| Significant subsidiaries of the Group are those with the most significant contribution to the Group’s net profit or net assets. The Group’s interest in the subsidiaries’ results are listed in the table below. For a list of the Group’s subsidiaries, refer to Exhibit 8.1 – List of Subsidiaries.
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2024
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Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Coal mining |
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100 |
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BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Copper, uranium and gold mining |
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100 |
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Compañia Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada |
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Chile |
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Copper mining |
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100 |
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Chile |
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Copper mining |
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Minera Spence SA |
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Chile |
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Copper mining |
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100 |
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OZ Minerals Carrapateena Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Copper and gold mining |
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100 |
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OZ Minerals Prominent Hill Operations Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Copper and gold mining |
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100 |
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BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd 2 |
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Australia |
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Iron ore mining |
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85 |
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BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Service company |
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100 |
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BHP (Towage Services) Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Towing services |
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100 |
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BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited |
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Singapore |
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Freight services |
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100 |
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BHP Billiton Marketing AG |
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Switzerland |
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Marketing and trading |
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100 |
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BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd |
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Singapore |
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Marketing support and other services |
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100 |
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BHP Billiton Finance B.V. |
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The Netherlands |
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Finance |
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100 |
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BHP Billiton Finance Limited |
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Australia |
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Finance |
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100 |
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BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited |
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Australia |
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Finance |
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100 |
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BHP Canada Inc. |
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Canada |
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Potash development |
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100 |
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BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd |
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Australia |
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Administrative services |
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100 |
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Australia |
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Nickel mining, smelting, refining and administrative services |
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100 |
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OZ Minerals Musgrave Operations Pty Ltd 3 |
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Australia |
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Nickel and copper development |
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100 |
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WMC Finance (USA) Limited |
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Australia |
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Finance |
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100 |
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1 |
As the Group has the ability to direct the relevant activities at Minera Escondida Ltda, it has control over the entity. The assessment of the most relevant activity in this contractual arrangement is subject to judgement. The Group establishes the mine plan and the operating budget and has the ability to appoint the key management personnel, demonstrating that the Group has the existing rights to direct the relevant activities of Minera Escondida Ltda. |
2 |
The Group has an effective interest of 92.5 per cent in BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd; however, by virtue of the shareholder agreement with ITOCHU Iron Ore Australia Pty Ltd and Mitsui & Co. Iron Ore Exploration & Mining Pty Ltd, the Group’s interest in the Jimblebar mining operation is 85 per cent, which is consistent with the other respective contractual arrangements at Western Australia Iron Ore. |
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The Nickel West operations and the West Musgrave project both transitioned into temporary suspension in December 2024. |
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