Exhibit 8.1
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Billiton Limited |
BHP Asia Pacific Nickel Pty Ltd |
PT Gag Nikel |
BHP Billiton China Limited |
County Shipping Company Limited |
Bulkers Limited |
BHP Billiton Diamonds Australia Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Employee Plan Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Executive Services Company Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited |
BHP Billiton Finance Limited |
BHP Finance (USA) Inc |
BHP Finance Investments (I) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Investment Holdings Limited |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited |
BHP Minerals Europe Limited |
BHP Venezuela DRI Limited |
BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Limited |
BHP Billiton Japan Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Billiton Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd |
Transition Benefits Fund Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Named Corporation |
BHP Billiton Petroleum International Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton (Trinidad) Holdings Limited |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3A) Limited |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd |
BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd |
BHP Iron Pty Limited |
Dampier Coal (Queensland) Pty Limited |
BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Limited |
Pilbara Gas Pty Limited |
BHP Coal Pty Limited |
Hay Point Services Pty Limited |
Tugs Pty Limited |
BHP Petroleum (Ashmore Operations) Pty Ltd |
BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited |
BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited - Australian Branch |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Pipelines Investments) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Trading and Marketing (Asia) Pte Limited |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Trading and Marketing Pty Ltd |
BHP Group Resources Pty Limited |
BHP Petroleum (Argentina) SA |
BHP Petroleum (Cambodia) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Petroleum (LNG Ships) Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Petroleum (Pakistan) Pty Ltd |
BHP Petroleum (U.K.) Limited |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited |
BHP Billiton Finance GB Limited |
BHP Petroleum North Sea Limited |
BHP Billiton PNG Services Limited |
BHP Billiton Shared Business Services Pty Ltd |
BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Ltd |
BHP Coal Holdings Pty Ltd |
Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd |
Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd |
Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd |
Illawarra Services Pty Ltd |
BHP Development Finance Pty Ltd |
BHP Financial Services (UK) Limited |
Eloff Mining Company (Pty) Limited |
BHP Holdings (USA) Inc. |
BHP Adhill Inc. |
BHP Holdings (International) Inc. |
BHP (USA) Investments Inc. |
BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petroleo Inc |
BHP Minerals International Inc. |
BHP International Participacoes Ltda |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Minerals Exploration Inc. |
Kendilo Coal Inc. |
PT BHP Kendilo Coal Indonesia |
BHP Operations Inc. |
BHP Finance (Investments) USA Inc. |
BHP Holdings (Operations) Inc. |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc |
BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos Ltda |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Trading and Marketing Inc |
BHP Chile Inc. |
BHP Hawaii Inc |
P R I Eastern Limited |
BHP Minerals Ghana Inc. |
BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. |
BHP Empreendimentos Minerais Ltda |
BHP Madagascar SARL |
BHP Madencilik Limited Sirketi |
Minera BHP Billiton, S.A. de C.V. |
BHP Minerals Pacific Inc. |
BHP Minerals Service Company |
BHP Minerals Sulawesi Inc. |
PT Gorontalo Minerals |
BHP Navajo Coal Company |
BHP Petroleum (Asia/Pacific) Inc |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Petroleum (Exploration) Inc |
BHP Venezuela Inc |
Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation |
Hamilton Brothers Corporation |
Southeastern Petroleum Sales Corporation |
Hamilton Brothers Exploration Company |
The Norwegian Oil Corporation (DNO-U.S) |
San Juan Coal Company |
San Juan Transportation Company |
BHP Transport and Logistics (USA) Inc. |
Fathom Management Corporation |
BHP Finance (International) Inc. |
BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc. |
