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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... and Rio Tinto announced they have formally scrapped plans for a $US116 billion ($A117.4 billion) joint venture in the Pilbara. BHP Billiton was down 25 cents at $41.40, while Rio was down 17 cents to $83.03. Fortescue Metals was four cents higher at ...

You're dreaming

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
... how about that pay rise boss? Yes, I know...I'm dreaming. Maybe I should just pack my pick and shovel, trek off to The Pilbara in Western Australia and go dig.

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2009
... The world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, had retreated $1.13, or 3.1 per cent, to $35.33 at 1206 AEST, but its potential Pilbara iron ore joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, had put on $1.0435, or 1.81 per cent, to $58.80. Rio' Tintos shares closed at ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
... though, coming through from Atlas Iron, which has raised a significant amount of capital to develop new projects in the Pilbara." Atlas shares had surged 25 cents, or 14.71 per cent, to $1.95 at 1205 AEST while Fortescue shares had sunk 19 cents, or ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2009
... publishes research on the effect of the global financial crisis on Australia. In company news, the first day of the Mining the Pilbara 2009 conference will be convened. On Tuesday, weaker commodity prices and resource stocks pulled the Australian sharemarket ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
... rlm/pe Making headlines today, iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group said it had brought forward a planned shut down of its Pilbara port and mine processing plant facilities as part of an optimisation program, and warned this would impact its calendar ...

Market wrap - midday

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 SEP 2008
... Fortescue Metals Group closer to getting access to its Mt Newman and Goldsworthy railway lines in Western Australia's Pilbara region.

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008
... Metals boss Andrew Forrest climbs aboard the ship taking the miner's first iron ore shipment from Western Australia's Pilbara. Yesterday, the Australian stock market closed at a four month high after shares in BHP Billiton soared to a record peak on ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2007
... Court is expected to hand down its ruling on the case involving BHP Billiton, which could open BHP's railway lines in the Pilbara to other miners. In Perth, Toro Energy Ltd holds a shareholder meeting on its proposed takeover of Nova Energy Ltd, while ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2007
... indigenous company a $300 million contract to manage and operate the Yarrie iron ore mine in Western Australia's Northern Pilbara. Shares in BHP were seven cents lower at $38.37 while Rio Tinto shot up $2.30, or 2.4 per cent, to $98.00.