BHP Billiton news
BHP appoints new Chief Financial Officer
BHP CEO, Mike Henry, has announced the appointment of David Lamont as Chief Financial Officer of BHP, effective 1 December 2020.
Compania Minera Antamina temporarily suspends operations
Compania Minera Antamina has decided to temporarily suspend operations at the Antamina copper and zinc mine as part of its response to COVID-19.
BHP launches plan to help mitigate spread of COVID-19 in Chile
BHP has launched a US$8 million plan to strengthen the public health network facing the spread of COVID-19 in Chile.
BHP to invest US$400 million to address climate change
BHP will develop technologies to reduce emissions from its own operations, as well as those generated from the use of its resources.
BHP and Mitsubishi sign MoU to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
BHP and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd are reviewing opportunities to undertake research, pilot new ideas, and develop and deploy new emissions reduction technologies.
Southern Innovation signs multi-year collaboration agreement with BHP
Under the agreement, Southern Innovation will provide BHP with technical expertise to uncover solutions to specific challenges BHP faces in mineral exploration and extraction.
BHP to host tailings dams briefing
The purpose of the briefing is to provide an update on BHP’s approach to tailings storage facilities' management.
BHP Samarco dam failure update
BHP intends to defend the claim regarding the Samarco dam failure in 2015.
BHP Billiton ‘knew of risks’ prior to the 2015 Brazilian dam disaster yet was ‘woefully negligent’
Today, a condemnatory lawsuit has been served on the Anglo-Australian mining conglomerate BHP Billiton for the deadly collapse if its dam in Brazil in 2017.
BHP provides tailings facilities update
The company has said that it has completed Dam Risk Reviews for active, inactive and closed tailings storage facilities across its business since the failure of the Fundão dam at Samarco, Brazil, in 2015.