BHP forgoes Dutch link as Billiton name dropped
20th Nov 2018 08:08
(Sharecast News) - BHP has dropped the 158-year old slice of history, Billiton, from its name after shareholders approved the new slimmed-down moniker.
Read moreBHP agrees to pay $529m to settle Australia tax dispute
19th Nov 2018 07:03
(Sharecast News) - Miner BHP on Monday said it had agreed with the Australian Taxation Office to settle the transfer pricing dispute over its marketing operations in Singapore without admitting fault.
Read moreBHP to return $10.4bn to shareholders via buy-back, special dividend
1st Nov 2018 07:55
(Sharecast News) - BHP said it was returning $10.4bn to shareholders via a share buy back and special dividend using the proceeds from the sale of its US shale business.
Read moreBHP Billiton to return $10.4bn to shareholders
31st Oct 2018 22:57
(Sharecast News) - BHP Billiton will begin returning the proceeds from the sale of its onshore US oil and gas assets immediately.
Read moreThere's value in that thar mining sector, says SocGen
25th Oct 2018 11:11
(Sharecast News) - Societe Generale believes there is value in the mining sector, despite the volatility surrounding commodity prices, and has upgraded its recommendation for Anglo American.
Read moreThursday broker round-up
18th Oct 2018 11:54
(Sharecast News) - Mediclinic: Barclays downgrades to equal weight with a target price of 460p.
Read moreChina demand boosts BHP iron ore production; cuts copper guidance
17th Oct 2018 07:39
(Sharecast News) - BHP on Wednesday said strong Chinese demand helped to boost first-quarter iron ore production, but cut 2019 copper output forecasts by 3%, due to outages at mines in Chile and Australia.
Read moreBHP doubles stake in Ecuador copper miner SolGold
16th Oct 2018 07:17
(Sharecast News) - BHP on Tuesday said it had spent £45.6m to lift its stake in SolGold, which owns the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador.
Read moreBHP doubles stake in Ecuador copper miner SolGold
16th Oct 2018 07:17
(Sharecast News) - BHP on Tuesday said it had spent £45.6m to lift its stake in SolGold, which owns the Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador.
Read moreCopper deficit likely, says Goldman, but Antofagasta overvalued
5th Oct 2018 14:41
(Sharecast News) - Copper prices are likely to remain strong in coming years, Goldman Sachs said on Friday, but analysts downgraded Antofagasta for several reasons.
Read moreCopper demand from China to surge, BHP predicts
4th Oct 2018 10:05
(Sharecast News) - BHP Billiton has predicted China will account for around 7% of global demand for copper, after analysing the country's international infrastructure spending plans.
Read moreMining earnings improvements will drive rerating, Morgan Stanley says
25th Sep 2018 11:20
(Sharecast News) - Metals and mining company shares have endured an "excessive pullback", said Morgan Stanley as it saw meaningful upside for the likes of Anglo American and Glencore for the first time since the start of 2017.
Read moreWednesday broker round-up
19th Sep 2018 13:13
(Sharecast News) - PureCircle: Kepler Cheuvreux downgrades to hold with a target price of 325p.
Read moreTueday broker round-up
11th Sep 2018 12:51
(Sharecast News) - JD Wetherspoons: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 1,450p.
Read moreBHP Billiton to buy Guyana Goldfields' interest in SolGold
5th Sep 2018 07:36
(Sharecast News) - BHP Billiton has agreed to buy Guyana Goldfields' 6.1% interest in SolGold, which is the majority owner and operator of the Cascabel porphyry copper-gold project in Ecuador, for 26.592p per share.
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