BHP Billiton plc
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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.
Address
- Neathouse Place, Victoria
Town, State, Country
- London, United Kingdom
Postcode
- SW1V 1BH
- Chairman Jacques Nasser
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Year Established
2001
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No. of employees
10,000+
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Ownership
Public
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Marius Kloppers, CEO of BHP Billiton since 2007, has recently announced his plans to shelve the massive expansion of the Olympic Dam copper mine in South Australia, a decision influenced by BHP’s long-term commitment to maintaining its A-rated credit status by ‘living within its means’. However, the $4.5 billion expansion of Chile’s Escondida copper mine is going ahead and its copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona will restart by the end of 2012. Is he being too cautions?
Maria Ferreiro