• Short Name: BHP Billiton

• Other Name: BHP

• Address: BHP Billiton Centre, 180 Lonsdale Street

• Phone: 61-1300-554757

• Fax: 61-3-96093015

• City: Melbourne

• State: Victoria

• Zip Code: 3000

• Country: Australia

• Website: http://www.bhpbilliton.com

• General Email: investor.relations@bhpbilliton.com

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Description:

BHP Billiton Limited is a diversified resources group. The company is an exporter of metallurgical coal for the steel industry; an exporter of energy coal; a producer of iron ore; a producer of copper; a producer of primary aluminum, and a producer of manganese and chrome ferroalloys. It also has substantial interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas (LNG), nickel, diamonds, silver and titanium minerals. BHP Billiton operates seven segments: Petroleum, Aluminum, Base Metals, Carbon Steel Materials; Diamonds and Specialty Products; Energy Coal, and Stainless Steel Materials. The company was created through the merger of BHP Limited (now BHP Billiton Limited) and Billiton plc (now BHP Billiton plc). The two companies continue to exist as separate companies, but operate on a combined basis as BHP Billiton.

Last Update: Thursday, January 8, 2009

Research by: Erin Ahmed

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News

• Copper this year to average US$2.09/lb, gold US$948/oz, says analyst Met 03/Jul/09 - Regional
• Ancap receives bid from consortium for 2 blocks in offshore round Oil 02/Jul/09 - Uruguay
• Iron ore exports total 76.3Mt through May MIN 26/Jun/09 - Brazil
• Vale fixes 48.3% discount for Nu-Iron MIN 26/Jun/09 - Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago
• BHP Billiton carries out pilot tests at Spence in hope of prolonging mine life MIN 25/Jun/09 - Chile
• Yanacocha, Antamina, Xstrata receive Expomina awards MIN 24/Jun/09 - Peru
• Xstrata determined to join forces with Anglo American MIN 24/Jun/09 - Regional
• Reports: Chinese steelmakers negotiating iron ore prices in unison Met 22/Jun/09 - Brazil, Regional
• Anglo American board rejects Xstrata offer MIN 22/Jun/09 - Regional
• Government, BHP Billiton finalizing offshore block contracts Oil 22/Jun/09 - Barbados

