Exhibit 8.1
Company Name | Country | |||
Fully owned subsidiaries | ||||
1 | 141 Union Company | United States | ||
2 | Albion Downs Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
3 | Araguaia Participações Ltda | Brazil | ||
4 | Atlas Steels Company Limited | Canada | ||
5 | BHP Billiton (Liberia) Inc. | Liberia | ||
6 | BHP Billiton (Towage Services) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
7 | BHP Billiton (Trinidad) Holdings Ltd | Saint Lucia | ||
8 | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd | Canada | ||
9 | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3A) Ltd | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
10 | BHP Billiton (UK) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
11 | BHP Billiton Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
12 | BHP Billiton Aluminium Limited | United Kingdom | ||
13 | BHP Billiton Aluminium Technologies Limited | Jersey | ||
14 | BHP Billiton Australia UK Finance Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
15 | BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petroleo Inc. | United States | ||
16 | BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos Ltda | Brazil | ||
17 | BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda | Brazil | ||
18 | BHP Billiton Canada Inc. | Canada | ||
19 | BHP Billiton Capital Inc. | United States | ||
20 | BHP Billiton Chile Inversiones Ltda | Chile | ||
21 | BHP Billiton China Limited | Hong Kong | ||
22 | BHP Billiton Community Ltd | Australia | ||
23 | BHP Billiton Company BV | Netherlands | ||
24 | BHP Billiton Diamonds (Eurasia) LLC | Russian Federation | ||
25 | BHP Billiton Direct Reduced Iron Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
26 | BHP Billiton Employee Plan Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
27 | BHP Billiton Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
28 | BHP Billiton Energy Coal Inc. | United States | ||
29 | BHP Billiton Eurasia BV | Netherlands | ||
30 | BHP Billiton Executive Services Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
31 | BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Ltd | Australia | ||
32 | BHP Billiton Finance Australia Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
33 | BHP Billiton Finance BV | Netherlands | ||
34 | BHP Billiton Finance Limited | Australia | ||
35 | BHP Billiton Finance Plc | United Kingdom | ||
36 | BHP Billiton Foreign Holdings Inc. | United States | ||
37 | BHP Billiton Foundation | United States | ||
38 | BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited | Singapore | ||
39 | BHP Billiton Group Limited | United Kingdom | ||
40 | BHP Billiton Group Operations Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
41 | BHP Billiton Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
42 | BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
43 | BHP Billiton International Metals BV | Netherlands | ||
44 | BHP Billiton International Services Limited | United Kingdom | ||
45 | BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd | China | ||
46 | BHP Billiton Investment Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
47 | BHP Billiton IO Mining Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
48 | BHP Billiton IO Pilbara Mining Pty Ltd | Australia |
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Company Name | Country | |||
49 | BHP Billiton IO Workshop Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
50 | BHP Billiton Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
51 | BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
52 | BHP Billiton Japan Limited | Japan | ||
53 | BHP Billiton Korea Co. Ltd | Republic of Korea | ||
54 | BHP Billiton Liberia (Jersey) Limited | Jersey | ||
55 | BHP Billiton Limited Employee Equity Trust | Jersey | ||
56 | BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
57 | BHP Billiton Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
58 | BHP Billiton Marketing AG | Switzerland | ||
59 | BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
60 | BHP Billiton Marketing BV | Netherlands | ||
61 | BHP Billiton Marketing Inc. | United States | ||
62 | BHP Billiton Marketing Investments Limited | United Kingdom | ||
63 | BHP Billiton Marketing Services India Pvt. Ltd | India | ||
64 | BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
65 | BHP Billiton MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
66 | BHP Billiton Mine Management Company | United States | ||
67 | BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
68 | BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal Inc. | United States | ||
69 | BHP Billiton Nickel Operations Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
70 | BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
71 | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
72 | BHP Billiton Petróleo Holdings de México S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
73 | BHP Billiton Petróleo Operaciones de México S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
74 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | United States | ||
75 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) Inc. | United States | ||
76 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas) Inc. | United States | ||
77 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
78 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
79 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bimshire) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
80 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Brazil) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
81 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Carlisle Bay) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
