation solutions. Facilitated by Austmine, ...
- Created on 27 September 2022
- 18. OZ Minerals places A$10 billion price tag on company
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- Australian miner OZ Minerals is reportedly seeking about A$10 billion (US$6.7 billion) in a potential sale following its rejection of a A$8.34 billion takeover bid by BHP, reported Bloomberg News. According ...
- Created on 20 September 2022
- 19. Evolution appoints Conway to CEO, MD seat
- (Latest)
- ... New Guinea and Chile with Newcrest Mining, and prior to that with BHP Billiton. Prior to his extensive experience with Evolution, he most recently held the position of executive general manager – Commercial ...
- Created on 06 September 2022
- 20. Stanmore to acquire remaining Mitsui stake in Queensland coal venture
- (Latest)
- Queensland-based Stanmore Resources said its wholly owned subsidiary, Dampier Coal, has signed an agreement to purchase the remaining 20% interest in BHP Mitsui Coal – now Stanmore SMC – for US$380 ...
- Created on 17 August 2022