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News

• Copper this year to average US$2.09/lb, gold US$948/oz, says analyst Met 03/Jul/09 - Regional
• Ancap receives bid from consortium for 2 blocks in offshore round Oil 02/Jul/09 - Uruguay
• Iron ore exports total 76.3Mt through May MIN 26/Jun/09 - Brazil
• Vale fixes 48.3% discount for Nu-Iron MIN 26/Jun/09 - Brazil, Trinidad & Tobago
• BHP Billiton carries out pilot tests at Spence in hope of prolonging mine life MIN 25/Jun/09 - Chile
• Yanacocha, Antamina, Xstrata receive Expomina awards MIN 24/Jun/09 - Peru
• Xstrata determined to join forces with Anglo American MIN 24/Jun/09 - Regional
• Reports: Chinese steelmakers negotiating iron ore prices in unison Met 22/Jun/09 - Brazil, Regional
• Anglo American board rejects Xstrata offer MIN 22/Jun/09 - Regional
• Government, BHP Billiton finalizing offshore block contracts Oil 22/Jun/09 - Barbados
• Falkland official: Islanders would welcome Argentine involvement Oil 22/Jun/09 - Argentina, Falkland Islands
• Xstrata courts Anglo for merger MIN 21/Jun/09 - Regional
• Minister: First offshore well could be drilled in 2011 Oil 18/Jun/09 - Uruguay
• Samarco on the brink of iron ore price deal with Chinese MIN 17/Jun/09 - Brazil
• BHP Billiton: Suspension of US$3.5bn plant doesn't affect growth projections Water 17/Jun/09 - Chile
• Corema approves Escondida's US$3.5bn seawater desalination plant Water 16/Jun/09 - Chile
• C2 to open Peru office, explores Argentina IT 15/Jun/09 - Chile
• Nation's primary aluminum production falls 7.7% in May Met 15/Jun/09 - Brazil
• Samarco agrees to 48.3% pellet discount for Indonesian steelmaker MIN 15/Jun/09 - Brazil
• Analyst: Iron ore price discounts won't trigger further drop in local steel prices Met 12/Jun/09 - Chile
• Analyst: Lower coal prices don't necessarily mean drop in steel prices Met 12/Jun/09 - Brazil
• BioSigma obtains US patent on copper bioleaching bacteria MIN 12/Jun/09 - Chile
• Aguas Andinas denies reports of entering seawater desalination industry Water 10/Jun/09 - Chile
• Fitch: Latin American metal-mining companies better off than others Met 09/Jun/09 - Regional
• Expert: BHP Billiton spends more on CSR than rest of mining council MIN 08/Jun/09 - Chile
• Escondida to halt SAG mill for 45 days starting in July MIN 08/Jun/09 - Chile
• BHP Billiton could review growth plans in early 2010 MIN 08/Jun/09 - Chile
• Chile could buck declining exploration trend, say sector representatives MIN 03/Jun/09 - Regional
• PwC: Top 40 miners feel profits shrink 14% in 2008 MIN 03/Jun/09 - Chile
• Analyst: Vale likely to accept 25-35% iron ore price discount MIN 01/Jun/09 - Brazil
• Fitch: Vale deserves rating upgrade but is the worst off of big three MIN 27/May/09 - Brazil
• Samarco sends 2,000 workers on paid leave MIN 26/May/09 - Brazil
• Roundup: Technip, Ivanhoe, Flow-Quip, Kuntur Oil 26/May/09 - Regional
• Vale's move to spot sales wise decision, says analyst MIN 26/May/09 - Brazil
• Fitch: Steelmakers to attain 30-40% discount on iron ore Met 25/May/09 - Brazil, Regional
• Cochilco: Nation's copper output to rise 1.4% in 2009 MIN 18/May/09 - Chile
• Analyst: Iron ore price talks to drag on into H2 MIN 13/May/09 - Brazil
• Ancap prequalifies six for offshore round Oil 04/May/09 - Uruguay
• Ancap prequalifies six for offshore round Privat 04/May/09 - Uruguay
• Alcoa buys 55% of BMS project from BHP Billiton Met 30/Apr/09 - Suriname
• Escondida's copper output falls 30% in Q1 MIN 30/Apr/09 - Chile
• Miners keep seeking cost cutting solutions, says consultancy MIN 29/Apr/09 - Brazil
• Brokerage: Vale's cash generation to keep taking punches MIN 28/Apr/09 - Brazil
• Angamos port makes record copper shipment MIN 24/Apr/09 - Chile
• Kinross appoints former Vale, BHP Billiton executive as new director MIN 24/Apr/09 - Brazil
• BHP Billiton's aluminum output slips in fiscal Q3 Met 22/Apr/09 - Brazil
• BHP Billiton's iron output from Samarco slides 21% in fiscal Q3 MIN 22/Apr/09 - Brazil, Colombia
• BHP Billiton's copper output down due to Escondida MIN 22/Apr/09 - Chile, Peru
• Aquiline's confidence unwavering as it waits on permitting for Navidad MIN 25/Feb/09 - Argentina
• Ecopetrol ups stake in blocks held with BHP Billiton Oil 05/Feb/09 - Colombia
• ANH signs heavy crude contracts Oil 23/Sep/08 - Colombia
• ANH prequalifies majors for Colombia round Oil 09/Sep/08 - Colombia
• BHP Billiton: Fuerte seismic processed, drilling decision next Oil 05/Sep/08 - Colombia, Falkland Islands
• MEM: National mining investment portfolio totals US$22.7bn MIN 01/Sep/08 - Peru
• ANH awards 8 blocks in heavy crude round Oil 18/Jul/08 - Colombia
• Mining council reelects president, VPs MIN 15/Jul/08 - Chile
• Samarco announces Mercotubos as pipeline supplier Met 10/Jul/08 - Brazil
• Cerro Verde calls off participation in waning national strike MIN 04/Jul/08 - Peru
• National strike enters second day, several operations impacted MIN 01/Jul/08 - Peru
• Minister heads up mining cluster council MIN 29/May/08 - Chile

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