82 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Colombia) Corporation | Canada | ||
83 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc. | United States | ||
84 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Fayetteville) LLC | United States | ||
85 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Foreign Exploration Holdings) LLC | United States | ||
86 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc. | United States | ||
87 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
88 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (KCS Resources) LLC | United States | ||
89 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Mexico Holdings) LLC | United States | ||
90 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Mexico) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
91 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation | Canada | ||
92 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc. | United States | ||
93 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
94 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation | Canada | ||
95 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Pilbara LNG) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
96 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Sabah) Corporation | Canada | ||
97 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Sarawak) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
98 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa 3B/4B) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
99 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa) LLC | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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Company Name | Country | |||
100 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 14) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
101 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23A) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
102 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23B) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
103 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 28) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
104 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 29) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
105 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 3) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
106 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 5) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
107 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 6) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
108 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 7) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
109 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Tx Gathering) LLC | United States | ||
110 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (TxLa Operating) Company | United States | ||
111 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
112 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (WSF Operating) Inc. | United States | ||
113 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited | United Kingdom | ||
114 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc. | United States | ||
115 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC | United States | ||
116 | BHP Billiton Petroleum International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
117 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
118 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited | United Kingdom | ||
119 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Properties (GP) LLC | United States | ||
120 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Properties (LP) LLC | United States | ||
121 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Properties (N.A.) LP | United States | ||
122 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
123 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Trading and Marketing Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
124 | BHP Billiton PNG Services Limited | Papua New Guinea | ||
125 | BHP Billiton Resources International (RSA) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
126 | BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited | Jersey | ||
127 | BHP Billiton Shared Business Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
128 | BHP Billiton Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | ||
129 | BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
130 | BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
131 | BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
132 | BHP Billiton SSM International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
133 | BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities | United Kingdom | ||
134 | BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
135 | BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
136 | BHP Billiton WAIO Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
137 | BHP Billiton Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
138 | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. | Canada | ||
139 | BHP Billiton Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
140 | BHP Billiton Zambia Limited | Zambia | ||
141 | BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
142 | BHP Chile Inc. | United States | ||
143 | BHP Coal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
144 | BHP Copper Inc. | United States | ||
145 | BHP Development Finance Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
146 | BHP Escondida Inc. | United States | ||
147 | BHP Finance (International) Inc. | United States | ||
148 | BHP Group Resources Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
