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Peter Ker covers resource companies for The Australian Financial Review, based in Melbourne.

Whitehaven lifts profit but keeps dividend powder dry

Whitehaven lifts profit but keeps dividend powder dry

A twenty-fold increase in net profit was not enough for Whitehaven to meet analyst expectations.

  • by Peter Ker

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BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie urges Donald Trump to stick to Paris climate deal

BHP Billiton boss Andrew Mackenzie urges Donald Trump to stick to Paris climate deal

BHP's boss has urged US President-elect Donald Trump to refrain from tearing up the Paris climate change agreement.

  • by Peter Ker
BHP Billiton declares commodity prices have stopped falling after big loss

BHP Billiton declares commodity prices have stopped falling after big loss

BHP Billiton has committed to grow cash flow and declared commodity prices have stopped falling.

  • by Peter Ker
BHP Billiton slumps to $8.3 billion loss, worst since 2001 merger

BHP Billiton slumps to $8.3 billion loss, worst since 2001 merger

BHP's $US6.38 billion ($8.3 billion) loss is the worst since the company was formed in 2001 through a merger of BHP and Billiton.

  • by Peter Ker
Fortescue vows to compete with BHP Billiton for tugboat work in Port Hedland

Fortescue vows to compete with BHP Billiton for tugboat work in Port Hedland

Fortescue chief Nev Power vows to compete with BHP for the contestable tugboat business at Port Hedland.

  • by Peter Ker
Anglo American chief Mark Cutifani won't sell mines if bids aren't good enough

Anglo American chief Mark Cutifani won't sell mines if bids aren't good enough

Improved conditions over the past six months mean Anglo American is not a distressed seller of Australian coal mines.

  • by Peter Ker
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Rio Tinto staff brace for fresh shake-up

Rio Tinto staff brace for fresh shake-up

Rio Tinto staff are bracing for another round of restructuring and cutbacks with changes expected in Australia and Mongolia

  • by Peter Ker
South32 farms into Canadian copper prospect

South32 farms into Canadian copper prospect

South32 has met production guidance at most of its major assets, and has revealed an interest in a Canadian copper play.

  • by Peter Ker
Trump presidency could spur gold prices says Northern Star boss Bill Beament

Trump presidency could spur gold prices says Northern Star boss Bill Beament

Gold prices will surge if Donald Trump is successful in winning his way to the White House, says one of Australia's fastest growing gold miners

  • by Peter Ker
Energy industry cheers Frydenberg's "holy grail" portfolio

Energy industry cheers Frydenberg's "holy grail" portfolio

The Australian energy industry has welcomed the Turnbull Government's decision to give one minister both the environment and energy portfolios.

  • by Peter Ker
Rio Tinto tipped to continue divestments as quarterly season looms

Rio Tinto tipped to continue divestments as quarterly season looms

Experts believe Rio Tinto is more likely to sell assets than make acquisitions in the immediate future

  • by Peter Ker

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