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Annual report 2022 | BHP

In FY2022, our tax, royalty and other payments to governments totalled a record US$17.3 billion. Of this, 77.5 per cent or US$13.4 billion was paid in Australia. During the last decade, we paid US$90.5 billion globally in taxes, royalties and other payments, including US$70 billion (approximately A$90.1 billion) in Australia.

Pilbara Minerals holds steady

Image: Pilbara Minerals. Pilbara Minerals saw lithium prices and performance hold steady throughout the first quarter of 2024. The major saw solid operational performance with production volume of ...

How BHP developed its most technically advanced mine

BHP has officially opened its $4.6 billion South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, celebrating the completion of the project's five-year journey on time and budget.

BHP confirms second COVID case at Pilbara mine site

Mining giant BHP has confirmed a second contractor has tested positive for COVID-19 in the Pilbara. More than 70 workers were forced into isolation at the Yandi iron ore mine, north-east of Newman ...

BHP Australia iron ore train drivers to strike for 24 hours on …

Iron ore train drivers at BHP Group's Pilbara operations in Western Australia have voted to strike on Friday in a bid to secure an improved employment agreement, the country's Mining and Energy ...

Iron ore | BHP

Iron makes up close to 5% of the Earth's crust. Steel. ... Our Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) business contains 5 mines in the Pilbara region. With 5 mines, 4 processing hubs and 2 port facilities, our Pilbara iron ore business is all connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infrastructure. ... BHP Billiton Brasil and Vale each hold a ...

Regulatory information | BHP

Western Australia Iron Ore - Jimblebar. Western Australia Iron Ore - Mining Area C – Southern Flank. Western Australia Iron Ore - Pilbara Public Environmental Review Strategic Proposal (State) Western Australia Iron Ore - Pilbara Strategic Assessment (Commonwealth) Western Australia Iron Ore - Proposed Outer Harbour Development, …

WA welcomes Rio, BHP green steel plant

BHP, Government announcements, Iron ore, News, Rio Tinto, Sustainability, Technology WA welcomes Rio, BHP green steel plant Kelsie Tibben February 12, 2024, 9:15 am February 12, 2024

BHP welcomes first recruits in train driver recruitment drive

24 August 2021. BHP has welcomed the first 54 recruits in BHP's Rail Academy Traineeship Program that seeks to employ and train 200 train drivers over the next three years. BHP, Western Australian Iron Ore Asset President, Brandon Craig said: "We are committed to doing our part to address critical skills shortages and create new pathways ...

Pilbara Minerals invests in women

Major lithium miner Pilbara Minerals is taking steps to support women in the industry with a monthly Women of the Pilbara event. As reported by the ABC, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of ...

How Pilbara Minerals built a lithium empire

Charting the Pilbara Minerals story from a lithium minnow to an ASX 50 company. Pilbara Minerals is one of the best performing resources stocks in recent years, with its share price more than 1500 …

BHP delivers three billion tonnes of iron ore to China

Corumbá, August 5, 2006. Mining employee holding iron ore in the region of Corumbá, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Major miner BHP has celebrated the shipment of three billion tonnes of iron ore to ...

BHP plots massive automation roll out across Australia

BHP hints at the potential of introducing up to 500 autonomous trucks in its open cut operations, a tenfold increase to the company's existing fleet at the Jimblebar mine in the Pilbara, Western ...

BHP derails 268-car Pilbara iron ore train which travelled …

A runaway iron-ore train careered 92km without its driver before being deliberately derailed yesterday morning, causing millions of dollars in damage and lost production. The fully laden BHP train — almost 3km long with its four locomotives and 268 wagons — reached average speeds of about 110km/h on the track between Newman …

BHP searches for renewables to power Pilbara operations

Australia-headquartered mining giant BHP has reportedly begun the process to procure more than 500 MW of wind and solar power backed by battery energy storage before the end of the decade as it works to reduce the use of gas and diesel in its iron ore mining operations in the Pilbara. The company's iron ore operations in the …

Pilbara feels the impact of FIFO

Pilbara feels the impact of FIFO. Staff Writer February 21, 2013, 12:20 pm. A new report examining the impacts FIFO has on the community was released last month exposing the downsides of using a ...

BHP Billiton Iron Ore

BHP Billiton Iron Ore has prepared a Strategic Proposal of its future operations in the Pilbara for the next 50 to 100 years. The Strategic Proposal will facilitate a more holistic and longer term view of mining activities in the Pilbara region by identifying and assessing how impacts to the environment at a landscape scale will be managed.

BHP launch of South Flank creates world's largest iron ore hub

Henry Ballard May 20, 2021, 11:42 am. The South Flank site. Image: BHP. BHP has delivered first ore at the South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia after $4.65 billion ...

A decade of smiles at BHP's Jimblebar

A decade of smiles at BHP's Jimblebar. BHP WA Iron Ore (WAIO) recently celebrated 10 years of operations at its Jimblebar mine. Located 40km east of Newman in the Pilbara region of WA, Jimblebar ...

