The blueprint for a multi billion dollar expansion of the world class Olympic Dam copper-uranium-gold mine in South Australia has been in gestation long before the project was taken over by BHP Billiton in 2005. …
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BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam may be just tip of the iceberg, or frying pan
BHP’s uranium mine expansion takes key step
As the nuclear radiation disaster continues in Japan, BHP Billiton said its multi-billion expansion of the Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine in South Australia has progressed into the feasibility study phase.
The move is …
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Australia’s Kokatha People win a land rights victory
A major copper-gold exploration project on Aboriginal territory has been knocked back by South Australian court.
The presiding Judge concluded that: “The native title in the land of the traditional owners in preventing mining are …
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BHP Billiton: undermining the future
Alternative Report on world’s biggest mining company
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest diversified resources company – producing oil as well as coal, copper, diamonds, iron ore, manganese, nickel, uranium and a number of other minerals …
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World’s largest mining company challenged at AGM
Thursday 29 October 2009
“While you are getting a good standard of life … we Wayuu are eating food contaminated with coal … Why, when you have money in your bank accounts, why are our …
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BHP Billiton: image and reality
Briefing for the BHP Billiton plc Annual General Meeting, 23 October 2008
BHP Billiton is the largest mining company in the world. Jointly listed on the London and Australian Stock Exchanges, it has a market …
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