BHP Escondida Inc. |
Minera Escondida Ltda |
BHP International Finance Corp. |
Marcona International, S.A. |
BHP Minerals Asia Inc. |
Hamilton Oil Company Inc. |
BHP Petroleum (U.K.) Corporation |
BHP Peru Holdings Inc. |
BHP Canadian Diamonds Company |
Global BHP Copper Ltd. |
BHP Billiton Tintaya SA |
BHP Minerals Holdings Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Billiton Diamonds Inc. |
BHP Billiton (Trinidad - 2AB) Limited |
BHP Billiton (Trinidad - 2C) Limited |
BHP Billiton Diamonds (Belgium) N.V. |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Angola 21) Inc. |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Angola 22) Inc. |
BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc |
BHP Petroleum (Canada) Inc. |
BHP Petroleum (Otiti) Inc. |
BHP Petroleum (Tolo) Inc. |
Point Lake Marketing Inc. |
BHP Billiton Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited |
BHP Billiton Nickel Nouvelle Caledonie SAS |
BHP Khanij Anveshana Pvt Limited |
BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd |
BHP Minerals India Pvt Limited |
PT Juloi Coal |
PT Kalteng Coal |
PT Lahai Coal |
PT Maruwai Coal |
PT Pari Coal |
PT Ratah Coal |
PT Sumber Barito Coal |
UMAL Consolidated Pty Limited |
BHP Minerals Norway Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
Groote Eylandt Manganese Sales Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Queensland Coal Limited - Australian Branch |
BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Limited |
BHP Refractories Pty Ltd |
BHP Resources Inc. |
BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc. |
BHP Billiton LNG International Inc. |
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc |
BHP Copper Inc. |
BHP Arizona Railroad Company |
BHP Nevada Mining Company |
BHP Nevada Railroad Company |
IPS USA, Inc. |
San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company |
San Manuel Power Co. LLC |
BHP Mineral Resources Inc. |
Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc. |
BSI Commodities Inc. |
BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd |
Nanegai Holdings Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHPB Freight Pty Ltd |
BHP Transport (Belgium) N.V. (In Liquidation) |
BHP Transport and Logistics (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Transport and Logistics (S.E. Asia) Pte Limited (In Liquidation) |
Keithen Limited (In Liquidation) |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
Pacific Liner Services Pty Ltd |
Tavela Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd |
Beswick Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Group Operations Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Marketing Investments ApS |
Billiton Marketing Holding B.V. |
BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
BHP Billiton Japan Limited |
BHP Billiton Korea Co., Ltd. |
BHP Billiton Marketing AG |
BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd. |
BHP Billiton Marketing B.V. |
BHP Billiton Metall GmbH |
BHP Billiton Raw Materials B.V. |
Billiton Investment 12 B.V. |
Samancor AG |
Samfrance Investments Ltd |
Billiton Marketing France SARL |
Billiton Marketing SAR (Hong Kong) Ltd |
Billiton Taiwan Limited |
BHP Nominees Investments No 3 Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Nominees Investments No. 1 Pty Ltd |
BHP Nominees Investments No. 2 Pty Ltd (In Liquidation) |
BHP Venture Investments Pty Ltd |
BHP Billiton Limited Companies |
BHP Investments (Europe) Limited |
PT BHP Billiton Indonesia |
The World Marine & General Insurance Plc |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
BHP Billiton Plc |
BHP Billiton Group Limited |
BHP Billiton (UK) Limited |
BHP Billiton Aluminium Limited |
BHP Billiton International Development Limited |
BHP Billiton International Services Limited |
Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited |
Billiton International Nickel Limited |
Billiton Marketing and Trading (UK) Limited |
Elyplac Limited |
Uniholdings Limited |
BHP Billiton Holdings Limited |
BHP Billiton (RA) Limited |
BHP Billiton Company B.V. |
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) B.V. |
BHP Billiton Finance B.V. |
1338768 Ontario Inc. |
1342077 Ontario Inc |
Billiton Aluminium Holdings BV |
Billiton Brasil Holdings B.V. |
BHP Billiton Metais SA |
Billiton Coal Australia Holdings B.V. |
Billiton Coal Australia Pty Limited |
Coal Mines Australia Limited |
Hunter Valley Energy Coal Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Coal Operations Australia Pty Limited |
Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited |
BCC Nominees Pty Ltd |
Ravensworth Coal Terminal Pty Ltd |
The Wallarah Coal Company Pty Limited |
Wyong Coal Pty Ltd |
Wyong Coal Sales Pty Ltd |
Billiton Development B.V. |
Assurantiekantoor Interore B.V. |
BHP Billiton Diamonds and Industrial Minerals B.V. (In Liquidation) |
BHP Billiton Ghana B.V. |
Billiton Arctic Resources B.V. (In Liquidation) |
Billiton Argentina B.V. |
Billiton Base Metals Development B.V. |
Billiton Base Metals Ventures B.V. (In Liquidation) |
Billiton Bolivia B.V. |
Billiton Chile B.V. |
Billiton China Holdings B.V. |
Billiton China B.V. |
Billiton China Projects B.V. |
Billiton Coal Barito B.V. |
Billiton Coal Taraco B.V. |
Billiton Coal Wirakaneo B.V. |
Billiton Congo B.V. (In Liquidation) a |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Billiton Development (Zambia) Limited |
Billiton Development Far East B.V. |
Billiton E & D 10 B.V. |
Billiton E & D 12 B.V. (In Liquidation) a |
Billiton E & D 13 B.V. |
Billiton E & D 14 B.V. |
Billiton E & D 3 B.V. |
Billiton E & D 9 B.V. (In Liquidation) |
Billiton Ecuador B.V. |
Billiton Exploration and Mining Indonesia B.V. |
PT Billiton Indonesia |
Billiton Exploration and Mining Peru B.V. |
Minera Soloco S.A. |
Billiton Exploration Australia Pty Limited |
Billiton Guinea B.V. |
Billiton Indonesia Holdings B.V. |
Billiton Ireland Resources B.V. |
Billiton Philippines B.V. (In Liquidation) |
Billiton Sudan B.V. (In Liquidation) |
Billiton Sweden Resources B.V. |
Billiton Tanzania Limited |
Billiton UK Resources B.V. |
Billiton Ventures B.V. |
Compania Minera Rio Quieto B.V. |
Gatro South America Holdings Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Gatro Ecuador Minera SA |
Juloi Holdings Limited |
Maruwai Holdings Limited |
Billiton Investment 1 B.V. |
Billiton Investment 14 B.V. |
Billiton Investment 2 B.V. |
Billiton Investment 7 B.V. |
Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd |
Billiton Investment 9 B.V. |
Sociedad Minera La Granja S.A. |
Billiton Manganese Holdings B.V. |
Billiton Manganese Australia Pty Ltd |
Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd |
Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company Pty Ltd |
Nippon Manganese Sales Pty Ltd |
Billiton Nickel Holdings B.V. |
QNI Pty Limited |
BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd |
Billiton Australia Services Pty Limited |
Cerro Matoso Holdings (BVI) Limited |
QNI Employee Share Plan Pty Ltd |
QNI International Pty Ltd |
QNI (Nouvelle-Caledonie) SA |
Societe des Mines de Bogota |
QNI Philippines Inc |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
QNI Metals Pty Ltd |
QNI Nickel (WA) Pty Limited |
Billiton Nickel (Ravensthorpe) Pty Limited |
Ravensthorpe Nickel Operations Pty Limited |
QNI Resources Pty Ltd |
QNI Superannuation Nominees Pty Ltd |
Queensland Nickel Joint Venture |
Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd |
Queensland Nickel Sales Pty Ltd |
QNI South America Pty Ltd |
QNI Technology Pty Limited |
QNI Western Australia Pty Limited |
Gard Holdings Limited |
Gard Australia Pty Ltd |
Minsaco Investments Pty Ltd |
Honeybourne Investments Pty Ltd |
Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V. |
N.V. BHP Billiton Maatschappij Suriname |
BHP Billiton Holdings B.V. |
BHP Billiton SA Investments Limited |
BHP Billiton SA Holdings Limited |
African Metals Limited |
Samancor Limited |
Auvernier Limited |
FAH Marketing B.V. (In Liquidation) as |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Batlhako Ferrochrome (Pty) Ltd |
Batlhako Mining Ltd |
Chemfos Limited |
Crometals (Pty) Ltd |
Danjan (Pty) Limited |
EEM Empreendimentos Electromatalurgicos PF Ltd |
Electrolytic Metal Corporation (Pty) Ltd |
F A H Information Services (Pty) Ltd |
Henry Gould (Pty) Ltd |
Manganese Metal Co. (Pty) Limited |
Netherlands Manganese Investments BV (In Liquidation) |
Tonmet AG |
Middelburg Technochrome (Pty) Ltd |
Middelplaats Manganese Ltd |
Samancor Management Services (Pty) Limited |
SMM Holdings Ltd |
South African Manganese (Pty) Ltd |
Terra Nominees (Pty) Limited |
Waterkloof Chrome Mines Ltd |
BHP Billiton Aluminium Projects (Pty) Limited |
BHP Billiton SA Limited |
Billiton Aluminium SA Limited |
Billiton Coal SA Limited |
Gengro Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Astra Explorations and Mining Co (Pty) Ltd |
BHP Billiton Aviation (Pty) Limited |
BHP Billiton Properties (Pty) Limited |
Birdswood Estates (Pty) Ltd |
