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BHP BILLITON PLC COMPANY REPORT
SUMMARY
BACKGROUND
Based in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2001. BHP Billiton plc is a
global mining, oil and gas company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It
is the world's largest mining company measured by revenue. BHP Billiton was
created in 2001 through the merger of the Australian Broken Hill Proprietary
Company Limited (BHP) and the Anglo-Dutch Billiton plc.
Company name: BHP Billiton plc
Company type: Producer, Miner
Metals/Minerals: Base metals, Minor metals & precious metals, Steelmaking raw materials
Location: United Kingdom
Export markets: Worldwide
Mineral & metal activities:
Exploration
Year established: 2001
Headquarters
Address: Neathouse Place, Victoria
Town, State, Country: London, United Kingdom
Postcode: SW1V 1BH
Telephone: +44 20 7802 4000
Fax: +44 20 7802 4111
Email [email protected]
Website http://www.bhpbilliton.com
BHP BILLITON PLCOwnership
l Public listed company
Main Products Annual Output (tonnes)
Ore & concentrates 488,300
Copper 1,640,000
Electrolytic cathodes (SG) 651,100 tonnes (2011)
Lead 239,878
Gold 5.6
Aluminium 1,153,000
Alumina (metallurgical) 4,152,000
Uranium 4,045
Silver 1,285
Oxide 4,045
Iron ore 134,406,000
Zinc 112,217
Molybdenum 1,445
Ore 7,931,000
Manganese 7,931,000
Nickel 157,900
Financials (FY 2012)
Revenue (Turnover) (USD) 72,226,000,000
Net profit/(loss) (USD) 15,532,000,000
Cash inflow/(outflow)(USD) (5,143,000,000)
EBITDA (USD) 37,093,000,000
Managing Director: Marius Kloppers
Number of employees: 10,000+
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KEY PERSONNEL
Jacques Nasser Chairman
Marius Kloppers Chief Executive Officer [email protected]
Graham Kerr Chief Financial Officer
Alberto Calderon Chief Commercial Officer [email protected]
Mike Henry Chief Marketing Officer [email protected]
Andrew MacKenzie Chief Executive Non-Ferrous [email protected]
Marcus Randolph Chief Executive Ferrous & Coal [email protected]
Karen Wood Chief People & Public Affairs Officer
David Richardson President, Aluminium Business [email protected]
Jimmy Wilson President, Iron Ore Division [email protected]
Ian Maxwell President Minerals Exploration
Brendan Harris Investor Relations Manager [email protected]
Tom Schutte President, Manganese
Bryan Quinn President, Australian Manganese Assets
Peter Beaven President, Base Metals
Bradley Kaye Head of Marketing [email protected]
Melissa Rothnie Process Engineer [email protected]
Hernán Rincón Mine Manager - Cerro Matoso
Hlio Lazarim Mine Manager, MRN - Mineração Rio do Norte SA [email protected]
Joao Pedro Mine Manager - Samarco Mineracao SA
Jorge Cortes Mine Manager - Escondida and Escondida Norte Mines
Jorge Ghersi Mine Manager - Cia Minera Antamina SA
Josh Bryant Mine Manager - Olympic Dam
Karim Batallanos Mine Manager - Minera Spence Ltda and Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda
Lara Bruhns Manager, Nickel West Leinster, Nickel West Cliffs and Nickel West Mount Keith Mines
Sicelo Myeni Mine Manager - Pinto Valley
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FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FY 2012 FY 2011
Revenue (Turnover) (USD) 72,226,000,000 71,739,000,000
Net profit/(loss) (USD) 15,532,000,000 23,946,000,000
Cash inflow/(outflow) (USD) (5,143,000,000) (2,402,000,000)
Operating profit/(loss) (EBITDA) (USD) 33,746,000,000 37,093,000,000
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SUBSIDIARIES
Company name Town Country/Province/State Country Percentage owned
Business type
Hillside Aluminium Richards Bay KwaZulu-Natal South Africa 100 Aluminium smelter
Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd (trading as Bayside Aluminium)
Richards Bay Natal South Africa 100 Aluminium smelter
MOZAL Sarl Maputo Mozambique 47 Aluminium smelter
BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd Collie WA Australia 86 Bauxite mining and alumina refinery
Alumar - Consorcio de Aluminio do Maranhao
Sao Luis MA Brazil 36
MRN - Mineração Rio do Norte SA Oriximiná Pará Brazil 15 Bauxite mining
Cia Minera Antamina SA Santiago de Surco
Lima Peru 34 Copper and zinc mining
Cannington Townsville Qld Australia 100 Lead and zinc concentrates with high silver content
BHP Billiton Pampa Norte Iquique Chile 100 Copper cathodes
Minera Escondida Antofagasta Chile 58 Copper concentrates and cathodes
BHP Billiton Ltd - Olympic Dam Melbourne Vic Australia 100 Copper cathodes, uranium oxide, gold and silver bullion
Samancor Manganese Johannesburg Gauteng South Africa 60 Manganese ore and alloy
