Prod Rept QE 30 June 2001-Pt2
BHP Billiton Limited
31 July 2001
PART 2
BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION SUMMARY
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ALUMINIUM
Alumina ('000 497 868 998 2,938 1,878 101% 15% 56%
tonnes)
Aluminium ('000 218 250 250 984 883 15% 0% 11%
tonnes)
BASE METALS
Copper ('000 214.7 263.3 260.1 1,020.9 847.5 21% -1% 20%
tonnes)
Lead (tonnes)55,317 48,929 58,613 216,896 206,897 6% 20% 5%
Zinc (tonnes)31,274 34,688 35,501 140,174 127,008 14% 2% 10%
Gold (ounces)183,990 180,774 203,510 766,610 589,095 11% 13% 30%
Silver ('000 8,827 7,436 8,728 33,653 32,310 -1% 17% 4%
ounces)
Molybdenum('000 - 0.2 0.2 0.7 - na 0% na
tonnes)
CARBON STEEL
MATERIALS
Iron ore ('000 17,060 15,274 17,074 65,854 59,816 0% 12% 10%
tonnes)
Metal- ('000 7,316 9,498 10,802 37,136 30,633 48% 14% 21%
lurgical tonnes)
coal
Manganese('000 788 917 936 3,774 3,600 19% 2% 5%
ores tonnes)
Manganese('000 195 160 136 642 676 -30% -15% -5%
alloys tonnes)
Hot ('000 145 243 276 1,046 580 90% 13% 80%
briquetted
iron tonnes)
STAINLESS STEEL
MATERIALS
Nickel ('000 13.2 16.8 16.8 60.8 54.1 27% 0% 12%
tonnes)
Chrome ('000 967 674 665 3,158 3,726 -31% -1%-15%
ores tonnes)
Chrome ('000 281 192 194 908 1,055 -31% 1%-14%
alloys tonnes)
THERMAL ('000 22,834 23,010 23,134 92,866 93,902 1% 1% -1%
COAL tonnes)
OTHER MINERALS
Diamonds ('000 370 375 427 1,428 1,301 15% 14% 10%
carats)
PETROLEUM
Crude oil('000 20,833 19,911 18,378 79,102 79,784 -12% -8% -1%
and bbl)
condensate
Natural (bcf) 63.25 67.61 71.64 261.83 238.63 13% 6% 10%
gas
LPG ('000 167.36 170.62 175.60 673.56 681.68 5% 3% -1%
tonnes)
Ethane ('000 19.94 15.69 18.53 67.42 79.82 -7% 18%-16%
tonnes)
STEEL
Raw steel('000 1,338 1,277 1,328 5,432 5,461 -1% 4% -1%
tonnes)
Market- ('000 1,268 1,345 1,469 5,316 4,883 16% 9% 9%
able
steel
products tonnes)
BHP BILLITON ATTRIBUTABLE PRODUCTION
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Interest 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001 2000
ALUMINIUM
ALUMINA
Production ('000
tonnes)
Worsley (a) 86% 177 206 211 541 674 1,632 592
Suriname 45% 211 213 215 213 211 852 857
Alumar 36% 109 120 107 114 113 454 429
Total 497 539 533 868 998 2,938 1,878
ALUMINIUM
Production ('000
tonnes)
Hillside 100% 122 126 127 122 123 498 494
Bayside 100% 43 46 45 44 43 178 177
Alumar 46.3% 43 43 44 42 43 172 171
Valesul 45.5% 10 11 12 11 9 43 41
Mozal (b) 47% - 7 23 31 32 93 -
Total 218 233 251 250 250 984 883
BASE METALS
COPPER
Mine production ('000 tonnes)
Escondida 57.5% 106.0 114.0 109.7 101.8 92.3 417.3 449.7
Ok Tedi (c) 52% 56.0 51.5 55.9 53.5 55.2 216.1 185.4
Tintaya 100% 22.0 23.4 24.8 19.1 20.8 88.1 87.3
Alumbrera (d) 25% - - 10.3 11.2 12.4 33.9 -
Highland Valley (d) 33.6% - - 16.0 14.8 14.1 45.0 -
Selbaie 100% 3.3 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.1 13.4 13.5
Total 187.3 192.5 219.9 203.8 197.9 813.7 735.9
Refined production ('000
tonnes)
Escondida 57.5% 20.1 20.0 20.5 21.0 22.0 83.4 80.2
Cerro Colorado (d) 100% - - 31.0 32.0 34.0 97.0 -
San Manuel 100% 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 10.3 13.1
Pinto Valley 100% 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.8 16.4 18.2
Total 27.4 27.1 58.6 59.5 62.2 207.1 111.6
