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	Topics BHP Billiton Topic Home "Billiton" redirects here. For the Indonesian island formerly known as Billiton, see BelitungBelitung Overview Belitung, formerly known as Billiton, is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea.... . BHP Billiton is the world's largest primary resources company. It was created in 2001 by the merger of AustraliaAustralia Overview Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o... 's Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) and the UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... 's Billiton, which had a South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent.... n background. The result is a dual-listed companyDual-listed company A dual-listed company or DLC is a corporate structure which involves two listed companies with different sets of share... . History Broken Hill Proprietary Company The Broken Hill Proprietary Company or BHP was incorporated in 1885, operating the silver and lead mine at Broken HillBroken Hill, New South Wales Broken Hill}}) is an isolated mining city and Local Government Area in the far west of outback New South Wales, Australia, w... in western New South WalesNew South Wales New South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south o... . In 1915, the company ventured into steelSteel Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02% and 1.7% by weight.... manufacturing, with its operations based primarily in Newcastle, New South WalesNewcastle, New South Wales Newcastle is the sixth largest city in Australia and the second largest in the state of New South Wales.... . It is also known by the nickname "the Big Australian". The company began petroleum exploration in the 1960s with discoveries in Bass StraitBass Strait Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland .... , an activity which became an increasing focus. BHP began to diversify offshoreOffshoring Offshoring may be defined as the relocation of business processes from one country to another.... in a variety of projects. One project was the Ok TediOk Tedi Mine The Ok Tedi Mine is located near the headwaters of the Ok Tedi, a river in Papua New Guinea.... copperCopper Copper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.... mine in Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupyin... , where the company was successfully sued by the indigenous inhabitants because of the environmental damage caused by the mine operations. BHP had better success with the giant EscondidaEscondida Summary The Escondida mine is the copper open-pit mine with the... copperCopper Copper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.... mine in ChileChile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the And... (57.5% owned) and the Ekati Diamond MineEkati Diamond Mine The Ekati Diamond Mine is Canada's first operational diamond mining operation.... in northern CanadaFacts About Canada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... . The inefficiencies of what was, by global standards, a small steel operation in Newcastle finally caught up with the company and the Newcastle operations were closed in 1999. The 'long products' side of the steelSteel Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon content between 0.02% and 1.7% by weight.... business was spun off to form OneSteelOneSteel OneSteel is an Australian-based mining, ore processing and steel manufacturing company specialising in long-steel products f... in 2000. In 2001, BHP merged with the Billiton mining company to form BHP Billiton, the largest mining company in the world. In 2002, the 'flat products' steel business was spun off to form BHP Steel. In 2003, BHP Steel changed its name to BlueScope SteelBlueScope Steel BlueScope Steel is a flat product steel producer with operations in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the Pacific and North Amer... . Billiton Billiton was a mining company whose origins stretch back to 29 September 1860, when the articles of association were approved by a meeting of shareholderShareholder Overview A shareholder or stockholder is an individual or company that legally owns one or more shares of stock in a joint stock ... s in the Groot Keizerhof hotelHotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis.... in The HagueThe Hague The Hague is the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 472,087 and an... , Netherlands. Two months later, the company acquired the mineral rightsMineral rights Mineral rights, mining rights, oil rights or drilling rights, are the rights to remove minerals, oil, or s... to tinTin Tin is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Sn and atomic number 50.... -rich islands of BankaBangka Island Bangka Island is an island lying east of Sumatra, Indonesia.... and BillitonBelitung Belitung, formerly known as Billiton, is an island on the east coast of Sumatra, Indonesia in the Java Sea.... in the Indonesian archipelagoArchipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands.... , off the eastern coast of SumatraSumatra Sumatra is the sixth largest island of the world and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia .... . Billiton's initial business forays included tin and leadLead Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb and atomic number 82.... smelting in The Netherlands, followed in the 1940s by bauxiteBauxite Bauxite is an aluminium ore which consists largely of the Al minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite and diaspore AlOOH, together w... mining in Indonesia and SurinameSuriname Summary Suriname, officially the Republiek Suriname, is a country in northern South America.... . In 1970, Royal Dutch/ShellRoyal Dutch Shell Royal Dutch Shell PLC is a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest energy corporation... acquired Billiton and accelerated the scope of progress of this growth. The tin and lead smelter in ArnhemArnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland p... , Netherlands was shut down in the 1980s. In 1994 Gencor acquired