BHP BILLITON PLC COMPANY REPORT SUMMARY 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 BHP BILLITON PLC Ownership l Headquarters Address: Town, State, Country: Postcode: Telephone: Fax: Email Website Neathouse Place, Victoria London, United Kingdom SW1V 1BH +44 20 7802 4000 +44 20 7802 4111 [email protected] http://www.bhpbilliton.com 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. Public listed company Main Products Ore & concentrates Copper Electrolytic cathodes (SG) Lead Gold Aluminium Alumina (metallurgical) Uranium Silver Oxide Iron ore Zinc Molybdenum Ore Manganese Nickel Financials (FY 2012) Revenue (Turnover) (USD) Net profit/(loss) (USD) Cash inflow/(outflow)(USD) EBITDA (USD) Managing Director: Number of employees: www.mbdatabase.com Annual Output (tonnes) 488,300 1,640,000 651,100 tonnes (2011) 239,878 5.6 1,153,000 4,152,000 4,045 1,285 4,045 134,406,000 112,217 1,445 7,931,000 7,931,000 157,900 72,226,000,000 15,532,000,000 (5,143,000,000) 37,093,000,000 Marius Kloppers 10,000+ Page 1 / 24 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 Chief Marketing Officer [email protected] Henry 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 www.mbdatabase.com Page 2 / 24 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 www.mbdatabase.com Page 3 / 24 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 Mozambique 47 Aluminium smelter Bauxite mining and alumina refinery MOZAL Sarl BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd Maputo Collie WA Australia 86 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 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 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 50 Producer of iron ore pellets BHP Billiton Pampa Norte Samancor Manganese Hotazel Manganese Mines Samarco Mineracao SA North Atlantic Potash Inc www.mbdatabase.com South Africa Belo Horizonte MG Brazil Canada Exploration company Page 4 / 24 MINES DATA Mine 1 - Boddington 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 Mine 2 - MRN - Mineração Rio do Norte SA 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 Mine 3 - Cia Minera Antamina SA Name County/Province/State Country Mine Manager Mine type Ores/Minerals mined Cia Minera Antamina SA San Marcos Peru Jorge Ghersi Open pit Copper, zinc, lead and molybdenum Proven reserves (tonnes) 133,000,000 Probable reserves (tonnes) 652,400,000 Operation commencement date www.mbdatabase.com 2001 Page 5 / 24 Mine ownership percentage 34 Crushing facilities Semi-Autogenous Grinding (SAG) Mill. Technology supplier: ABB Railway? No Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Zinc 235,400 Copper 333,700 Molybdenum 6,260 Lead 29,823 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 4 - Cannington Mine 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) Lead 230,090 Zinc 54,677 Silver 1,064 Annual Capacity (tonnes) 70,000 Mine 5 - Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda 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 www.mbdatabase.com Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes) Page 6 / 24 Copper 89,100 100,000 Mine 6 - Minera Spence Ltda 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) Copper 178,100 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 7 - Olympic Dam 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) Silver 28.2 Copper 192,600 Gold 3.7 Uranium 3,885 Annual Capacity (tonnes) 180,000 Mine 8 - Escondida and Escondida Norte Mines Name Address 1 County/Province/State www.mbdatabase.com Escondida and Escondida Norte Mines Atacama Desert Antofagasta Page 7 / 24 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 Mine 9 - Pinto Valley 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) Copper 5,400 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 10 - HMM - Mamatwan Mine Name Address 1 County/Province/State Country Mine Manager Mine type HMM - Mamatwan Mine Kalahari Basin North Cape Province South Africa Melissa Rothnie 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 www.mbdatabase.com Page 8 / 24 Ores/minerals mined Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Manganese 3,625,000 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 11 - HMM - Wessels Mine 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) Manganese 3,625,000 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 12 - Cerro Matoso Name Cerro Matoso Town Montelibano County/Province/State Cordoba Country Colombia Hernán Rincón Mine Manager 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 Mine 13 - Nickel West Mount Keith Mine Name County/Province/State Country Mine Manager Mine type Ores/Minerals mined Proven reserves (tonnes) www.mbdatabase.com Nickel West Mount Keith Mine WA Australia Lara Bruhns Open pit Nickel 91,000,000 Page 9 / 24 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) Nickel 42,000 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 14 - Nickel West Leinster (Agnew) Mine 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 Mine 15 - Nickel West