The big money shift:How BHP is getting ready for the future

The big money shift:How BHP is getting ready for the future

A dig into the mining giant’s numbers tells quite a story about the significant changes it has made to how it is spending the vast volumes of cash it is generating.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Fortescue’s high-grade iron ore dream springs a leak

Fortescue’s high-grade iron ore dream springs a leak

Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s troubled foray into producing high-grade ore has suffered another setback.

  • byPeter Milne
BHP looks at cost cuts as nickel prices dive

BHP looks at cost cuts as nickel prices dive

The miner may write down the value of its WA nickel business after the price of the steel-making ingredient plunged by almost a quarter over the past 12 months.

  • byPeter Milne
Rio Tinto delivers another bumper iron ore year

Rio Tinto delivers another bumper iron ore year

It was another steady year for Rio Tinto’s base business of selling Australian iron ore in 2023,but many investments elsewhere remain troublesome.

  • byPeter Milne
The WA companies that boomed and bombed in 2023

The WA companies that boomed and bombed in 2023

Normally,the saying is you need money to make money,but in WA it seems you need ore to make more – and keep a close watch on China,costs and the energy transition.

  • byPeter Milne
Rio’s Africa mine steps closer to production – and endangered chimpanzees

Rio’s Africa mine steps closer to production – and endangered chimpanzees

The global resources giant expects to dig up 1.5 billion tonnes of iron ore in Africa over the next 26 years,stimulating its growth and expenses.

  • bySimon Johanson
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MinRes chases Western Australian government favour to export gas

MinRes chases Western Australian government favour to export gas

Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources wants a five-year exemption from a Western Australian ban on the export of onshore gas,arguing it would help shore up domestic supply in years to come.

  • byPeter Milne
Pilbara train drivers threaten strike action over pay dispute

Pilbara train drivers threaten strike action over pay dispute

Hundreds of train drivers at BHP’s massive Western Australian iron ore mining operations have voted to start industrial action amid a pay dispute.

  • byAaron Bunch
Clock ticks on Forrest’s green dream as Fortescue nears due dates

Clock ticks on Forrest’s green dream as Fortescue nears due dates

The deadline to launch five green hydrogen projects this year is closing,but the miner’s results reveal the commitment may not be as definitive as it appeared.

  • byPeter Milne
Traditional owners dispute Rio Tinto claim rock shelter OK after blast

Traditional owners dispute Rio Tinto claim rock shelter OK after blast

Rio Tinto boss Simon Trott told employees that the inside of the rock shelter was intact,but the body representing the traditional owners says they came to a different conclusion.

  • byPeter Milne
Tumbling export prices to punch $116 billion hole in national revenue

Tumbling export prices to punch $116 billion hole in national revenue

The expected drop in earnings from resources and energy exports highlights the perils facing an economy already struggling with the RBA’s aggressive tightening of monetary policy.

  • byShane Wright