News
BHP Billiton Announces Sale Of Optimum Colliery
14 May 2008
BHP Billiton today announced that it has reached agreement to sell Optimum Colliery (a thermal coal mine within BHP Billiton's South African portfolio), together with 6.5Mtpa of Richards Bay Coal Terminal entitlement to an entity controlled by a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) consortium, Optimum Coal Holdings (Pty) Ltd (OCH).
BHP Billiton Provides Further Details On Its Future Growth Profile
14 May 2008
Marius Kloppers, Chief Executive Officer of BHP Billiton, spoke at the Merrill Lynch Global Mining conference in Florida on Tuesday, 13 May 2008.
BHP Billiton Announces Plan Of Arrangement To Acquire Anglo Potash Ltd
12 May 2008
BHP Billiton today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Anglo Potash Limited ("Anglo Potash") to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Anglo Potash at a price of C$8.15 cash per common share (the "Transaction").
Repairs Underway At BHP Billiton's Neptune Facility In The Gulf Of Mexico
6 May 2008
BHP Billiton's Neptune facility in the Gulf of Mexico is currently undergoing remediation to reinforce certain structural components in the hull's pontoons.
BHP Billiton Approves Worsley Alumina Efficiency And Growth Project
1 May 2008
BHP Billiton today announced approval for the Efficiency and Growth expansion project at Worsley Alumina in Western Australia for an estimated capital investment of US$1.9 billion (BHP Billiton's 86 per cent share).