LEAD
Mine production
(tonnes)
Cannington 100% 53,871 54,029 52,108 47,608 57,127 210,872 200,480
Pering 100% 1,446 1,616 1,601 1,321 1,486 6,024 6,417
Total 55,317 55,645 53,709 48,929 58,613 216,896 206,897
ZINC
Mine production
(tonnes)
Cannington 100% 15,212 15,556 21,335 18,868 20,363 76,122 61,754
Selbaie 100% 11,231 11,359 11,231 10,810 9,740 43,140 44,600
Pering 100% 4,831 5,005 5,499 5,010 5,398 20,912 20,654
Total 31,274 31,920 38,065 34,688 35,501 140,174 127,008
BASE METALS (continued)
GOLD
Mine production(ounces)
Ok Tedi (c) 52% 149,565 144,357 130,307 118,540 127,928 521,131 440,239
Escondida 57.5% 16,358 20,469 17,586 14,024 13,652 65,726 75,772
Tintaya 100% 9,641 8,173 5,457 6,054 9,050 28,734 39,484
Alumbrera (d) 25% - - 33,172 33,556 43,740 110,468 -
Selbaie 100% 8,426 12,574 10,236 8,600 9,141 40,551 33,600
Total 183,990 185,573 196,758 180,774 203,510 766,610 589,095
SILVER
Mine production ('000 ounces)
Cannington 100% 8,239 8,195 8,194 6,989 8,392 31,770 29,664
Selbaie 100% 588 494 606 447 337 1,884 2,646
Total 8,827 8,689 8,800 7,436 8,728 33,653 32,310
MOLYBDENUM
Mine production ('000 tonnes)
Highland Valley (d)33.6% - - 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 -
CARBON STEEL MATERIALS
IRON ORE
Production ('000 tonnes)
Mt Newman Joint 85% 6,030 5,620 5,500 4,591 5,239 20,952 19,396
Venture
Goldsworthy Joint 85% 1,424 1,630 1,730 1,453 1,788 6,604 6,114
Venture
Yandi Joint 85% 6,570 7,080 5,840 6,354 6,882 26,148 22,618
Venture
Jimblebar 100% 1,246 1,130 1,250 991 1,272 4,641 4,923
Samarco 50% 1,790 1,820 1,910 1,885 1,893 7,509 6,765
Total 17,060 17,280 16,230 15,274 17,074 65,854 59,816
METALLURGICAL COAL (e)
Production ('000 tonnes)
CQCA 52.1% 3,597 3,961 3,794 3,519 4,064 15,336 15,000
Gregory Joint 64.1% 703 851 970 845 960 3,626 3,249
Venture
BHP Mitsui 80% 1,245 1,414 1,525 1,678 1,802 6,418 6,108
Coal (f)
QCT Resources (g) 50% - - 1,260 1,837 2,087 5,183 -
Illawarra 100% 1,771 1,738 1,328 1,619 1,889 6,573 6,276
Total 7,316 7,964 8,877 9,498 10,802 37,136 30,633
MANGANESE ORES
Saleable production ('000 tonnes)
South Africa (h) 60% 506 555 579 538 490 2,162 2,099
Australia (h) 60% 282 469 318 379 446 1,612 1,501
Total 788 1,024 897 917 936 3,774 3,600
MANGANESE ALLOYS
Saleable production ('000 tonnes)
South Africa (h) 60% 130 111 106 96 85 397 461
Australia (h) 60% 65 64 67 64 51 245 215
Total 195 175 173 160 136 642 676
CARBON STEEL MATERIALS (cont'd)
HOT BRIQUETTED IRON
Production ('000 tonnes)
Port Hedland 100% 99 105 291 177 276 848 420
Orinoco (i) 50% 46 48 82 67 - 198 160
Total 145 153 373 243 276 1,046 580
STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS
NICKEL
Production ('000 tonnes)
CMSA 99.8% 7.5 6.4 6.9 9.4 9.1 31.8 28.9
Yabulu 100% 5.7 6.4 7.5 7.4 7.7 29.0 25.2
Total 13.2 12.8 14.4 16.8 16.8 60.8 54.1
CHROME ORES
Saleable production ('000 tonnes)
Samancor (h) 60% 967 921 898 67 4 665 3,158 3,726
CHROME ALLOYS
Saleable production ('000 tonnes)
Samancor (h) 60% 281 273 249 192 194 908 1,055
THERMAL COAL
Production ('000 tonnes)
Ingwe 100% 16,034 14,561 17,811 14,379 14,571 61,323 66,316
New Mexico 100% 3,695 3,080 3,962 3,993 3,890 14,924 14,485
COAL 100% 1,229 1,235 1,227 1,512 1,329 5,303 5,100
