I-BHP uBilliton yenye yeenkampani ezinkulu zeemigodi kunye neenkampani ezinobuninzi nabasebenzi abayi-100,000 kumazwe angaphezu kwama-25. Inkampani ibandakanyeke eMelbourne, e-Australia kwaye ibhalwe kwi-Securities Exchange yase-Australia (njenge-BHP Billiton Ltd.), kunye ne-London Stock Exchange kunye ne-Johannesburg Stock Exchange (njenge-BHP Billiton Plc).
Imbali
I-BHP Billiton yaqalwa ngo-2001 ngenxa yokuhlanganisana phakathi kweBroken Hill Proprietary (BHP) kunye noBilliton.
I-Billiton yavela njengeyitini yam kwisiqithi sase-Indonesia saseBelitung kuma-1860, ngelixa i-BHP yaqala ukuhlanganiswa ngo-1885 njengesiqhamo sesilivere, isikhokelo kunye ne- zinc e-Broken Hill, e-Australia. Ezi zimbini iinkampani zidibaniswe ngoJuni 2001 ukuba zibe nye yeenkampani ezinkulu zezohlukeneyo zehlabathi.
Imveliso
I-BHP Billiton iphakathi kwabavelisi abakhulu behlabathi be- aluminium , ithusi , i- manganese , i- iron ore , i- uranium , i- nickel , i-silver and titanium . Le nkampani inayo i-petroleum kunye namaxabiso omhle.
Isishwankathelo seMali (2010)
- Iimali zentengiso: US $ 166 billion
- Ingeniso: US $ 52.8 billion
- Ukuhamba kweMali yokuSetyenziswa kweMali: US $ 17.9 billion
Imisebenzi yeAluminium
I-BHP uBilliton yiyona sixhenxe yehlabathi elingu-aluminium enkulu. Iphothifoliyo yenkampani ye-aluminium ibandakanya ukuveliswa kwe-bauxite, ukucocwa kwe-bauxite ukuveliswa kwe-alumina, kunye ne-smelting ye-aluminium yensimbi.
Izinto zeAluminium ziquka
- Ukucocwa kweAlumar kunye ne-smelter - eBrazil (ubunini be-36-40%)
- I-Boddington ye-minington kunye ne-Worsley yokucoca i-Australia (86%)
- I-smelter yaseMozal - iMozambique (47.1%)
- Abaqholi be-Hillside neBayside-eMzantsi Afrika (100%)
- Mineração Rio do Norte - Brazil (14.8%)
Base Metal Operations
Imveliso yesiseko se-BHP yeBHP iquka ubhedu, isilivere, i-lead, kunye ne-zinc. Umgodi wase-Escondida eChile ngowona mhlaba omkhulu ongu-mveliso omnye wobhedu.
I-asethi yeziseko zesiseko ziquka:
- I-Antamina - Peru (33.75% ubunini)
- I-Pinto Valley - USA (100%)
- I-Spence - eChile (100%)
- I-Cerro Colorado-Chile (100%)
- Cannington - Australia (100%)
- Escondida - Chile (57.5%)
Usebenziso lweUranium
Impahla ye-uranium yenkampani ibandakanya iDam olimpiki e-South Australia kunye ne-Yeelirrie i-uranium kwidilesi yaseNtshona Koloni. Ngokutsho kweBHP Billiton, iDam ye-Olimpiki yimbopho enkulu yehlabathi ye-uranium kunye neyesine ekhulu kunobumba bebhondi. I-uranium oxide esuka kwiprojekthi isetyenziselwa ukuveliswa kombane, ngelixa i-cathodes zethusi ziveliswa kwaye zinikezelwa kubathengi baseYurophu, e-Australia nase-Asia.
Ukusebenza kweNickel
I-BHP uBilliton ngumvelisi wesine owona mkhulu kunazo zonke we-nickel, ukuvelisa nokuthengisa ii-briquettes ze-nickel, i-powders, kunye ne-ferronickel granules, kunye ne-nickel matte kunye nokugxila. Iimpahla ze-nickel zenkampani ziquka uCroro Matoso eColombia naseNickel West e-Australia.
Imisebenzi yee Iron Iron
Umsebenzi we-BHP uBilliton we-iron ore uphambili kwi-Western Australia naseBrazil. Ukuvelisa i-ore kunye ne-iron iron ore, iMat. I-Whaleback yam kwi-Western Australia iyona mhlaba inkulu kakhulu evulekile-yinqumle yomnxeba kunye nendawo engaphezu kweekhilomitha ezili-5 ubude kwaye i-1.5 km ububanzi.
Izixhobo ezingaphezulu kweekhilomitha ezili-1000 zomzila wesithuthi kunye namaziko echweba zidibanisa nale mizuzu yee-6 ze-BHP ezikufutshane.
Umsebenzi waseSamarco eBrazil uvelisa ngaphezu kweetriyoni ezingama-21 zeetoni ze-iron ore kunye neetoni ezili-miliyoni zee-concentrates.
Ukusebenza kweManganese
Imveliso yamaManganese iquka ii-ores, ii-alloys kunye nesinyithi ukusuka kwindawo eMzantsi Afrika nase-Australia. I-BHP Billiton ngumlimi owona mkhulu kunabo bonke ovelisi bee-manganese ore kunye nomnye wabavelisi abakhulu behlabathi be-manganese alloy. Iimpahla zeManganese ziquka:
- Imayini yeHotazel - eMzantsi Afrika
- I-Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) - Australia
- Inkampani yaseTammanian Electro Metallurgical Inkampani (TEMCO) - Australia
- Wessels - eMzantsi Afrika
- EMamatwan - eMzantsi Afrika
- Metalloys - eMzantsi Afrika
Qaphela: iimfuno zaseMzantsi Afrika zibanjwe kwi-60% yokubamba kwi-Samancor Manganese Proprietary Ltd., ubambiswano kunye ne-Anglo American.
Ezinye iiMisebenzi
I-BHP Billiton ivelisa amaminerali e-titanium kwimisebenzi yabo yaseRichards Bay eMzantsi Afrika. Ezi ziquka i-titania slag, i-pig ye-pig ephezulu, i-rutile (i-ZrO 2 ) kunye ne-zircon.
Igolide kunye nesilivere ziveliswa njenge-by-products kwi-Olympic Dam i-uranium kunye nemigodi yobhedu e-Australia.
Ii-ofisi eziBhalisiweyo zeBHP iBillPitit:
BHP Billiton Limited
- Ostreliya
- BHP Billiton Centre
- 180 ILonald Street
- EMelbourne VIC 3000
- Ifowuni 1300 554 757 (ngaphakathi kwe-Australia)
- +61 3 9609 3333 (ngaphandle kwe-Australia)
BHP Billiton Plc
- iunited Kingdom
- Indawo ye-Neathouse
- London SW1V 1BH
- Ifowuni +44 20 7802 4000
Web: http://www.bhpbilliton.com/