Gemco (Groote Eylandt Mining Co Pty Ltd)
Alyangula NT Australia 60 Manganese ore
Tasmanian Electro-Metallurgical Co Pty Ltd (Temco)
Bell Bay Tas Australia 60 Manganese alloy
Hotazel Manganese Mines South Africa
Samarco Mineracao SA Belo Horizonte MG Brazil 50 Producer of iron ore pellets
North Atlantic Potash Inc Canada Exploration company
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MINES DATA
Mine 1 - Boddington
Mine 2 - MRN - Mineração Rio do Norte SA
Mine 3 - Cia Minera Antamina SA
Name Boddington
Address 1 123 km southeast of Perth
Town Boddington
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Bauxite
Proven reserves (tonnes) 263,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 49,000,000
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 18 years
Mine ownership percentage 86
Railway? No
Name MRN - Mineração Rio do Norte SA
Town Porto Trombetas
County/Province/State Para
Country Brazil
Email [email protected]
Mine Manager Hlio Lazarim
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Bauxite
Proven reserves (tonnes) 59,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 22,000,000
Mine ownership percentage 15
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Bauxite 15,224,000 16,300,000
Name Cia Minera Antamina SA
County/Province/State San Marcos
Country Peru
Mine Manager Jorge Ghersi
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Copper, zinc, lead and molybdenum
Proven reserves (tonnes) 133,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 652,400,000
Operation commencement date 2001
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Mine 4 - Cannington Mine
Mine 5 - Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda
Mine ownership percentage 34
Crushing facilities Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) Mill. Technology supplier: ABB
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Zinc 235,400
Copper 333,700
Molybdenum 6,260
Lead 29,823
Name Cannington Mine
Address 1 Via McKinlay
County/Province/State Qld
Post Code 4823
Country Australia
Email [email protected]
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Underground
Ores/Minerals mined Lead, zinc and silver
Proven reserves (tonnes) 20,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 3,800,000
Mine ownership percentage 100
Railway? Yes
Railway destination Yurbi 180km then further 800km to port at Townsville
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Lead 230,090
Zinc 54,677 70,000
Silver 1,064
Name Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda
Address 1 Atacama Desert
Town Iquique
Country Chile
Mine Manager Karim Batallanos
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Copper
Proven reserves (tonnes) 103,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 97,000,000
Mine ownership percentage 100
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
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Mine 6 - Minera Spence Ltda
Mine 7 - Olympic Dam
Mine 8 - Escondida and Escondida Norte Mines
Copper 89,100 100,000
Name Minera Spence Ltda
Address 1 Atacama Desert
Town Sierra Gorda
Country Chile
Mine Manager Karim Batallanos
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Copper
Proven reserves (tonnes) 131,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 35,000,000
Operation commencement date 2006
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 2026
Mine ownership percentage 100
Railway? Yes
Railway destination Mejillones and Antofagasta ports
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Copper 178,100
Name Olympic Dam
Town Adelaide
County/Province/State SA
Country Australia
Mine Manager Josh Bryant
Mine type Underground
Ores/Minerals mined Uranium, copper, silver and gold
Proven reserves (tonnes) 161,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 469,000,000
Operation commencement date 1988
Mine ownership percentage 100
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Silver 28.2
Copper 192,600 180,000
Gold 3.7
Uranium 3,885
Name Escondida and Escondida Norte Mines
Address 1 Atacama Desert
County/Province/State Antofagasta
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Mine 9 - Pinto Valley
Mine 10 - HMM - Mamatwan Mine
Country Chile
Mine Manager Jorge Cortes
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Copper, gold, silver
Proven reserves (tonnes) 2,903,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 2,703,000,000
Operation commencement date 2005
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 2040
Mine ownership percentage 58
Crushing facilities In-pit crusher
Concentrating/beneficiation plants Two concentrator plants; flotation equipment; Outotec