Kalimantan (j) 80% 1,876 1,966 2,134 2,035 2,291 8,485 8,001
Colombia (k) 16%-33% - - 687 1,091 1,053 2,831 -
Total 22,834 20,842 25,821 23,010 23,134 92,866 93,902
OTHER MINERALS
DIAMONDS
Production ('000 carats)
EkatiTM 51% 370 309 318 375 427 1,428 1,301
PETROLEUM
Production
Crude oil (000 bbl) 20,833 20,820 20,000 19,911 18,378 79,102 79,784
&condensate
Natural gas (bcf) 63.25 61.75 60.83 67.61 71.64 261.83 238.63
LPG ('000 tonnes) 167.36 172.56 155.04 170.62 175.60 673.56 681.68
Ethane ('000 tonnes) 19.94 23.19 9.98 15.69 18.53 67.42 79.82
STEEL
Production ('000 tonnes)
Raw steel 100% 1,338 1,455 1,372 1,277 1,328 5,432 5,461
Marketable steel 100% 1,268 1,425 1,268 1,345 1,469 5,316 4,883
products
(a) Interest in Worsley increased from 30% to 86% effective January 2001.
(b) Mozal produced its first metal in June 2000 and achieved full commissioning
of its 253,000 tpa capacity in December 2000.
(c) Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton holds a 52% equity interest in Ok Tedi.
(d) Included from 1 October 2000, the effective date of the acquisition of Rio
Algom.
(e) Coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. Production
figures include some thermal coal.
(f) Shown on 100% basis before 20% outside equity interest.
(g) Production reported represents BHP Billiton's 50% equity interest in
MetCoal Holdings. MetCoal Holdings is equally owned by BHP Billiton and
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd and acquired QCT Resources Limited in
November 2000.
(h) Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
(i) BHP Billiton ceased its investment in Orinoco in March 2001.
(j) Production shown on 86.5% basis after allowing for Indonesian state owned
corporation's 13.5% share of production.
(k) Colombian thermal coal interests acquired in September and November 2000.
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ALUMINIUM
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.
('000 tonnes)
ALUMINA
Production
Worsley, Australia (a) 177 206 211 541 674 1,632 592
Paranam, Suriname 211 213 215 213 211 852 857
Alumar, Brazil 109 120 107 114 113 454 429
Total 497 539 533 868 998 2,938 1,878
Sales
Worsley, Australia (a) 175 185 205 388 725 1,503 624
Paranam, Suriname 205 214 194 224 186 818 850
Alumar, Brazil 107 110 116 120 116 462 403
Total 487 509 515 732 1,027 2,783 1,877
(a) Interest in Worsley increased from 30% to 86% effective January 2001.
ALUMINIUM
Production
Hillside, South Africa 122 126 127 122 123 498 494
Bayside, South Africa 43 46 45 44 43 178 177
Alumar, Brazil 43 43 44 42 43 172 171
Valesul, Brazil 10 11 12 11 9 43 41
Mozal, Mozambique (b) - 7 23 31 32 93 -
Total 218 233 251 250 250 984 883
Sales
Hillside, South Africa 122 126 127 121 124 498 494
Bayside, South Africa 47 41 46 42 50 179 189
Alumar, Brazil 44 42 43 41 45 171 172
Valesul, Brazil 11 11 11 7 12 41 40
Mozal, Mozambique (b) - 5 20 32 33 90 -
Total 224 225 247 243 264 979 895
(b) Mozal produced its first metal in June 2000 and achieved full commissioning
of its 253,000 tpa capacity in December 2000.
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BASE METALS
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.
