BHP Billiton Limited

34.36
CHANGE
-0.52 (-1.49%)
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VOLUME
7.3M
DAY'S HIGH
34.96
DAY'S LOW
34.25
BHP Billiton Limited is diversified natural resources company. The Company generally operates through customer sector groups (CSGs). The Company operates in nine segments: Petroleum, Aluminium, Base Metals, Diamonds and Specialty Products, Stainless Steel Materials, Iron Ore, Manganese, Metallurgical Coal and Energy Coal. As of June 30, 2012, the Company was working in more than 100 locations worldwide. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the C... continued
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BHP Billiton Limited
BHP Billiton Limited is diversified natural resources company. The Company generally operates through customer sector groups (CSGs). The Company operates in nine segments: Petroleum, Aluminium, Base Metals, Diamonds and Specialty Products, Stainless Steel Materials, Iron Ore, Manganese, Metallurgical Coal and Energy Coal. As of June 30, 2012, the Company was working in more than 100 locations worldwide. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012 (fiscal 2012), the Company total petroleum production was 222.3 millions of barrels of oil equivalent. During fiscal 2012, its aluminium had a total production in 1.2 million tones (Mt) of aluminium. In August 2011, the Company acquired Petrohawk Energy Corporation. On September 30, 2011, it acquired HWE Mining Subsidiaries from Leighton Holdings. On September 7, 2012, the Company announced the sale of its 37.8 % non-operated interest in Richards Bay Minerals.

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Is the mining boom done and dusted?
MAY 24, 2013
The reduced investment accounted for approximately 11% of the country’s overall $268 billion spent on resources projects this year. By 2017, the amount of investment is tipped to be back at similar levels to where it was in 2007. High risk exploration spending in the December quarter was $264 million, a 16% decline from the preceding quarter, but it is likely to have fallen a lot further since new bosses at BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) and Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO) decided to cut spending.
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Aust shares open marginally weaker
MAY 24, 2013
The resources stocks were mixed, with BHP Billiton losing 21 cents to $34.67 and Rio Tinto shedding nine cents to $55.01.
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Aust stocks lower at noon
MAY 24, 2013
The big four retail banks are all down more than one per cent, while major miners such as BHP and Rio are also in the red.
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