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Copper 759,100 800,000
Gold 3.79
Silver 134.58
Name Pinto Valley
County/Province/State AZ
Country United States
Mine Manager Sicelo Myeni
Ores/Minerals mined Copper, molybdenum, gold, silver
Proven reserves (tonnes) 27,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 48,000,000
Operation commencement date 1911
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Copper 5,400
Name HMM - Mamatwan Mine
Address 1 Kalahari Basin
County/Province/State North Cape Province
Country South Africa
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Manganese
Proven reserves (tonnes) 40,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 29,000,000
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 21 years
Mine ownership percentage 44
Railway? No
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Mine 11 - HMM - Wessels Mine
Mine 12 - Cerro Matoso
Mine 13 - Nickel West Mount Keith Mine
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Manganese 3,625,000
Name HMM - Wessels Mine
Address 1 Kalahari Basin
County/Province/State Northern Cape Province
Country South Africa
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Underground
Ores/Minerals mined Manganese
Proven reserves (tonnes) 2,200,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 9,900,000
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Manganese 3,625,000
Name Cerro Matoso
Town Montelibano
County/Province/State Cordoba
Country Colombia
Mine Manager Hernán Rincón
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Nickel
Proven reserves (tonnes) 41,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 16,000,000
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 32 years
Mine ownership percentage 100
Crushing facilities Primary and secondary
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Nickel 48,900 65,000
Name Nickel West Mount Keith Mine
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine Manager Lara Bruhns
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Nickel
Proven reserves (tonnes) 91,000,000
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Mine 14 - Nickel West Leinster (Agnew) Mine
Mine 15 - Nickel West Cliffs
Mine 16 - Ekati Diamond Mine
Probable reserves (tonnes) 105,000,000
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 13 years
Mine ownership percentage 100
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Nickel 42,000
Name Nickel West Leinster (Agnew) Mine
Town Leinster
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine Manager Lara Bruhns
Mine type Open pit/Undergorund
Ores/Minerals mined Nickel
Proven reserves (tonnes) 6,700,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 6,600,000
Expected reserve depletion/Mine closure data 8 years
Mine ownership percentage 100
Railway? No
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Nickel 30,000 45,000
Name Nickel West Cliffs
Address 1 12 km South of Nickel West Mt Keith
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine Manager Lara Bruhns
Mine type Underground
Ores/Minerals mined Nickel
Proven reserves (tonnes) 500,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 1,000,000
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Nickel
Name Ekati Diamond Mine
County/Province/State NT
Country Canada
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
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Mine 17 - Samarco Mineracao SA
Mine 18 - Mt Newman
Mine 19 - Mt Goldsworthy - Area C
Mine type Open pit/Undergorund
Ores/Minerals mined Diamond
Probable reserves (tonnes) 13,000,000
Mine ownership percentage 80
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Diamond 0.36
Name Samarco Mineracao SA
Address 1 Alegria Complex
Address 2 Germano Unit
Town Ouro Preto
County/Province/State MG
Country Brazil
Mine Manager Joao Pedro
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 1,094,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 927,000,000
Operation commencement date 1977
Mine ownership percentage 50
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Iron ore 11,423,000
Name Mt Newman
Town Pilbara Region
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Telephone +61 8 9175 3204
Fax +61 8 9175 3232
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 371,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 840,000,000
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Iron ore 51,326,000
Name Mt Goldsworthy - Area C
Address 1 100 km north-west of Newman
Town Pilbara
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Mine 20 - Mt Goldsworthy - Northern
