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BHP Billiton Plc

Type: Company

Name: BHP Billiton Plc

Nationality: Australia

Web Address: http://www.bhpbilliton.com

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First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

China-centric plan to spend $80 billion over the next five years

Equally worrying, he says, is that bank lending is stagnant, and not just because of the government’s yearlong policy to dampen inflation by curbing loans. “The real demand for bank lending hasbeen slowing down quite obviously,” Mr. Xiang says.That nervousness ... [ Published May 21 2012 by OleOle - Football News and Opinion ]

Entities: Copper, Iron Ore, China

First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

MarketWatch Inc

South Australia confident on BHP Olympic Dam mine

Want to see how this story relates to your portfolio?Just add items to create a portfolio now:X AddBHP Billiton Ltd. ADS (BHP)AddCreate Portfolio or Cancel Already have a portfolio? Log InBy MarketWatchMELBOURNE -(MarketWatch)- The premier of South Australia ... [ Published May 18 2012 by MarketWatch ]

Entities: BHP Billiton Plc, MarketWatch Inc, Jacques Nasser, Marius Kloppers, Jay Weatherill

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 3 Documents

South Australia Confident On BHP Olympic Dam -Report

MELBOURNE -(Dow Jones)- The premier of South Australia state is confident the US$30 billion expansion of BHP Billiton Ltd.'s (BHP) Olympic Dam mine will go ahead despite the mining company's pledge to reassess its spending plans, the Australian Financial ... [ Published May 18 2012 by London Stock Exchange ]

Entities: BHP Billiton Plc, Jacques Nasser, Melbourne, Marius Kloppers, Jay Weatherill

First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

BHP Billiton Plc

BHP Billiton may slow spending on its Olympic Dam project — analysts

14:06 Deutsche Bank sees near-term iron ore price dropping below $120/tonneMay 17, 2012 10:03 Spot 63.5% Fe iron ore prices narrow to $140-141 per tonne cfrMay 17, 2012 09:07 Venezuela’s iron ore producer FMO increases port capacity ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Metal Bulletin ]

Entities: BHP Billiton Plc, Iron Ore, Port Capacity

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

Jacques Nasser

more speculation and paper talk

Quote: MINING giant BHP Billiton will take a sledgehammer to its plans to spend $80 billion expanding in Australia. Blaming a change in the "environment" facing the major miners, BHP Billiton chairman Jacques Nasser yesterday said the fate of the ... [ Published May 16 2012 by League Unlimited ]

Entities: Jacques Nasser, BHP Billiton Plc, Mining, Marius Kloppers

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

AGL Energy Ltd

European worries give stocks a belting

in response to concerns about the likelihood of Greece defaulting on its debts. They have shunned companies including BHP Billiton and Macquarie Group in recent months in favour of stocks including Westfield Group and AGL Energy. RBS Morgans senior analyst, ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Individual.com ]

Entities: AGL Energy Ltd, Westfield Group Ltd, Macquarie Group Ltd, BHP Billiton Plc

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 2 Documents

Topshop

Topshop, H&M hinge on Olympic Dam

Source: Herald Sun MAJOR international retailers, including Topshop, H&M, Gant and MANGO, are holding off from opening in the city until BHP Billiton confirms its Olympic Dam expansion plans. Industry insiders say local, interstate and overseas developers ... [ Published May 10 2012 by NEWS.com.au ]

Entities: Topshop, H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB, BHP Billiton Plc

First Reported May 06 2012 - Updated May 06 2012 - 1 Documents

Olympic Dam gets into gear

Tom Koutsantonis looks over the huge truck tyres for the Olympic Dam project. Picture: Mark Brake Source: Herald Sun THE first trucks for the expansion of Olympic Dam have arrived in Australia. The Caterpillar trucks from the US are the first consignment ... [ Published May 06 2012 by Herald Sun ]

Entities: Mark Brake, Adelaide (Australia), Wallenius-Wilhelmsen Lines, Tom Koutsantonis

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 3 Documents

Work focus for Olympic Dam forums

Source: HWT Image Library MORE than 1700 business people have attended forums around the state to hear about work opportunities at Olympic Dam. "The sessions are part of an ongoing commitment to ensure local industry is prepared to respond to opportunities ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Adelaide Now ]

Entities: Tom Koutsantonis, Port Augusta (Australia), Mineral Resources Ltd, BHP Billiton Plc

First Reported Apr 26 2012 - Updated Apr 26 2012 - 1 Documents

Court rules against Olympic Dam mine challenge

Kevin Buzzacott speaking against the Olympic Dam expansion, Adelaide, October, 2011. Photo: Takver/Indymedia.org.auIf you are thinking of challenging a mining development in the courts, be prepared to go through the financial wringer. You might think ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Green Left Weekly ]

Entities: Kevin Buzzacott, Environment, BHP Billiton Plc, Adelaide (Australia)

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 2 Documents

BHP secures Olympic Dam's 'backyard'

