Tag: BBL

• Friday, July 22nd 2011 - 15:53 UTC

  Confirmed: Copper for another century at Chile’s main Escondida mine

  

  The giant miner BHP Billiton announced this week a 129% increase in the mineral resource at and around Chile’s Escondida, the world's biggest copper mine.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 21:31 UTC

  Deepwater oil rig needed to drill in Falklands’ southern waters, confirms FOGL

  

  Falkland Oil and Gas (FOGL) will press ahead with its drilling program offshore the Falkland Islands despite reporting that its Toroa F61/5-1 exploration well was dry. However FOGL, which is associated with Anglo-Australian mining giant BHP Billiton, said it will work first towards contracting a deepwater rig.