Mine 21 - Yandi
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 275,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 468,000,000
Mine ownership percentage 85
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Iron ore 42,425,000 50,000,000
Name Mt Goldsworthy - Northern
Town Pilbara Region
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 8,500,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 17,000,000
Mine ownership percentage 85
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Iron ore 768,000 768,000
Name Yandi
Address 1 100 km north-west of Newman
Town Pilbara Region
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Telephone +61 8 9158 2541
Fax +61 8 9158 2540
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 593,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes)
273,000,000
Mine ownership percentage
85
Crushing facilities Primary and secondary crushers located at Mt Whaleback mine and Tertiary crusher and screening plant located at Nelson Point port. Lump re-screening plant also located at Nelson Point port
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Iron ore 53,536,000
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Mine 22
Mine 23
Mine 24 - Jimblebar Iron Ore Mine
Mine 25 - Yarrie Iron Ore Mine
Address 1 Orebody 18 Iron Ore Mine
Town Newman
Country Australia
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 127,000,000
Crushing facilities primary and secondary
Address 1 Orebody 23 Iron Ore Mine
Address 2 Outside the town of Newman
Town Newman
Country Australia
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Crushing facilities primary and secondary
Name Jimblebar Iron Ore Mine
Town Pilbara
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Mine Manager Tim Day
Mine type Open pit
Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 92,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 413,000,000
Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes)
Iron ore 4,913,000
Name Yarrie Iron Ore Mine
Address 1 200 km East of Port Hedland
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Telephone +61 8 9176 5287
Fax +61 8 9176 5916
Mine Manager Melissa Rothnie
Mine type Open pit
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Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore
Proven reserves (tonnes) 371,000,000
Probable reserves (tonnes) 840,000,000
Mine ownership percentage 85
Crushing facilities Primary crushers at Yarrie and Nimingarra mines and idle - Yarrie is using a mobile crushing plant. Secondary and tertiary crushers at Finucane Island port
Concentrating/beneficiation plants
Processing plant and beneficiation plant at Finucane Island port
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PLANT DATA
Plant 1 - Hillside Aluminium Ltd
Plant 2 - Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd (trading as Bayside Aluminium)
Plant 3 - MOZAL Sarl
Name Hillside Aluminium Ltd
Address 1 PO Box 897
Town Richards Bay
County/Province/State KwaZulu-Natal
Postcode 3900
Country South Africa
Telephone +27 35 9088 111
Email [email protected]
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Estimated annual output (tonnes) 710,000
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
Aluminium smelter 700,000 711,000
Name Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd (trading as Bayside Aluminium)
Town Richards Bay
County/Province/State KwaZulu-Natal
Country South Africa
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Estimated annual output (tonnes) 97,000
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
Aluminium smelter 184,000 97,000
Continuous casting
Rod
Name MOZAL Sarl
Address 1 Beloluane Industrial Park
Address 2 Boane District
PO Box Address PO Box 1235
Town Maputo
Country Mozambique
Telephone +258 21 735 000
Fax +258 21 735 082
Email [email protected]
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Estimated annual output (tonnes) 262,000
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
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Plant 4 - Alumar - Consorcio de Aluminio do Maranhao
Plant 5 - BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd
Plant 6 - Cerro Matoso SA
Plant 7 - Nickel West
Aluminium smelter 510,000 264,000
Rolling mills
Name Alumar - Consorcio de Aluminio do Maranhao
Town Sao Luis
County/Province/State MA
Country Brazil
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
Alumina refinery 1,108,000
Aluminium smelter 174,000
Rolling mills
Name BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd
Address 1 Gastaldo Road
PO Box Address PO Box 344
Town Collie
