Sentences with phrase «biggest miner bhp»

The world's biggest miner BHP Billiton reported a 25 percent rise in underlying half - year profit on Tuesday, helped by robust metals prices, and said its focus remains on cutting debt and boosting shareholder returns.

While much of the market's recent focus has been on the hefty short - term gains generated by big miners BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals, Credit Suisse thinks it's time for African gold miner Perseus Mining and graphite play Syrah Resources to surprise with strong returns.

Not exact matches

The nation's biggest miners, BHP and Rio Tinto, are being targeted as part of a near $ 1 billion corporate tax grab and the major banks have been warned they could face a bank levy if the new West Australian government can not pass its budget measures.

BHP Billiton bosses have made a strong sales pitch regarding the company's proposed demerger, telling shareholders in London they'd benefit from the next step in the big miner's «evolution».

The world's biggest miner, BHP, said it would invest significantly in its nickel business as demand for electric vehicles picked up, Reuters reported.

That equates to more than half the 38 terawatt - hours of electricity used annually by the world's biggest miner (as in literal, pull materials out of the ground mining), BHP Billiton Ltd..

Among the big miners, BHP Billiton slipped 1.3 per cent to $ 18.24 and Rio Tinto shed 2 per cent to $ 42.90, after commodity prices fell overnight.