Miner BHP OKs $900 mln Chile cooper project
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- London-listed metals and mining group BHP Billiton (BHP) (UK:BLT) overnight said it&#39;s approved a US $990 million Spence copper project in northern Chile with a designed capacity to produce 200,000 tonnes of copper cathode per annum.
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BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) announced today that it would undertake an off-market share buyback of between $1 billion and $1.5 billion.
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The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton has reported a record first-half profit of 6.168 billion dollars, and said it expected China to continue to drive global demand for commodities.
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BHP Billiton sweetened its bid for Rio Tinto Wednesday, lifting its valuation of the mining giant to 147.4 billion dollars as it presses for a mega-takeover to exploit a resources boom driven by China.
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Shares in BHP Billiton Ltd.   , the world's top miner, opened 5.3 percent higher on  Wednesday after it surprised the market with an additional  US$10 billion share buyback.
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BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc  ,  the world&#39;s biggest miner, is in talks with private equity  firms to team up for a possible $40 billion bid for U.S.  aluminum company Alcoa Inc , the Times said on Tuesday.
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Mining giant BHP Billiton has completed a bigger-than-expected A$2.27 billion (950 million pound) share buyback, driving up its stock price as investors reinvest profits from the tax-efficient deal.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton say it has made an offer to buy its rival Rio Tinto.
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The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton  Ltd./Plc.  , announced the surprise resignation  of Chief Executive Chip Goodyear and set an extra $10 billion  in share buybacks, driving its shares up 5 percent.
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Along with releasing solid results, BHP has upped the ante for rival Rio Tinto.
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BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest mining company, agreed to sell an extra $3.2 billion of iron ore to four Chinese steelmakers, helping underpin expansion of its mines in Western Australia.
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BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc   formally launched a $147.4 billion takeover bid on Wednesday  for rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc .
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BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) today announced it has agreed to sell its interests in the Laminaria and Corallina oil fields to Paladin Oil &amp; Gas (Australia) Pty Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of Paladin Resources plc, an independent oil and gas company
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton and Alcoa, the world's largest aluminium producer, have agreed to sell their metal services joint venture Integris Metals for 660 million dollars (359 million pounds) including debt, a joint statement said.
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The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton reported a record first-half profit of 6.168 billion dollars, and said it expected China to continue to drive global demand for commodities.
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Anglo-Australian resources giant BHP Billiton announced a share buy-back of 1.0-1.5 billion dollars (720 million-1.08 billion US) as part of a capital restructure program.
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The world's biggest miner, BHP Billiton  , announced the surprise resignation of Chief Executive Chip Goodyear and set an extra $10 billion in share buybacks, driving its shares up 6 percent on Wednesday.