BHP Billiton Limited

Yesterday, the Australian share market was 3.5 per cent higher to post its biggest single-day rise in almost four months as bargain hunters snapped up banks, property trusts and miners.

Diversified carbon-based energy company New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX:NHC) has entered into an agreement to sell its New Saraji Coal Project to BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for A$2.45 billion cash.

Last night Wall Street led on easing concerns about a credit crisis, but gains are likely to be tempered by declines in mining and oil companies after oil, gold and base metals prices fell.

Further to the Aurox Resources (ASX:AXO)(PNK:AUOXF) earlier announcement, we are pleased to attach a copy of the media statement issued by the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure in relation to the Company's agreement with the Port Hedland Port Authority for a magnetite shipping facility.

Woodside (ASX: WPL) and BHP Billiton Petroleum (ASX: BHP) are the big winners in the annual Safety Awards presented by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) for 2008

Robust Resources (ASX: ROL) announced today an exciting major diversification through the strategic acquisition of 'Romang Island' an advanced gold-base metals exploration project with large-scale mineralisation potential.

Minotaur Exploration Limited (ASX: MEP) is pleased to announce that drilling at the Cormorant Prospect, on EPM 8608 Bendigo Park 50 km north of Cloncurry has intersected broad intervals of copper-cobalt mineralization.

In its revised Climate Change Policy, BHP Billiton said it believed accelerated action was required to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at levels guided by the research of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Petra Diamonds Limited ('Petra' or 'the Company') announces encouraging first results from the mini bulk sampling ('MBS') campaign at Project Alto Cuilo ('Alto Cuilo' or 'the Project') in Angola.

RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), yesterday held its inaugural diamond conference in London. The conference brought together senior executives from industry-leading exploration and mining companies including De Beers, Aber Diamonds (owner of Harry Winston), Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Petra Diamonds.