Protesters from the Occupy LSX demonstration marched from St Paul’s cathedral to join anti-nuclear campaigners, supporters of London Mining Network member group Colombia Solidarity Campaign and others outside yesterday’s BHP Billiton AGM. See short video at …
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RIO Tinto will launch a High Court action in a bid to overturn a ruling that opens the way for unions to get an increased foothold in Western Australia’s Pilbara.
The union movement last night …
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Australia’s mining industry – in which London-listed BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata play leading roles – is propagating a dark underbelly of alcohol-fuelled violence, prostitution and mental health, the first study to examine social …
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton held its Australian AGM in Perth, Western Australia, on Tuesday 16 November.
The company came in for strong criticism on a number of issues and was presented with an alternative annual …
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BHP Billiton presnted its annual report to shareholders at its London AGM on 21 October. At a meeting the evening before, London Mining Network presented BHP Billiton 2009-10 – other sides to the story: case …
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Caving to opposition from all sides, the two firms shelved the joint venture that they claim would have reaped more than $10bn in savings, 16 months after they first unveiled the plan.
See http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page39?oid=113134&sn=Detail.…
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BHP Billiton plans to support the regulatory process of its iron ore JV with Rio Tinto, despite talk Rio plans to terminate the deal. Rio was forced to deny media speculation that its board had …
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The domination of the Australian iron ore industry by Rio Tinto continues, with the official opening of another mine in Western Australia. Brockman 4 is 60 kilometres north-west of Newman, and has 530 fly-in fly-out …
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