149 | BHP Hawaii Inc. | United States | ||
150 | BHP Holdings (International) Inc. | United States |
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Company Name | Country | |||
151 | BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc. | United States | ||
152 | BHP Holdings (USA) Inc. | United States | ||
153 | BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc. | United States | ||
154 | BHP Internacional Participacoes Ltda | Brazil | ||
155 | BHP International Finance Corp. | United States | ||
156 | BHP Khanij Anveshana Private Limited | India | ||
157 | BHP Mineral Resources Inc. | United States | ||
158 | BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
159 | BHP Minerals Europe Limited | United Kingdom | ||
160 | BHP Minerals Exploration Inc. | United States | ||
161 | BHP Minerals Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
162 | BHP Minerals India Pvt. Ltd | India | ||
163 | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. | United States | ||
164 | BHP Minerals International LLC | United States | ||
165 | BHP Minerals Service Company | United States | ||
166 | BHP Navajo Coal Company | United States | ||
167 | BHP Peru Holdings Inc. | United States | ||
168 | BHP Petroleum (Ashmore Operations) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
169 | BHP Petroleum (Cambodia) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
170 | BHP Petroleum (Pakistan) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
171 | BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited | Bermuda | ||
172 | BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
173 | BHP Queensland Coal Limited | United States | ||
174 | BHP Resources Inc. | United States | ||
175 | BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
176 | BHPB Freight Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
177 | BHPB Resolution Holdings LLC | United States | ||
178 | Billiton Argentina BV | Netherlands | ||
179 | Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
180 | Billiton Coal Australia Holdings BV | Netherlands | ||
181 | Billiton Development (Zambia) Limited | Zambia | ||
182 | Billiton Development BV | Netherlands | ||
183 | Billiton E & D 3 BV | Netherlands | ||
184 | Billiton ESOP Trustee Limited | Jersey | ||
185 | Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited | United Kingdom | ||
186 | Billiton Exploration Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
187 | Billiton Guinea BV | Netherlands | ||
188 | Billiton Investment 13 BV | Netherlands | ||
189 | Billiton Investment 15 BV | Netherlands | ||
190 | Billiton Investment 3 BV | Netherlands | ||
191 | Billiton Investment 8 BV | Netherlands | ||
192 | Billiton Investments Ireland Limited | Ireland | ||
193 | Billiton Manganese Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
194 | Billiton Marketing Holding BV | Netherlands | ||
195 | Billiton Marketing Investments BV | Netherlands | ||
196 | Billiton Suriname Holdings BV | Netherlands | ||
197 | Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
198 | Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc. | United States | ||
199 | Broken Hill Proprietary Billiton Mongolia LLC | Mongolia | ||
200 | Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation | United States | ||
201 | Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd | Australia |
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Company Name | Country | |||
202 | Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
203 | Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Ltda | Chile | ||
204 | Consolidated Nominees (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | ||
205 | Dampier Coal (Queensland) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
206 | Global BHP Copper Ltd | Cayman Islands | ||
207 | Global Offshore Oil Exploration (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | ||
208 | Hamilton Brothers Corporation | United States | ||
209 | Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation | United States | ||
210 | Hamilton Oil Company Inc. | United States | ||
211 | Hay Point Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
212 | Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
213 | IPS USA Inc. | United States | ||
214 | Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda | Brazil | ||
215 | Marcona International SA | Panama | ||
216 | Minera Spence SA | Chile | ||
217 | Mt Arthur Coal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
218 | Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
219 | Petrohawk Energy Corporation | United States | ||
220 | Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited | South Africa | ||
221 | Pilbara Gas Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
222 | Proliq Inc. | United States | ||
223 | PT BHP Billiton Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
224 | PT BHP Billiton Services Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
225 | PT Billiton Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
226 | QNI International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
227 | QNI Philippines Inc. | Philippines | ||
228 | RAL Cayman Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
229 | Rio Algom Exploration Inc. | Canada | ||
230 | Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc. | Canada | ||
231 | Rio Algom Limited | Canada | ||
232 | Rio Algom Mining LLC | United States | ||
233 | Riocerro Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
234 | Riochile Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
235 | San Juan Coal Company | United States | ||
236 | San Juan Transportation Company | United States | ||
237 | South Texas Shale LLC | United States | ||
238 | Stein Insurance Company Limited | Guernsey | ||
239 | Tamakaya Energía SpA | Chile | ||
