Jefferies cuts targets for miners, but still sees upside
4th Apr 2025 14:35
(Sharecast News) - Jefferies has trimmed its targets for a host of blue chip mining stocks after calculating the impact that Donald Trump's sweeping trade tariffs would have on export demand and commodity prices.
Read moreBHP takes up stake in Cobre's Botswana projects
10th Mar 2025 09:22
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant BHP has taken a stake in Australian outfit Cobre's Kitlanya projects in Botswana in exchange for as much as USD $25.0m in funding for the exploration of copper-silver deposits.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish lower amid US-Russia talks
18th Feb 2025 15:46
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed lower on Tuesday, reversing earlier gains as investors digested the latest UK employment figures and monitored US-Russia peace talks.
Read moreBanking vet Ross McEwan selected as new BHP chair
12th Feb 2025 07:21
(Sharecast News) - BHP has announced that its chair of eight years, Ken MacKenzie, is to retire from the board at the end of next month and will be replaced by banking veteran and former RBS boss Ross McEwan.
Read moreBerenberg names Rio Tinto as top mining pick for 2025
14th Jan 2025 10:03
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg has named Rio Tinto as its top pick for 2025 among London's blue-chip diversified mining stocks ahead of what's set to be a volatile start to the year for the sector.
Read moreBHP served with sexual harassment, discrimination lawsuit in Australia
18th Dec 2024 07:19
(Sharecast News) - Mining titan BHP is facing a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit in Australia relating to allegations made by female employees over a 10-year period.
Read moreBHP's Fundão agreement ratified by Supreme Court of Brazil
7th Nov 2024 09:34
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant BHP confirmed on Thursday that the agreement entered into between Public Authorities in Brazil and Samarco Mineração, BHP Billiton Brasil and Vale Shad been ratified by the Supreme Court of Brazil on 6 November.
Read moreBHP has not moved on from pursuit of Anglo despite chairman's comments
31st Oct 2024 07:37
(Sharecast News) - BHP Group has issued a statement to clarify that it has not officially walked away from its pursuit of Anglo American after comments made by the miner's chairman at this week's annual general meeting.
Read moreBHP nearing settlement over 2015 dam failure
21st Oct 2024 12:26
(Sharecast News) - Mining giant BHP said on Monday that it was in the process of negotiating a potential settlement with Brazilian authorities over the November 2015 failure of the Fundão dam.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks mixed on return from long weekend
27th Aug 2024 15:58
(Sharecast News) - London's financial markets closed with a mixed performance on Tuesday, with Bunzl underpinning gains on the top-flight index after upgrading its full-year outlook.
Read moreBHP, Lundin bid $3.25bn bid for Filo to expand copper presence
30th Jul 2024 07:20
(Sharecast News) - Australian Mining giant BHP rebounded from its failure to buy rival Anglo American and announced it would expand its copper interests in South America via a joint venture with Canada's Lundin Mining which in turn would offer $3.25bn to acquire Filo Corp.
Read moreBHP delivers record annual iron ore production
17th Jul 2024 07:43
(Sharecast News) - Mining and metals giant BHP has delivered record annual iron ore production for the second year in a row, with an increased contribution from its South Flank operation in Western Australia giving it a boost.
Read moreBHP and Vale ink deal on UK group action for 2015 Brazil dam breach
12th Jul 2024 13:39
(Sharecast News) - Iron ore miner Vale has agreed to pay half of any awards to claimants as part of the UK group action against BHP for the 2015 failure of the Fundao dam in Brazil.
Read moreRio Tinto eyeing up possible mega deal - report
12th Jul 2024 11:01
(Sharecast News) - Blue chip miner Rio Tinto is understood to be eyeing up a list of possible takeover targets, it was reported on Friday, including Canada's Teck Resources.
Read moreBerenberg lowers target price on BHP
12th Jul 2024 09:36
(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg lowered their target price on mining giant BHP from 2,100.0p to 2,000.0p on Friday after the firm provided the market with clarity on the futures of its West Australian nickel business.
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