County/Province/State WA
Postcode 6225
Country Australia
Telephone +61 8 9734 8311
Fax +61 8 9734 8413
Email [email protected]
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
Alumina refinery 2,902,000
Rolling mills
Name Cerro Matoso SA
Town Montelibano
Country Colombia
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Estimated annual output (tonnes) 49,400
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
Ferro-alloys plant Producing ferro-nickel
Name Nickel West
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Plant 8 - Nickel West
Plant 9 - Nickel West
Plant 10 - Metalloys
Plant 11
Address 1 Kalgoorlie Nickel Concentration Facility
Town Kalgoorlie
County/Province/State WA
Country Australia
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
Primary smelter (excl. aluminium) 100,000 107,000 Producing nickel
Rolling mills
Name Nickel West
Address 1 Kambalda Nickel Concentration Facility
Town Kambalda
Country Australia
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Name Nickel West
Address 1 Kwinana Nickel Concentration Facility
Town Kwinana
Country Australia
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes)
Annual output (tonnes)
Technology supplier
Other details
Refinery (excl. alumina)
67,000 Nickel
Powder plant Nickel
Other plant Producing nickel matte, copper sulphide, cobalt-nickel sulphide and ammonium sulphate
Name Metalloys
Town Meyerton
County/Province/State Gauteng
Country South Africa
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes)
Annual output (tonnes)
Technology supplier
Other details
Ferro-alloys plant
Seven electric furnaces producing high carbon, medium carbon ferro-manganese and silico-manganese
Town Miami
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Plant 12
Plant 13 - Minera Escondida Ltda
Plant 14 - Cerro Colorado
Plant 15
County/Province/State FL
Country United States
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
SX-EW plant 50,000
Address 1 Pinto Valley
County/Province/State AZ
Country United States
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
SX-EW plant 6,000 5,700
Name Minera Escondida Ltda
Town Antofagasta
Country Chile
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
SX-EW plant 350,000 179,100
Name Cerro Colorado
Town Iquique
Country Chile
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
SX-EW plant 80,000 Producing copper
Address 1 Spence
Address 2 50km south west of Calama
Town Sierra Gorda
Country Chile
Works Manager Melissa Rothnie
Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details
SX-EW plant 200,000
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PORTS
EXPANSION PLANS
Project 1 - WAIO Orebody 24
Project 2 - Jansen Project
Project 3 - Burr Project
Project 4 - Resolution Copper Project
Location Unloading capacity (metric/long tons per hour)
Stocking capacity (metric/long tons)
Loading capacity (metric/long tons)
Loading rate (metric/long tons)
Maximum Vessel Displacement (deadweight metric/long tons)
Depth of water (metres alongside pier)
Townsville 1,500 tonnes 40,000 tonnes 1,200 tonnes 45,000 dwt
Project Type Modernization
Minerals Explored Iron ore
Ownership BHP Billiton plc (85%)
Current Status Construction
Investment (USD) 698,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 17,000,000 tonnes (iron ore)
Expected Production Start Date 2012 H2
Town Northeast of Newman, WA
Country Australia
Project Type Exploration
Minerals Explored Potash
Ownership BHP Billion plc, JSC Acron
Current Status Feasibility - Total estimated resource size of 3.37bn tonnes at a grade of 25.4% K2O. the company has constructed the refrigeration centre and drilled more than 55,000 metres of wells to complete the 89 freeze holes and monitoring wells required for
the production and service shafts.
Investment (USD) 1,200,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity
8,000,000 tonnes (potash)
Expected Production Start Date
2015
Town Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Project Type Exploration
Minerals Explored Potash
Ownership BHP Biliton plc (100%)
Current Status Feasibility
Investment (USD) 345,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 2,000,000 tonnes (potash)
Town Saskatchewan
Country Canada
Project Type Exploration
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Project 5 - Olympic Dam Expansion Project
Project 6 - Escondida Expansion Project
Project 7 - WAIO Jimblebar Mine Expansion
Project 8 - WAIO Port Hedland Inner Harbour Expansion
Minerals Explored Copper
Ownership Rio Tinto plc (55%), BHP Billiton plc (45%)
Current Status Feasibility - To be completed by the end of 2012.