240 | The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
241 | The World Marine & General Insurance Plc | United Kingdom | ||
242 | UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
243 | United Iron Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
244 | Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
245 | Winwell Resources LLC | United States | ||
246 | WMC (Argentina) Inc. | United States | ||
247 | WMC Corporate Services Inc. | United States | ||
248 | WMC Finance (USA) Ltd | Australia | ||
249 | WMC Mineração Ltda | Brazil | ||
250 | WMC Resources Marketing Limited | Canada |
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Company Name | Country | |||
Subsidiaries where the effective interest is less than 100% | ||||
251 | BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. | Philippines | ||
252 | BHP Billiton Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Ltda | Brazil | ||
253 | BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
254 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Eagle Ford Gathering) LLC | United States | ||
255 | BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
256 | BHP Petroleum (Argentina) SA | Argentina | ||
257 | Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda | Brazil | ||
258 | Lubilanji Mining SPRL (Lumi SPRL) | The Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
259 | Minera BHP Billiton, SA de C.V. | Mexico | ||
260 | Minera Escondida Ltda | Chile | ||
261 | PT Juloi Coal | Indonesia | ||
262 | PT Kalteng Coal | Indonesia | ||
263 | PT Lahai Coal | Indonesia | ||
264 | PT Maruwai Coal | Indonesia | ||
265 | PT Pari Coal | Indonesia | ||
266 | PT Ratah Coal | Indonesia | ||
267 | PT Sumber Barito Coal | Indonesia | ||
Joint operations | ||||
268 | Australian Bulk Charter Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
269 | Bass Strait | Australia | ||
270 | Blue Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited | Liberia | ||
271 | BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited | Australia | ||
272 | BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited | Australia | ||
273 | BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
274 | BMA Japan KK | Japan | ||
275 | Bruce | United Kingdom | ||
276 | Central Queensland Coal Associates | Australia | ||
277 | Eagle Ford | United States | ||
278 | Fayetteville | United States | ||
279 | Greater Angostura | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
280 | Green Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited | Liberia | ||
281 | Gregory | Australia | ||
282 | Gulf of Mexico | United States | ||
283 | Haynesville | United States | ||
284 | JW4 | Australia | ||
285 | Keith | United Kingdom | ||
286 | Macedon | Australia | ||
287 | Minerva | Australia | ||
288 | Mt Goldsworthy | Australia | ||
289 | Mt Newman | Australia | ||
290 | North West Shelf | Australia | ||
291 | North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited | Australia | ||
292 | North West Shelf Liaison Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
293 | North West Shelf Shipping Service Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
294 | Permian | United States | ||
295 | Posmac | Australia | ||
296 | Pyrenees | Australia | ||
297 | Red Mountain | Australia |
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Company Name | Country | |||
298 | Red Mountain Infrastructure Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
299 | ROD Integrated Development | Algeria | ||
300 | South Blackwater Coal Pty Limited | Australia | ||
301 | Southern Natural Gas Development Pty Limited | Australia | ||
302 | Stybarrow | Australia | ||
303 | Thakweneng Mineral Resources (Pty) Ltd | South Africa | ||
304 | Triangle Bulk Shipping Limited | Liberia | ||
305 | Westralian Bulk Charter Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
306 | Wheelarra | Australia | ||
307 | Yandi | Australia | ||
308 | Zamzama | Pakistan | ||
Joint ventures and associates | ||||
309 | Caesar Oil Pipeline Company LLC | United States | ||
310 | Carbones del Cerrejón LLC | Anguilla | ||
311 | Cerrejón Zona Norte SA | Colombia | ||
312 | Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company LLC | United States | ||
313 | CMC-Coal Marketing Company Limited | Ireland | ||
314 | Compãnia Minera Antamina SA | Peru | ||
315 | Global Coal Limited | United Kingdom | ||
316 | Global HubCo BV | Netherlands | ||
317 | Marine Well Containment Company LLC | United States | ||
318 | NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
319 | Resolution Copper Mining LLC | United States | ||
320 | Rightship Pty Limited | Australia | ||
321 | Samarco Mineração SA | Brazil | ||
Minority investment | ||||
322 | Austpac Resources N.L. | Australia | ||
323 | Beijing Iron Ore Trading Center Corporation | China | ||
324 | China Administration Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
325 | Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Limited | Australia | ||
326 | Cyprus Pima Mining Company | United States | ||
327 | Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
328 | Euronimba Limited | Jersey | ||
329 | GlobalORE Pte. Ltd | Singapore | ||
330 | Half-Tide Marine Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
331 | Integrated Logistics Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
332 | International Gas Transportation Company Limited | Bermuda | ||
333 | Interstate Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
334 | Metalysis Limited | United Kingdom | ||
335 | Newcastle Coal Shippers Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
336 | Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited | Australia | ||
337 | The Baltic Exchange Limited (Min Int) | United Kingdom |
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