the mining division of Billiton excluding the downstream metal division. Billiton was divested from Gencor in 1997. In 1997, Billiton Plc became a constituent of the FTSE 100 IndexFTSE 100 Index The FTSE 100 Index is a share index of the 100 largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, begun on January 3, 19... . Throughout the 1990s and beyond, Billiton Plc experienced considerable growth. Its portfolio included aluminium smelters in South AfricaSouth Africa Overview The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent.... and MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordering to the Indian Ocean ... , nickelNickel Nickel is a metallic chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Ni and atomic number 28.... operations in AustraliaAustralia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o... and ColombiaColombia The Republic of Colombia , is the northwesternmost country of South America.... , base metals mines in South AmericaSouth America South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west b... , CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... and South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent.... , coalCoal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining .... mines in Australia, Colombia and South Africa, as well as interests in operations in BrazilBrazil Summary Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest and most populous country in South America, and ... , Suriname, Australia and South Africa. In 2001 Billiton Plc merged with the Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) to form BHP Billiton. BHP Billiton Mergers and Acquisitions In March 2005, BHP Billiton announced a US$7.3 billion1000000000 (number) Summary One thousand million is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001.... agreed bid for another mining company WMC ResourcesWMC Resources WMC Resources Limited was an Australian diversified mining and fertilizer company formerly listed on the Australian Stock Ex... , owners of the Olympic Dam uranium mine in South AustraliaSouth Australia South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country.... , nickel operations in Western Australia and QueenslandFacts About Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country.... , and a fertiliser plant also in QueenslandQueensland Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country.... . The takeover achieved 90% acceptance on 17 June 2005, and 100% ownership was announced on 2 August 2005, achieved through compulsory acquisition of the last 10% of the shares. On November 8, 2007, BHP Billiton announced it was seeking to purchase rival mining group Rio Tinto GroupRio Tinto Group Rio Tinto is a multinational mining and resources group founded originally in 1873.... in an all-share deal. The initial offer of 3 shares of BHP Billiton stock for each share of Rio Tinto was rejected by the board of Rio Tinto for "significantly undervaluing" the company. It was unknown at the time if BHP Billiton would attempt to purchase Rio Tinto through some form of hostile takeoverHostile takeover Hostile takeover can refer to:* For the business usage see takeover.... ; however, CEO Marius Kloppers met with many of Rio's shareholders since the announcement and reiterated that the offer for Rio was "compelling" and that BHP Billiton is very "patient." A formal hostile bid of 3.4 BHP Billiton shares for each Rio Tinto share was announced on February 6, 2008. On May 14, 2008, BHP Billiton shares rose to a record high of AUAustralian dollar The Australian dollar has been, since 1966, the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos... $48.90 after speculation than Chinese mining firm Chinalco was considering purchasing a large stake. BHP representatives refused to comment. Operations The company operates a wide variety of mining and processing operations in 25 countries, employing approximately 38,000 people. The company has nine primary operational units: Iron oreIron ore Iron ores are rocks and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted.... ManganeseManganese Manganese is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. ... PetroleumPetroleum Petroleum or crude oil is a black, dark brown or greenish liquid found in porous rock formations in the earth.... AluminiumFacts About Aluminium Aluminium or aluminum is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Al and atomic number 13... Base MetalsBase metal In chemistry, the term base metal is used informally to refer to a metal that oxidizes or corrodes relatively easily, and re... (primary products include copperCopper Copper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29.... , leadLead Summary Lead is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Pb and atomic number 82.... , zincZinc Zinc is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30.... and uraniumUranium Uranium is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol U and atomic number 92.... ) Metallurgical CoalCoal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining .... Thermal CoalCoal Overview Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining .... Stainless Steel MaterialsStainless steel Overview In metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a ferrous alloy with a minimum of 10% chromium content.... Diamonds & Speciality Products Corporate structure The Australian BHP Billiton Limited and the British BHP Billiton Plc list separately with separate shareholder bodies but they operate as one business with identical boards of directors and a single management structure. The headquarters are in MelbourneMelbourne Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australi... , AustraliaAustralia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o... . The company has other key offices in LondonLondon London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom.... , PerthPerth, Western Australia Perth is the capital of the Australian state of Western Australia.... , JohannesburgJohannesburg Johannesburg, also known as eGoli, is the most