BHP says China long-term catalyst for metals prices
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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s BHP Billiton the world&#39;s biggest miner, said yesterday that China is likely to be a catalyst for an extended price rise in metals.
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World number one miner BHP Billiton  Ltd./Plc.  said its quarterly iron ore output  had recovered after cyclones, but warned of flat crude oil and  condensate output in fiscal 2007 and spiraling project costs.
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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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SYDNEY: BHP Billiton said it has approved a copper project in northern Chile costing 990 million US dollars and the expansion of its iron ore operations in Western Australia.
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HAMISH ROBERTSON: China&#39;s enormous appetite for raw materials to fuel its economic boom is continuing to have spin-offs for Australia, with a new mining deal announced between the two countries.
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BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. , the worldâs largest diversified miner, said on Tuesday it would buy back up to A$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) of its shares.
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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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BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest mining company, said global growth and economic activity in China are slowing, partly as higher oil prices curb spending.
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Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) -- BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, more than doubled second-half profit as Chinese demand boosted commodity prices. The company is considering returning as much as $2 billion to investors, including share buybacks.
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International mining company BHP Billiton has ratified its largest ever contract to supply iron ore to China. Under a joint venture deal, signed Tuesday in Western Australia, four Chinese steel mills are taking
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BHP Billiton Ltd, has moved to maintain its Chinese market, securing further commitments to sell more than $US3.2 billion of iron ore to Chinese steel mills over the next decade.
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GLOBAL miner BHP Billiton Ltd and the world&#39;s largest aluminium producer, Alcoa Inc, plan to raise up to $US100 million ($138 million) in calendar 2004 by selling shares in their metal-processing
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Mining giant BHP Billiton today unveiled record full-year results after commodity prices soared on the back of surging demand in China.
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The world&#39;s biggest mining group, BHP Billiton Ltd./Plc. said on Wednesday its second-half net profit more than doubled on strong demand for industrial raw materials, and forecast sustained high prices for commodities.
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driven by China&#39;s insatiable demand for Australian coal - are expected to boost national export earnings by $12.5 billion this year.
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BHP Billiton will plough a further $US575million ($770million) into expanding its Western Australian iron ore operations in a message to would-be rivals that the company is intent on keeping and growing its market share.
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Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton on Wednesday announced Australia&#39;s biggest ever annual net profit, US$3.51 billion (euros 2.84 billion), thanks to soaring demand.