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Change to TEMCO Operation

23 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton today announced its intention to temporarily suspend production at TEMCO1, its manganese alloy production facility located in George Town, Tasmania, by early to mid March 2012....

BHP Billiton Prices US$5.25 Billion Bond

22 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton has priced a five tranche Global Bond under its debt shelf registration statement, which has
been previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission....

Restart of Pinto Valley

14 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton is to restart mining at its Pinto Valley operation in Arizona, USA. The mine, which will produce copper and molybdenum concentrate, will have annual production capacity of approximately 60,000 tons of copper in concentrate. The project...

Major Investment and Reserve Increase at Escondida

14 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton today approved a total investment of US$2.6 billion in two projects that will
underpin higher production at Escondida over the next decade....

Fatality at Wolvekrans Colliery, South Africa

11 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa (BECSA) confirmed that an incident near the Wolvekrans Colliery has resulted in the death of Thomas Goreya Leshaba, a contract employee. Mr Leshaba was performing duties on a rural road when he was struck by a...

BHP Billiton Results for the Half Year Ended 31 December 2011

08 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton released its Interim Results for the half year ended 31 December 2011 on 8 February 2012. ...

Initial Work Approved For Port Hedland

02 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton today announced approval of US$917 million (BHP Billiton share US$779
million)1 in pre-commitment funding for the construction of a 100 million tonne per year outer
harbour facility associated with its Western Australia Iron Ore...

Divestment of Interest in Richards Bay Minerals

01 Feb 2012

BHP Billiton has exercised an option to sell its 37% non-operated interest in Richards Bay
Minerals (RBM) to Rio Tinto and will exit the titanium minerals industry....