BHP Billiton has signed a $A10m deal with Minotaur Exploration to secure a portfolio of tenements near its Olympic Dam gold, copper and uranium mine. BHP refused to comment on claims that it had made a major discovery at the Wirrda Well prospect, which ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by Individual.com ]

Entities: MINOTAUR EXPLORATION LTD, BHP Billiton Plc, Uranium

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Overseas excursions add to load

With the exception of Wesfarmers, the defined-benefit superannuation plans of Australia's 20 largest companies are currently in the red. Westpac's defined-benefit scheme has a deficit of $A676m, while BHP Billiton reduced its scheme's deficit from $US215m ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Individual.com ]

Entities: Wesfarmers Ltd, BHP Billiton Plc, Acquisition

Quotes

The government official Paul Heithersay told a conference in Broken Hill, New South Wales that Olympic Dam expansion was "a project with a 100 year mining life, so a glitch this year was unlikely to sway a company that thinks well ahead" :

Olympic Dam Taskforce CEO to doubters: We're planning 10,000-strong village, already building new ... [Mining.com - 18 hours ago]

...be the first concrete evidence that PM Wen's comments are being put into practice," says Dariusz Kowalczyk, an economist at Credit Agricole-CIB. "Improved ChinaChina growth would benefit all regional currencies, as their economies heavily depend on exports to China."

Markets Live: Bargain hunters swoop [WA Today - May 22 2012]

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Olympic Dam Taskforce CEO to doubters: We're pl... [ Published 18 hours ago by Mining.com ]
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Markets Live: Bargain hunters swoop [ Published May 22 2012 by WA Today ]
Markets Live: Bargain hunters swoop [ Published May 22 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
Markets Live: Bargain hunters swoop [ Published May 22 2012 by WA Today ]
Markets Live: Bargain hunters swoop [ Published May 22 2012 by Brisbane Times ]
China-centric plan to spend $80 billion over th... [ Published May 21 2012 by OleOle - Football News and Opinion ]
BHP dampens boom expectations [ Published May 20 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Mother’s Day Walk cracks 30 grand…and still cou... [ Published May 19 2012 by Pilbara Echo ]
South Australia confident on BHP Olympic Dam mine [ Published May 18 2012 by MarketWatch ]
South Australia Confident On BHP Olympic Dam -R... [ Published May 18 2012 by London Stock Exchange ]
Downsize plan casts doubt on Olympic Dam (ABC) [ Published May 18 2012 by Yahoo! News Australia ]
BHP Billiton may slow spending on its Olympic D... [ Published May 17 2012 by Metal Bulletin ]
Marathon to help toddler receive medical help [ Published May 17 2012 by Northern Argus ]
Olympic Dam expansion under a cloud – perhaps [ Published May 17 2012 by Australian Property Investor ]
Olympic Dam ready to go: Weatherill [ Published May 17 2012 by Australian Financial Review ]
SA Premier still confident of Oly Dam expansion [ Published May 17 2012 by ABC Online ]
more speculation and paper talk [ Published May 16 2012 by League Unlimited ]
Investment cloud over Olympic Dam [ Published May 16 2012 by Adelaide Now ]
Nasser ramps up rhetoric over mining tax [ Published May 16 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
European worries give stocks a belting [ Published May 15 2012 by Individual.com ]
London close: Footsie sets new 2012-low on Gree... [ Published May 14 2012 by BullBearings ]
Markets Live: Banks drive shares higher [ Published May 14 2012 by Sydney Morning Herald ]
Markets Live: Shares steady as dollar drops [ Published May 14 2012 by WA Today ]
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Markets Live: Shares steady as dollar drops [ Published May 14 2012 by Sydney Morning Herald ]
Markets Live: Shares steady as dollar drops [ Published May 14 2012 by Melbourne Age ]
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Markets Live: Shares tread water; dollar below ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Brisbane Times ]
Markets Live: Shares tread water [ Published May 14 2012 by Sydney Morning Herald ]

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China-centric plan to spend $80 billion over th... [ Published May 21 2012 by OleOle - Football News and Opinion ] Equally worrying, he says, is that bank lending is stagnant, and not just because of the government’s yearlong policy to dampen inflation by curbing loans. “The real demand for bank lending hasbeen slowing down quite obviously,” Mr. Xiang says.That nervousness ...
Forbes Reports 12 Out Of Africa’s 20 Most Power... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by 2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the ... ] Forbes.com released a list of Africa’s 20 most powerful business people yesterday (they do like a list over there at Forbes) and it wasn’t too hard to quickly pick up an immediate trend on the list of the continent’s commercial high flyers- no less than ...

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BHP dampens boom expectations [ Published May 20 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Nasser ramps up rhetoric over mining tax [ Published May 16 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
KKR poised to create diamond giant [ Published Apr 16 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
Rain and stoppages stop Bowen Basin mines [ Published Apr 02 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]
China slowdown unlikely to damage ore exporters [ Published Mar 27 2012 by News On ABC - YouTube ]