BHP Billiton Exploration And Development Report For The Quarter Ended 30 September 2008 | BHP

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22 October 2008

Number 35/08

BHP Billiton Exploration and Development Report for the quarter ended 30 September 2008.

South Flank autonomous haulage rolls out

Less than a year after first ore was produced at South Flank, BHP has now approved moving the US$3.6 billion mine to autonomous haulage. Autonomous haulage will be phased in across five Autonomous Operation Zones (AOZs), beginning in June 2022.
BHP completes the divestment of its Cerrejón interest following clearance in Colombia with commitments

BHP has today completed the sale to Glencore of its 33.3 per cent interest in Cerrejón, a non-operated energy coal joint venture in Colombia.
BHP and Noront terminate support agreement

BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd (BHP Lonsdale), a wholly owned subsidiary of BHP, announced today the termination of the support agreement between BHP Lonsdale, its subsidiary BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd (BHP WMR) and Noront Resources Ltd.