Investment (USD) 6,000,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 600,000 tonnes (copper)
Expected Production Start Date 2021
Town Superior, Arizona
Country United States
Project Type Modernization
Ownership BHP Billiton plc
Current Status The project has been shelved for now and the company is looking out for other opportunities of investment. However, the company has also said that it would not approve any other major projects before June 2013. The company wants to continue studies to
develop a less capital intensive option to replace Olympic Dam Project.
Investment (USD) 1,200,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity
750,000 tonnes (copper)
Town South Australia
Country Australia
Project Type Modernization
Ownership BHP Billiton (57.5%), Rio Tinto (30%), Jeco Corp (10%), Jeco 2 Ltd (2.5%)
Current Status Construction - The overall project is 95% complete. In-pit crusher and conveyor system relocated and functioning.
Investment (USD) 4,500,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 1,300,000 tonnes (copper)
Expected Production Start Date 2015 H1 (concentrator), 2012 Q2 (in-pit crushing), 2014 (Mid) (leach plant)
Town Atacama Desert
Country Chile
Project Type Modernization
Ownership BHP Billiton (96%), Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co Ltd (4%)
Current Status The overall project is 52% complete.
Investment (USD) 3,300,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 35,000,000 tonnes (iron ore)
Expected Production Start Date 2014 Q1
Town Pilbara Region
Country Australia
Project Type Modernization
Ownership BHP Billiton plc (85%)
Current Status The overall project is 69% complete.
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Project 9 - WAIO Port Blending and Rail Yard Facilities
Project 10 - Ekati Mine Expansion
Project 11 - Port Hedland Outer Harbour Development
Investment (USD) 1,900,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 220,000,000 tonnes (iron ore)
Expected Production Start Date 2012 H2
Town Port Hedland
Country Australia
Project Type Modernization
Ownership BHP Billiton plc (85%)
Current Status The overall project is 32% complete.
Investment (USD) 1,400,000,000
Expected Production Start Date 2014 H2
Country Australia
Project Type Modernization
Ownership BHP Billiton plc (80%)
Investment (USD) 323,000,000
Town Northwest Territories
Country Canada
Project Type New Plant
Ownership BHP Billiton plc
Current Status Pre-feasibility
Investment (USD) 20,000,000,000
Estimated Annual Production Capacity 240,000,000
Town Port Hedland
Country Australia
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BRANCHES & SALES OFFICES
Sales office 1
Sales office 2
Address 1 Verheeskade 25
Town The Hague
Postcode 2521-BE
Country Netherlands
Telephone +31 70 315 6666
Fax +31 70 315 6767
Address 1 168 Robinson Road
Address 2 #10-01 Capital Tower
Postcode 068912
Country Singapore
Telephone +65 6349 3333
Fax +65 6349 4000
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FULL PRODUCTS BREAKDOWN
Alumina (metallurgical)
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 4,152,000
Aluminium
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 1,153,000
Billet
Primary alloys
Rolling slab
Sow (99.7%)
Wire rod
Copper
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 1,640,000
Electrolytic cathodes (SG)
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 651,100 tonnes (2011)
Ore & concentrates
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 488,300
Gold
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 5.6
Lead
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 239,878
Ore & concentrates
Manganese
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 7,931,000
Ore
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 7,931,000
Ferro-manganese (76-80+% Mn HC)
Ferro-manganese (1.5% C)
Molybdenum
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 1,445
Nickel
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 157,900
Briquettes
Ferro-nickel
Matte
Ore & concentrates
Oxide
Silver
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 1,285
Uranium
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 4,045
Oxide
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 4,045
Zinc
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 112,217
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Ore & concentrates
Iron ore
Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 134,406,000
Bauxite
Cobalt
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