Cliffs 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) Ores/minerals mined 1,000,000 Estimated Annual Output (tonnes) Annual Capacity (tonnes) Nickel Mine 16 - Ekati Diamond Mine Name County/Province/State Country Mine Manager www.mbdatabase.com Ekati Diamond Mine NT Canada Melissa Rothnie Page 10 / 24 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) Diamond 0.36 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 17 - Samarco Mineracao SA 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) Iron ore 11,423,000 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 18 - Mt Newman 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) Iron ore 51,326,000 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 19 - Mt Goldsworthy - Area C Name Address 1 Town www.mbdatabase.com Mt Goldsworthy - Area C 100 km north-west of Newman Pilbara Page 11 / 24 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 Mine 20 - Mt Goldsworthy - Northern 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 Mine 21 - Yandi 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 Crushing facilities 85 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) Iron ore 53,536,000 www.mbdatabase.com Annual Capacity (tonnes) Page 12 / 24 Mine 22 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 Mine 23 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 Mine 24 - Jimblebar Iron Ore Mine 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) Iron ore 4,913,000 Annual Capacity (tonnes) Mine 25 - Yarrie Iron Ore Mine Name Address 1 County/Province/State Country Yarrie Iron Ore Mine 200 km East of Port Hedland WA Australia Telephone +61 8 9176 5287 Fax +61 8 9176 5916 Mine Manager Mine type www.mbdatabase.com Melissa Rothnie Open pit Page 13 / 24 Ores/Minerals mined Iron ore Proven reserves (tonnes) 371,000,000 Probable reserves (tonnes) 840,000,000 Mine ownership percentage Crushing facilities Concentrating/beneficiation plants www.mbdatabase.com 85 Primary crushers at Yarrie and Nimingarra mines and idle - Yarrie is using a mobile crushing plant. Secondary and tertiary crushers at Finucane Island port Processing plant and beneficiation plant at Finucane Island port Page 14 / 24 PLANT DATA Plant 1 - Hillside Aluminium Ltd 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) Aluminium smelter 700,000 711,000 Technology supplier Other details Plant 2 - Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd (trading as Bayside Aluminium) 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) Aluminium smelter 184,000 97,000 Technology supplier Other details Continuous casting Rod Plant 3 - MOZAL Sarl 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) Equipment type www.mbdatabase.com Annual capacity (tonnes) 262,000 Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Page 15 / 24 Aluminium smelter 510,000 264,000 Rolling mills Plant 4 - Alumar - Consorcio de Aluminio do Maranhao Name Alumar - Consorcio de Aluminio do Maranhao Town Sao Luis County/Province/State MA Country Brazil Works Manager Equipment type Melissa Rothnie Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) Alumina refinery 1,108,000 Aluminium smelter 174,000 Technology supplier Other details Rolling mills Plant 5 - BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd 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) Alumina refinery 2,902,000 Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Rolling mills Plant 6 - Cerro Matoso SA Name Cerro Matoso SA Town Montelibano Country Colombia Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Estimated annual output (tonnes) Equipment type Ferro-alloys plant Annual capacity (tonnes) 49,400 Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Producing ferro-nickel Plant 7 - Nickel West Name www.mbdatabase.com Nickel West Page 16 / 24 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) Primary smelter (excl. aluminium) 100,000 107,000 Technology supplier Other details Producing nickel Rolling mills Plant 8 - Nickel West Name Nickel West Address 1 Kambalda Nickel Concentration Facility Town Kambalda Country Australia Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Plant 9 - Nickel West Name Nickel West Address 1 Kwinana Nickel Concentration Facility Town Kwinana Country Australia Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Refinery (excl. alumina) 67,000 Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Nickel Powder plant Nickel Other plant Producing nickel matte, copper sulphide, cobalt-nickel sulphide and ammonium sulphate Plant 10 - Metalloys Name Metalloys Town Meyerton County/Province/State Gauteng Country South Africa Works Manager Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Ferro-alloys plant Melissa Rothnie Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Seven electric furnaces producing high carbon, medium carbon ferromanganese and silico-manganese Plant 11 Town www.mbdatabase.com Miami Page 17 / 24 County/Province/State FL Country United States Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) SX-EW