populous city in South Africa.... , SantiagoSantiago, Chile Santiago is Chile's capital and largest city.... , SingaporeSingapore Summary Singapore, formally the Republic of Singapore , is an island city-state and the smallest country in Southeast Asia.... , ShanghaiShanghai Overview Shanghai , situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of C... , Houston and The HagueThe Hague The Hague is the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 472,087 and an... . The company's shares trade on the following exchanges: BHP Billiton Limited Australia Germany (Frankfurt) Switzerland (Zurich) US BHP Billiton plc UK South Africa US Management After the merger between BHP and Billiton in 2001, Brian Gilbertson of Billiton was appointed CEO. In 2003, after just six months at the helm, he abruptly stepped down, citing irreconcilable differences with the boards. Upon Gilbertson's resignation, Chip GoodyearChip Goodyear Charles W. "Chip" Goodyear is the former chief executive officer of BHP Billiton, retiring from the position on September 3... was announced as the new CEO. He continued in that role until his retirement on September 30 2007. Marius KloppersMarius Kloppers Marius Kloppers is CEO of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company.... is his immediate successor CEO. Angola Inclement weather caused a BHP Billiton helicopter to crash in AngolaAngola Angola is a country in south-west Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a wes... on November 16, 2007, killing the helicopter's five passengers, including BHP's chief operation officer in Angola, David Hopgood. The helicopter went down about 80 km/50 miles from Alto Cuilo Camp, a diamond mining site the employees wanted to visit. BHP Billiton responded by suspending operations in the country. The company is investigating the incident. Mines and processing facilities AlgeriaAlgeria Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is a country in north Africa, and the second largest ... Ohanet gas field ROD gas field AngolaAngola Angola is a country in south-west Africa bordering Namibia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia, and with a wes... Diamond exploration AustraliaAustralia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland o... George Town, Tasmania Groote Eylandt, Northern TerritoryGroote Eylandt Groote Eylandt is the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northeastern Australia.... Kalgoorlie, Western AustraliaKalgoorlie, Western Australia Kalgoorlie is a Western Australian city located about 600 km east of Perth.... Kambalda, Western AustraliaKambalda, Western Australia Kambalda is a mining town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 60 km south of Kalgoorlie.... Kwinana, Western AustraliaKwinana, Western Australia Kwinana is a Local Government Area of Western Australia.... Leinster, Western AustraliaLeinster, Western Australia Leinster is a town in the northern goldfields area of Western Australia.... Mount Keith, Western AustraliaMount Keith, Western Australia Mount Keith is the location of an open-pit mining site run by BHP Billiton in Western Australia.... Mount Whaleback, Western Australia Worsley, Western AustraliaWorsley, Western Australia Overview Worsley is a town in Western Australia near Collie.... Ravensthorpe, Western AustraliaRavensthorpe, Western Australia Ravensthorpe is a town 550 km southwest of Perth, 40 km inland from the south coast of Western Australia.... (under construction) Griffin, Western Australia, 45% owned North West Shelf VentureNorth West Shelf Venture The North West Shelf Venture is a major resource project extracting liquefied natural gas and other hydrocarbons from offsho... , Western AustraliaWestern Australia Western Australia is Australia's largest state in area, covering the western third of the mainland, and is bordered by South... , 16.67% LNG phase, 8.33% domestic gas phase Port Hedland, Western AustraliaPort Hedland, Western Australia Port Hedland_region:AU-WA}}) is Australia's biggest mineral port, with a population of about 15,000.... Yandi, Western Australia Ore Body 18 , Western Australia Ore Body 23/25 , Western Australia Jimblebar , Western Australia Mining Area C , Western Australia Yarrie , Western Australia Cannington, Queensland Broadmeadow, Queensland Goonyella/Riverside, Queensland Peak Downs, QueenslandPeak Downs, Queensland Peak Downs Shire is located in the Central Highlands of Queensland, Australia, 320km west of both Rockhampton and Mackay.... Norwich Park, Queensland Saraji, Queensland Gregory/Crinum, Queensland Blackwater, QueenslandFacts About Blackwater, Queensland Blackwater is the major town of a significant coal mining area in Central Queensland, Australia.... Yabulu, QueenslandYabulu, Queensland Sorry, no overview for this topic , nickel refinery Olympic Dam, South AustraliaFacts About Olympic Dam, South Australia Olympic Dam is a mining centre in South Australia located some 550 km NNW of Adelaide the capital city of South Australia.... Hunter Valley, New South Wales Appin, New South WalesAppin, New South Wales Appin is a town in the eastern part of New South Wales.... Elouera, New South Wales West Cliff, New South Wales Dendrobium, New South Wales Minerva offshore, Victoria, 90% owned Bass Strait, VictoriaBass Strait Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland .... , 50% owned BrazilBrazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest and most populous country in South America, and ... AlumarAlumar Alumar is a village in Ancuabe District in Cabo Delgado Province in northeastern Mozambique.... aluminum smelter/refinery - Sao Luis Samarco iron ore mine and pelletizing plant - Belo Horizonte CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... Ekati Diamond MineEkati Diamond Mine The Ekati Diamond Mine is Canada's first operational diamond mining operation.... PotashPotash Potash is an impure form of potassium carbonate mixed with other potassium salts.... Development, SaskatchewanSaskatchewan Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three prairie