In an announcement this morning, BHP listed a final dividend of 43 US cents a share; bringing the company’s full-year payout to 83 US cents. This was on the back of a 24% surge in revenue to $US38.3...
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A new study has found that a proposed large-scale US$42 million lithium processing pilot plant can be cash positive, and indicates that mica material can be a competitive source of commercial lithium...
Origin Energy today announced the company would be buying 40 per cent interest in two of Karoon Gas’s exploration permits in Western Australia’s Browse Basin. These permits contain large and...
A combination of local and global pressures could see the number of domestic insolvencies increase significantly over the next 12-24 months, particularly in the mining services sector according to...
The head of BHP told a gathering of industry heavyweights in the US that over 70 per cent of the world’s energy will still be supplied by oil, gas and coal by 2030 and that while gas will be the...
[hr] Business risks facing mining and metals 2013-14: A new report from Ernst & Young. [hr] The twin capital dilemmas of capital allocation and access to capital have rocketed to the top of the...
Fortescue Metals, the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, is reporting a 260% jump in net profit for the second half of 2013, with earnings per share of 55 US cents, compared with 15...
BHP Billiton today announced its financial results for the December 2013 half year, with Underlying EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) increasing by 15 per cent to US$12.4 billion and...
Rio Tinto has slashed 3,800 jobs internationally since July 2012 and another 3,000 roles have left with divested assets, in a bid to bring better value to shareholders according to Rio Tinto chief...
BHP Billiton has committed US$301 million to replace two shiploaders at their Nelson Point port operations in Port Hedland. The company claims the two new shiploaders will increase the reliability of...