plant 50,000 Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Plant 12 Address 1 Pinto Valley County/Province/State AZ Country United States Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) SX-EW plant 6,000 5,700 Technology supplier Other details Plant 13 - Minera Escondida Ltda Name Minera Escondida Ltda Town Antofagasta Country Chile Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) Annual output (tonnes) SX-EW plant 350,000 179,100 Technology supplier Other details Plant 14 - Cerro Colorado Name Cerro Colorado Town Iquique Country Chile Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) SX-EW plant 80,000 Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Producing copper Plant 15 Address 1 Spence Address 2 50km south west of Calama Town Sierra Gorda Country Chile Works Manager Melissa Rothnie Equipment type Annual capacity (tonnes) SX-EW plant 200,000 www.mbdatabase.com Annual output (tonnes) Technology supplier Other details Page 18 / 24 PORTS Location Unloading capacity (metric/long tons per hour) Townsville 1,500 tonnes Stocking capacity (metric/long tons) 40,000 tonnes Loading capacity (metric/long tons) Loading rate Maximum Vessel (metric/long tons) Displacement (deadweight metric/long tons) 1,200 tonnes Depth of water (metres alongside pier) 45,000 dwt EXPANSION PLANS Project 1 - WAIO Orebody 24 Project Type Modernization Minerals Explored Iron ore Ownership BHP Billiton plc (85%) Current Status Construction Investment (USD) 698,000,000 Estimated Annual Production Capacity Expected Production Start Date Town 17,000,000 tonnes (iron ore) 2012 H2 Northeast of Newman, WA Country Australia Project 2 - Jansen Project Project Type Exploration Minerals Explored Potash Ownership Current Status BHP Billion plc, JSC Acron 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 Country Saskatchewan Canada Project 3 - Burr Project Project Type Minerals Explored Ownership Current Status Investment (USD) Estimated Annual Production Capacity Town Country Exploration Potash BHP Biliton plc (100%) Feasibility 345,000,000 2,000,000 tonnes (potash) Saskatchewan Canada Project 4 - Resolution Copper Project Project Type www.mbdatabase.com Exploration Page 19 / 24 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 5 - Olympic Dam Expansion Project Project Type Modernization Ownership Current Status BHP Billiton plc 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 6 - Escondida Expansion Project Project Type Modernization Ownership Current Status BHP Billiton (57.5%), Rio Tinto (30%), Jeco Corp (10%), Jeco 2 Ltd (2.5%) Construction - The overall project is 95% complete. In-pit crusher and conveyor system relocated and functioning. Investment (USD) Estimated Annual Production Capacity Expected Production Start Date Town Country 4,500,000,000 1,300,000 tonnes (copper) 2015 H1 (concentrator), 2012 Q2 (in-pit crushing), 2014 (Mid) (leach plant) Atacama Desert Chile Project 7 - WAIO Jimblebar Mine Expansion Project Type Ownership Current Status Investment (USD) Estimated Annual Production Capacity Expected Production Start Date Town Country Modernization BHP Billiton (96%), Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co Ltd (4%) The overall project is 52% complete. 3,300,000,000 35,000,000 tonnes (iron ore) 2014 Q1 Pilbara Region Australia Project 8 - WAIO Port Hedland Inner Harbour Expansion Project Type Ownership Current Status www.mbdatabase.com Modernization BHP Billiton plc (85%) The overall project is 69% complete. Page 20 / 24 Investment (USD) Estimated Annual Production Capacity Expected Production Start Date Town Country 1,900,000,000 220,000,000 tonnes (iron ore) 2012 H2 Port Hedland Australia Project 9 - WAIO Port Blending and Rail Yard Facilities Project Type Ownership Current Status Investment (USD) Modernization BHP Billiton plc (85%) The overall project is 32% complete. 1,400,000,000 Expected Production Start Date 2014 H2 Country Australia Project 10 - Ekati Mine Expansion Project Type Ownership Investment (USD) Town Country Modernization BHP Billiton plc (80%) 323,000,000 Northwest Territories Canada Project 11 - Port Hedland Outer Harbour Development Project Type Ownership Current Status Investment (USD) New Plant BHP Billiton plc Pre-feasibility 20,000,000,000 Estimated Annual Production Capacity 240,000,000 Town Port Hedland Country www.mbdatabase.com Australia Page 21 / 24 BRANCHES & SALES OFFICES Sales office 1 Address 1 Town Postcode Country Verheeskade 25 The Hague 2521-BE Netherlands Telephone +31 70 315 6666 Fax +31 70 315 6767 Sales office 2 Address 1 168 Robinson Road Address 2 #10-01 Capital Tower Postcode Country 068912 Singapore Telephone +65 6349 3333 Fax +65 6349 4000 www.mbdatabase.com Page 22 / 24 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 www.mbdatabase.com Page 23 / 24 Ore & concentrates Iron ore Estimated Annual Output (tonnes): 134,406,000 Bauxite Cobalt www.mbdatabase.com Page 24 / 24
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