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  • Annual Reports|Case Study
    18 September 2018, 08:42 AM

    Supporting biodiversity through innovation

    BHP undertakes long-term biodiversity assessments prior to new operations. One of the inputs into the regulatory approvals to develop the South Flank Mine at Western Australia Iron Ore was a comprehensive Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) that considered our Pilbara footprint for the next 50 to 100 years.

  • Annual Reports|Case Study
    18 September 2018, 08:30 AM

    Creating sustainable value

    The Board’s approval of the South Flank project in the central Pilbara, Western Australia was the culmination of a three-year project assessment that involved experts from across our business.

  • Case Study
    29 August 2018, 08:00 AM

    Closure and water management at Beenup

    In Western Australia, the closure and rehabilitation of the former Beenup Titanium Minerals Project has focused on protecting the water quality of downstream river systems.

  • Community
    16 August 2017

    Chasing ghosts: Management of ghost bats in the Pilbara

    Roosts for the ghost bat, Australia’s largest carnivorous bat, were recorded in an area proposed for future mining disturbance in the Pilbara.

  • Community
    16 August 2017

    Road relief review – through running project

    The new operating practice is also sustainable and all risk mitigations identified are tracked and implemented.

  • Community
    16 August 2017

    Minerals Australia mental wellness

    The Minerals Australia mental wellness project was implemented to improve the mental wellness of employees across the region.

  • 02 February 2016

    Hydraulic test bench

    A Western Australia Iron Ore project to reduce exposure to health risks has achieved outstanding results for the mobile equipment maintenance team.

  • 01 February 2016

    Green technology solution for oily waste

    Western Australia Iron Ore’s Green Technology for Oily Waste project addressed the environmental impact of soil contaminated by hydrocarbons.

  • 01 February 2016

    Big data for biodiversity

    The Big Data for Biodiversity project provided a landscape-scale, cumulative impact assessment of BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s ‘Life of Asset’ plan.

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