Koodaideri Iron Ore Mine, Pilbara, Western …

The mine is estimated to have an initial throughput rate of 43Mtpa, which will be eventually increased to 70Mtpa in the second phase. It is estimated to have a mine life of more than 30 years. Koodaideri …

Heavy rain hits BHP mine site

Flooding rains in the Pilbara have hampered operations at BHP's mammoth Mount Whaleback iron ore mine. Subscribe to read this article. Register or login now and receive unlimited access to our award-winning, unbiased and trusted

Mt Whaleback | BHP

Mt Whaleback iron ore mine is a part of an 85:15 joint venture between BHP and Mitsui and ITOCHU. 1968 The mine was opened in 1968. 1.6t It takes around 1.6 tonnes of iron ore to produce one tonne of steel. 2.5km …

Pilbara Minerals expansion underway

The P680 expansion project targets the Pilgan plant and aims to increase its annual output to 680,000 tonnes of spodumene concentrate. The hope is that an increased production output will position ...

Iron Ore Western Australia

In September 2022, we agreed to form a joint venture with China Baowu Steel Group to develop the Western Range iron ore project in the Pilbara, Western Australia (Rio Tinto 54%, Baowu 46%). Construction at Western Range started in 2023 with first production anticipated in 2025. Western Range's annual production capacity of 25 million tonnes ...

BHP train drivers threaten first Pilbara industrial action in 15 …

The 397 drivers, who are critical to carrying millions of tonnes of iron ore from BHP's Pilbara mines near Newman to Port Hedland, will start an industrial campaign this Friday with an ...

The world's new largest lithium mine

Located in Western Australia, the Pilgangoora lithium mine is 100 per cent owned by Pilbara Minerals. The company recently completed its financial year 2023 drilling program, with the findings bumping the mineral resource by 109,000 tonnes, or a 36 per cent increase, to the total measured resource. ... The shape of a close icon.

Australian mining sector 'facing a moment of truth': BHP

BHP believes if Australia was to boost its production of critical minerals, it could deliver up to $20 billion of annual investment into the country. For Australia to achieve this opportunity, BHP outlined four key pillars. They are as follows: While BHP sees an appealing regulatory landscape as critical to attracting and retaining investment ...

Pilbara Resource proceeds with Wiluna West …

Under the contract, the Pilbara Resource Group will carry out development, mining and transport works for stage one of the project, which covers 1 million tonnes of C4's estimated 21.6 million ...

Pilbara Minerals and Yahua lock in lithium supply agreement

Pilbara Minerals will first supply 20,000t, with an option to supply an additional 60,000t. In 2025, Pilbara Minerals will supply between 100,000–160,000t of spodumene concentrate to Yahua.

BHP grade issues at Pilbara mines cloud the outlook for …

BHP's grade issues affect the company's "Jimbeblar Fines" iron ore product that accounts for about 15 per cent of BHP's overall sales of WA iron ore, the bulk of which is shipped to China. Mining ...

An emerging Pilbara copper operation

An emerging Pilbara copper operation. GreenTech Metals and Anax Metals have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), marking the first step in forming a copper alliance in the Pilbara region of ...

Western Mine Workers Alliance claims roster win at BHP …

BHP is poised to "surprisingly" bow to union pressure and make the rosters of more than 1100 fly-in fly-out workers more flexible as a bitter pay fight looms. The Western Mine Workers Alliance — a partnership between the Mining and Energy Union and the Australian Workers Union — said BHP will trial new employee rosters at its Area C ...

BHP's 'next chapter' to come from automation

BHP has its first autonomous fleet deployed at the Jimblebar iron ore mine in Western Australia, which runs trucks consistently for 7000 hours per year. "The next chapter in this productivity ...

BHP to act on elevated Pilbara dust levels

BHP to act on elevated Pilbara dust levels. Salomae Haselgrove January 18, 2021, 9:32 am. Image: BHP. BHP plans to build a first-of-its-kind wind fence in Australia at the Finucane Island off the ...

A Pilbara history

A potted history of the Pilbara. The Pilbara taking shape. May 1863- Tien Tsin Harbour and Cossack town site established. 1866- Roebourne townsite and Port Walcott gazetted. 1893- Marble Bar town site gazetted. 1896- Townsite of Port Hedland gazetted. 1898- Colonial surveyor A. Gibb Maitland notes possible iron ore at Robe River.

Managing excess water in the Pilbara

Managing excess water in the Pilbara. BHP has extensive iron ore operations in Western Australia's Pilbara region. The region is underpinned by aquifers of groundwater that support local ecosystems and have important spiritual and cultural significance for Indigenous communities. To access the ore, groundwater is pumped from wells in and ...

Pilbara to lead decades of Australian iron ore prosperity

The report estimated that the average remaining resource life for major Pilbara producers at 65 years, with Australia boasting an estimated 70 billion tonnes of JORC compliant iron ore resources ...

BHP iron ore mining in the Pilbara strategic assessment

The mining industry is a significant part of Australia's economy. When companies have multiple operations in the same region, environmental approvals can be complex. This strategic assessment streamlines approvals for BHP's iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA), while ensuring that environmental values are properly …

New program launched to support Indigenous business in the Pilbara

27 October 2023. BHP has partnered with C-Res and the Local Buying Foundation to launch a new program called Trading Tracks, aimed at supporting Indigenous businesses and fostering economic growth across the Pilbara. The initial three-year pilot program, administered by Indigenous Management Group, will support Pilbara Indigenous …

Pathways to decarbonisation episode seven: the electric smelting

On 23 March 2023, BHP signed an agreement with global engineering firm Hatch to design an Electric Smelting Furnace (ESF) pilot plant with the aim of demonstrating a pathway to lower carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions intensity in steel production using iron ore from our Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) mining …