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A formal hostile bid of 3.4 BHP Billiton shares for each Rio Tinto share was announced on 6 February 2008; [50] The bid was withdrawn 25 November 2008 due to global recession. [51] [52] On 14 May 2008, BHP Billiton shares rose to a record high of A$48.90 following speculation that Chinese mining firm Chinalco was considering purchasing a large ...
Marius Jacques Kloppers (born 26 August 1962) is a South African-born Australian businessman and former CEO of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company. [3] He was also Executive Director and Chairman of the Group Management Committee from 2007 to 2013. [4] He was asked to retire as CEO on 1 October 2013, and was succeeded by Andrew ...
BlueScope was formed when BHP Billiton spun-off its steel assets on 15 July 2002 as BHP Steel. [1] It was renamed BlueScope on 17 November 2003. [2]Early in 2004, BlueScope merged with the American firm Butler Manufacturing. [3]
BP will buy a large portion of BHP Billiton for $10.5 billion. In the midst of an ambitious growth plan, this deal provides an important opportunity for BP and marks a milestone in the company's ...
Shares in U.K.-based mining giant Anglo American surged Thursday after it received a 31 billion-pound ($39 billion) takeover approach from rival BHP Billiton, a deal that would create the world ...
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In 2016, BHP Billiton was the major sponsor of the Australian Radiation Protection Society's (ARPS) 2016 Conference, held in Adelaide. [24] Tours of the Olympic Dam mine have also been offered to delegates of uranium and mining industry conferences held in South Australia.
It wasn't especially long ago that Australia's mining and energy giant, BHP Billiton (NYS: BHP) , was one of the stars of the proverbial midway. Today, however, along with a bevy of other ...