Undermined and wasted: Australia's nuclear landscape
…Australian uranium sector has been dominated by two major mining operations – Ranger in Kakadu (controlled by Rio Tinto) and Olympic Dam in northern South Australia (controlled by BHP Billiton)….
BHP, Vale to reopen Samarco mine later this year
Iron ore miner Samarco, a joint venture between BHP Billiton and Vale, expects to restart production by the start of the fourth quarter, less than a year after a burst…
BHP Billiton agrees to pay out over Samarco disaster, but legal action continues
For earlier updates, see https://londonminingnetwork.org/2016/02/updates-on-bhp-billitons-brazilian-dam-disaster/. BHP agrees to $US2.3b Samarco settlement BHP Billiton’s Samarco joint venture will pay up to $US2.3 billion ($A3.15 billion) over six years after reaching a…
Cerrejon Coal: brutal evictions of villagers resisting relocation
…in the near future. Cerrejon Coal is owned by London-listed mining companies Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore. Violent displacement of the African-descent community of Roche, La Guajira, Colombia,…
Updates on BHP Billiton's Brazilian dam disaster
…at least 17 people and leaving about 800 homeless. Australian parliamentarians call on BHP Billiton to compensate for dam failure at Samarco mine “Today I tabled a letter from affected…