Richigata (Pty) Ltd |
Consolidated Nominees (Pty) Ltd |
Africair (Zimbabwe) Limited |
Kenilworth Estates (PVT) Limited |
Marble Lime & Associated Industries (Pvt) Limited |
Romsley Estates (Pvt) Limited |
Union Corporation Prospecting Zimbabwe (Private) Limited |
Union Corporation Zimbabwe (Private) Limited |
Westchester Insurance Company Limited |
Zimbabwe Strathmore Explorations Limited |
Zimbabwe Strathmore Investments Limited |
Donkerpoort Iron Limited |
Esidulini (Pty) Ltd |
Soul of Africa Game Lodges (Pty) Ltd |
Fedswa Prospekteerders (Pty) Limited |
Plettenberg Bay Estates Ltd |
T-Project Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
Tarrus (Pty) Limited |
Transkei Granite Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
Transkei Pioneer Mining Company (Pty) Ltd |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Hillside Aluminium Limited |
Ingwe Collieries Ltd |
Colliery Officials Training Centre (Pty) Limited |
D & H Coal Ltd |
Savage & Lovemore Mining (Pty) Ltd |
Douglas Colliery Limited |
Douglas Colliery Services Limited |
Duvha Opencast Services (Pty) Ltd |
Ermelo Mines Services (Pty) Ltd |
Federale Prospekteerders Beperk |
Free State Farmers Mutual Exploration & Mining Corporation (Pty) Ltd |
Ingwe Housing Association Limited |
Ingwe Surface Holdings Ltd |
Kangwane Anthracite (Pty) Ltd |
McAlpine S.A. Ltd |
Middelburg Mine Services (Pty) Ltd |
Moretele Coal Company (Pty) Ltd |
Pienaarsrivier Mynboumaatskappy Bpk |
Rietspruit Mine Services (Pty) Ltd |
Roedtan Mining Company (Pty) Ltd |
Settlers Mynboumaatskappy Bpk |
Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Investment Co Ltd |
Pering Mine Services Holdings (Pty) Limited |
Pering Mine (Pty) Limited |
BHP Billiton South African Holdings Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
BHP Billiton International Metals B.V. |
BHP Billiton Jersey Limited |
BHP Billiton (BVI) Limited |
BHP Billiton Group (BVI) Limited |
BHP Billiton Holdings (BVI) Limited |
Billiton Holdings NV (In Liquidation) |
BHP Billiton International (BVI) Limited |
BHP Billiton Global Holdings (BVI) Limited |
BHP Billiton Overseas Holdings Limited |
BHP Billiton Overseas Holdings (Jersey) Limited |
MSI Investments (BVI) Limited |
BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited |
Billiton (BSI) Limited |
Chrystal Services Limited |
Conicol BVI Limited |
Gatro Canada Holdings NV |
Gatro Canada B.V. |
Victoria Exploration & Mining Co.Ltd. |
Sociedade Geral de Mineracao de Mozambique S.A.R.L. |
BHP Billiton Marketing Investments Limited |
BHP Billiton South Africa Holdings B.V. |
Mine and Smelter Investments (Pty) Ltd |
Richbay Mine Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
Tisand (Pty) Limited |
Riversdale Anthracite Colliery (Pty) Ltd |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Tojan Holding Co (Pty) Ltd |
Zululand Titanium (Pty) Ltd |
Richbay Smelter Holdings (Pty) Ltd |
Billiton Australia Holdings B.V. |
Billiton Aluminium Australia Pty Limited |
Billiton Aluminium (Worsley) Pty Limited |
Billiton Australia Investment 3 Pty Limited |
Billiton Aluminium (RAA) Pty Limited |
Boddington Housing Pty Limited |
Worsley Alumina Pty Limited |
Billiton Chile SA |
Billiton Intellectual Property B.V. |
Billiton Investment 13 B.V. |
Billiton Marketing Investments B.V. |
Billiton Investment 15 B.V. |
Northwoods Resources LLC |
Rio Algom Mining LLC |
Rio Crandon LLC |
Billiton Investment 3 B.V. |
Billiton Colombia Coal B.V. |
Billiton Colombia Coal Holdings B.V. |
Billiton Investment 8 B.V. |
Billiton Metals Canada Inc |
Billiton Copper Holdings Inc |
Rio Algom Limited |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
719937 Alberta Limited |
Atlas Steels Company Limited |
Compania Minera Riochilex S.A. |
Pidgeon Molybdenum Mines Limited |
RAL Cayman Inc. |
RAL (Barbados) Inc. |
Riocerro Inc |
Riochile Inc |
Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada |
RAL Insurance Company Limited |
Rio Algom Exploration Chile Limtada |
Rio Algom Exploration Inc. |
RG Properties Limited |
Sage Creek Coal Limited |
Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc |
Rio Algom Ireland Limited |
Rio Algom Namibia (Proprietary) Limited |
Riomexicanex, S.A. de C.V. |
Billiton Resources Canada Inc |
Coemergence Inc |
Billiton Metals Holdings B.V. |
Billiton (RA) B.V. |
Billiton Investments Ireland Limited |
NAMD Inc. ((In Liquidation)) |
Venezuela Aluminium Holding B.V. |
BHP Billiton Plc Companies |
Aluminium Consortium Venezuela B.V. |
Chase Nominees Limited |