provinces.... ChileChile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the And... EscondidaEscondida The Escondida mine is the copper open-pit mine with the... Cerro Colorado SpenceSpence Spence may refer to a number of people:... ColombiaColombia The Republic of Colombia , is the northwesternmost country of South America.... CerrejónCerrejón Cerrej?n is a coal mine located in the Guajira department in the north of Colombia.... , 33.3% owned coal mine in GuajiraGuajira Department La Guajira is a department of Colombia.... department Cerro Matoso, ferronickel mine in CórdobaCórdoba Department Crdoba is a department of Colombia. It is in the north-west of the country, facing the Atlantic Ocean. Its capital is Mont... department GuineaGuinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea , is a nation in West Africa, formerly known as French Guinea.... SangarediSangarédi Sangar?di is mining town in western Guinea, where bauxite is mined.... 33.3% interest in bauxite mine and alumina refinery (currently in feasibility study) IndonesiaIndonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a nation of islands consisting of 18,110 islands in the South Eas... WetarWetar The tropical island Wetar belongs to the Indonesian province Maluku and is the largest island of the Barat Daya Islands.... gold mine Maruwai Coal Project, currently in feasibility study phase Gag Nikel - currently in selection study phase IraqIraq The Republic of Iraq, is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing most of Mesopotamia as well as the north... Halfaya oil field MozambiqueMozambique Summary Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordering to the Indian Ocean ... MozalMozal Mozal is the largest aluminium producer in Mozambique and the second-largest in Africa having a total annual production of a... , aluminum smelter New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand is a country in the south-western Pacific Ocean consisting of two large islands and many much smaller islands, m... GlenbrookGlenbrook, New Zealand Glenbrook is a rural and industrial area in the Franklin district of New Zealand.... , steel mill PakistanPakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan , is a country located in South Asia that overlaps with the Gre... ZamzamaZamzama The Zamzama Gun, also known as Kim?s Gun or Bhangianwala Toap is a large bore cannon.... gas field Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea or PNG, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupyin... (until 2002) Ok Tedi MineOk Tedi Mine The Ok Tedi Mine is located near the headwaters of the Ok Tedi, a river in Papua New Guinea.... , copper, cause of a large-scale ecological disaster down the Ok Tedi and FlyFly River The Fly is the longest river of the island of New Guinea.... rivers PeruPeru Overview Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America, bordering Ecuador and Colombia to the no... Antamina South AfricaSouth Africa The Republic of South Africa is a country located at the southern tip of the African continent.... BaysideBayside Bayside may refer to a number of places:... , 100% owned aluminium smelter in Richards Bay (however there are plans to sell the plant due to its outdated technologyTechnology Despite its cultural pervasiveness, technology is an elusive concept.... ) HillsideHillside Hillside is the name of several places:... , 100% owned aluminium smelter in Richards Bay Ingwe Coal, comprises several coal mines in the WitbankWitbank Witbank is situated on the highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa.... area in MpumalangaMpumalanga Mpumalanga,, is a province in South Africa.... Manganese Metal Company, largest electrolytic manganese production facility in the world situated in NelspruitNelspruit Overview Nelspruit is a city of 221,474 people situated in northeastern South Africa.... , MpumalangaMpumalanga Mpumalanga,, is a province in South Africa.... Metalloys manganese production facility in MeyertonMeyerton Meyerton may refer to:* Meyerton, Gauteng... area in GautengGauteng Gauteng is a province of South Africa.... HMMHMM Summary HMM may mean:* Hidden Markov model, a statistical model.... (Hotazel Manganese Mines) including Mamatwan and Wessels mines near Hotazel in the Northern Cape Trinidad & Tobago AngosturaAngostura The name Angostura may refer toAngostura bitters... oil & gas field United KingdomUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland* is a country and sovereign state that lies off the northwest coast... Liverpool BayFacts About Liverpool Bay Liverpool Bay is a bay between north-east Wales, Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside to the east of the Irish Sea.... oil & gas field USA New Mexico Coal Company, coal mine in New MexicoNew Mexico Summary New Mexico is a southwestern state in the United States of America.... consisting of San Juan and Navajo mine Southwest Copper, Arizona San Manuel, Arizona Pinto Valley, Arizona ResolutionResolution copper Resolution Copper is a joint venture underground copper mine project owned by both Rio Tinto, and BHP.... , Arizona The United Nations Environment Programme has noted that BHP’s Ok Tedi mine site’s “uncontrolled discharge of 70 million tonnes of waste rock and mine tailings annually has spread more than 1 000 km (621 miles) down the Ok Tedi and Fly rivers, raising river beds and causing flooding, sediment deposition, forest damage, and a serious decline in the area's biodiversity. The resulting devastation caused by the mining of Ok Tedi has included the loss of fish, a vital food source for the local community; loss of forest and crops due to flooding and; the loss of “areas of deep spiritual value for villagers are now submerged in mine tailings.” See also Ok Tedi Environmental DisasterOk Tedi Environmental Disaster The Ok Tedi Environmental Disaster is a term used to describe the ongoing effect of mining on the environment near the Ok Te... External links London Stock ExchangeLondon Stock Exchange The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in London, England.... Australian Securities Exchange