BHP names Ken MacKenzie as new chairman
Mining giant BHP Billiton has named famed former Australian packaging executive Ken MacKenzie as its next chairman.
Mining giant BHP Billiton has named famed former Australian packaging executive Ken MacKenzie as its next chairman.
Mining companies have toyed with exotic uses for years, but the search took on new urgency with the end of booming demand from China, the world's biggest buyer of metals.
A Korean-led group is set to take control of Arrium, ending a 14-month long period of financial turmoil
​Queensland's Supreme Court has dismissed a community group's bid to stop the expansion of Adani's Abbot Point Terminal.
Activist shareholder Elliott Management has fired its latest salvo at BHP, calling on the mining heavyweight to appoint a new chairman who is "strong, experienced, and visionary".
Glencore bid to buy more coal mines no slam dunk
Yancoal is under pressure to match Glencore's $US2.55 billion bid for Rio's NSW coal mines
Swiss miner-trader Glencore said it had offered $3.37 billion for coal mines owned by Rio Tinto in the NSW Hunter Valley, outbidding a previous offer from Chinese-owned Yancoal.
Alan Finkel has released his review of the electricity market but plenty of questions remain.
He's the businessman who famously took on the government over inflated land values, now Anthony Maurici has Boart Longyear in his sights.
There is clearly a lot riding on Adani's Carmichael coal project going ahead, but it is not yet assured.
Gold may extend gains after climbing to the highest level in six weeks following disappointing monthly US economic reports.
A Queensland judge has found comments made by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about Clive Palmer and the demise of Queensland Nickel "could well be viewed" as a suggestion the mining magnate had acted fraudulently.
Embattled businessman Clive Palmer has sold the head office of his Queensland Nickel company.
President Donald Trump just made good on his campaign vow to leave the Paris climate accord. Now, the hard part: making coal great again.
After a miserable May, iron ore opened the new month on the back foot.
Once one of China's most powerful steel executive will serve 15 years in prison after corruption and bribery conviction.
BHP defends its Singapore marketing hub where it is accused of routing profits and says it is confident of its position in a $1 billion dispute with the Australian Taxation Office.
New analysis reveals impact of five year deal with state government.
BHP's board is expected to select a new chairman at its June meeting to replace long-serving former Ford Motor Co boss Jac Nasser, according to two sources.
Nickel prices tumbled on investor concern over rising supply from top producers Indonesia and the Philippines.
You would think Adani would have given up on Australia's biggest coal mine by now.
The royalties deal struck with Adani could also be available to existing mine operators in Queensland, Treasurer Curtis Pitt says.
Queensland's Land Court has recommended rejecting the expansion of the controversial coal mine.
Declining competition in gas markets, which is leaving consumers exposed to surging wholesale prices
The deal follows tension between the Left and Right factions in the Palaszczuk cabinet over royalties for the Adani mine.
Retired coal miner Percy Verrall believes compensation should be on the table for workers affected by the insidious black lung disease.
The cash-strapped Western Australian state government will ask Rio Tinto and BHP to pay an upfront multi-billion dollar fee in exchange for cancelling an ongoing levy on their iron ore production.
BHP Billiton is assuring shareholders that it's exploring numerous options for its contentious US shale unit amid pressure from activist investor Elliott Management to carry out a wider review of petroleum operations.
Western Australia may ask Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton to pay potentially billions of dollars to end a mining rent tax to help patch a budget decimated by lower commodity prices.
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