SYDNEY (Reuters) - BHP Billiton has halted work at some construction sites at its operations in the Eagle Ford shale in the United States as it investigates the death of a contractor at the site, it said on Tuesday. Oil production and drilling were not affected. Full story
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - BHP Billiton <BHP.AX> has agreed to sell its Pinto Valley copper mine and a railroad in Arizona to Capstone Mining Corp <CS.TO> for $650 million, the latest in a spate of asset sales by the top global miner as it tightens its belt in a weaker market. Full story
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LONDON (Reuters) - The incoming boss of BHP Billiton <BHP.AX>, Andrew Mackenzie, said on Wednesday the world's largest miner would not exclude deals under his stewardship, though its strategy would remain focused on current assets. Full story
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A man walks out of the head office of BHP Billiton in central Melbourne August 18, 2010. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas
Newly appointed Rio Tinto Chief Financial Officer, Chris Lynch, is seen in this handout photograph obtained by Reuters on February 28, 2013. Rio Tinto rounded out its management team under new chief executive Sam Walsh, naming former BHP Billiton finance head, Lynch, as its chief financial officer a
A woman gestures in front of a BHP Billiton sign during a half-year results briefing in Sydney in this February 16, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne
BHP Billiton's newly appointed chief executive officer Andrew Mackenzie smiles during a media conference in Sydney February 20, 2013. BHP Billiton said the appointment of Mackenzie did not signal a change in strategy at the world's largest miner. Mackenzie, an energy expert who worked for BP Plc for
