(DENVER)Shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. fell more than 8 percent Tuesday after European Union regulators put a hold on their investigation into the mining giant's takeover bid for rival Rio Ti...READ MORE
(DENVER)Shares of global mining giant Rio Tinto PLC fell more than 10 percent Tuesday after European Union regulators put a hold on their investigation into its proposed acquisition by BHP...READ MORE
(BRUSSELS, Belgium)European Union antitrust regulators said Tuesday that they had put on hold an antitrust probe into miner BHP Billiton's mammoth bid for rival Rio Tinto Inc. because the companies h...READ MORE
(DENVER)The nation's mining industry is mired in summer doldrums after a long and profitable run, dragged down by volatile prices and fears of a global economic slowdown.READ MORE
(MELBOURNE, Australia)An Exxon Mobil Corp. subsidiary and BHP Billiton on Friday announced plans to spend $1.25 billion to tap oil and gas reserves in Bass Strait off southern Australia.READ MORE
(PEORIA, Ill.)Heavy equipment company Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday that it reached an agreement with mining company BHP Billiton Ltd. to develop an autonomous mining haulage system.READ MORE
(BEIJING)The gold, silver and bronze medals that will hang around the necks of athletes at next month's Olympics were formally handed over Thursday to the organizers of the Beijing Games.READ MORE