Escondida, Chile
Material ('000 73,592 75,557 77,436 74,691 77,115 304,800 266,726
mined tonnes)
(100%)
Sulphide ('000 11,528 12,358 11,534 11,128 10,650 45,671 46,199
ore milled tonnes)
(100%)
Average (%) 1.83% 1.85% 1.94% 1.95% 1.82% 1.89% 1.93%
copper
grade
Production ('000 184.5 199.5 190.4 176.4 159.5 725.8 780.9
ex Mill
(100%) tonnes)
Production
Copper in ('000 106.0 114.0 109.7 101.8 92.3 417.3 449.7
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in (fine 16,358 20,469 17,586 14,024 13,652 65,726 75,772
concentrate ounces)
Copper ('000 tonnes) 20.1 20.0 20.5 21.0 22.0 83.4 80.2
Cathode (SXEW)
Sales
Copper in ('000 117.0 89.4 122.5 113.2 91.2 416.3 459.7
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in (fine 19,478 17,582 21,838 17,814 13,422 70,656 83,094
Concentrate ounces)
Copper cathode 24.0 22.1 19.8 21.8 23.1 86.8 83.7
(SXEW)('000 tonnes)
OK Tedi, Papua New Guinea (a)
Material mined('000 21,020 22,299 22,673 22,244 22,482 89,698 84,296
tonnes)
Ore milled ('000 7,997 7,371 8,286 8,250 8,116 32,023 27,653
tonnes)
Average head grades
- Copper (%) 0.97% 0.93% 0.91% 0.85% 0.92% 0.90% 0.88%
- Gold (g/t) 0.98 0.99 0.77 0.70 0.82 0.82 0.84
Production
Copper in ('000 56.0 51.5 55.9 53.5 55.2 216.1 185.4
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in (fine 149,565 144,357 130,307 118,540 127,928 521,131 440,239
Concentrate ounces)
Sales
Copper in ('000 46.0 37.6 55.5 55.5 70.0 218.6 187.2
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in
concentrate (fine 122,739 104,586 141,549 119,735 164,354 530,224 432,907
ounces)
(a) Ok Tedi data shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton holds a 52% equity interest
in Ok Tedi.
Tintaya, Peru
Material mined 16,244 16,394 16,723 14,566 16,447 64,130 59,650
('000 tonnes)
Ore milled 1,519 1,620 1,744 1,429 1,508 6,301 5,709
('000 tonnes)
Average copper 1.61% 1.56% 1.56% 1.47% 1.56% 1.54% 1.68%
Grade %
Production
Copper in ('000 22.0 23.4 24.8 19.1 20.8 88.1 87.3
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in concentrate
(fine ounces) 9,641 8,173 5,457 6,054 9,050 28,734 39,484
Sales
Copper in ('000 21.0 18.3 25.3 12.5 33.1 89.2 86.8
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in concentrate 7,563 6,603 5,431 3,629 11,560 27,223 37,372
(fine ounces)
Cerro Colorado, Chile (a)
Material mined - - 14,957 13,342 14,177 42,475 -
('000 tonnes)
Ore milled - - 3,264 3,479 3,546 10,290 -
('000 tonnes)
Average copper
grade (%) - - 1.08% 1.09% 1.09% 1.09% -
Production
Copper cathode
('000 tonnes) - - 31 32 34 97 -
Sales
Copper cathode
('000 tonnes) - - 30 33 34 97 -
(a) Cerro Colorado (BHP Billiton 100%) included from 1 October 2000, the
effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.
Alumbrera, Argentina (a)
Material mined
('000 tonnes) - - 27,823 25,829 27,182 80,834 -
(100%)
Ore milled (100%)
('000 tonnes) - - 7,097 7,041 7,445 21,583 -
Average head grades
- Copper (%) - - 0.64% 0.71% 0.74% 0.70% -
- Gold (g/t) - - 0.8 0.8 1.0 0.9 -
Production
Copper in
('000 tonnes) - - 10.3 11.2 12.4 33.9 -
concentrate
Gold in concentrate
(fine ounces) - - 31,250 31,754 41,455 104,459 -
Gold in dore
(fine ounces) - - 1,922 1,802 2,285 6,009 -
Sales
Copper in ('000 - - 7 9 16 32 -
concentrate tonnes)
Gold in
concentrate (fine - - 26,819 27,635 45,999 100,453 -
ounces)
Gold in dore (fine - - 2,114 2,869 2,853 7,837 -
ounces)
(a) Alumbrera (BHP Billiton 25%) included from 1 October 2000, the
effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.
Highland Valley, Canada (a)
Material mined
('000 tonnes) - - 21,203 19,104 18,988 59,295 -
(100%)
Ore milled
(100%) ('000 - - 13,155 11,784 11,355 36,294 -
tonnes)
Average copper
grade (%) - - 0.42% 0.43% 0.43% 0.43% -
Production
Copper in ('000 - - 16.0 14.8 14.1 45.0 -
concentrate tonnes)
Molybdenum in conc
('000 - - 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.7 -
tonnes)
Sales
Copper in ('000 - - 10.5 12.8 14.1 37.5 -
concentrate tonnes)
Molybdenum in conc
('000 tonnes) - - 0.4 0.3 0.3 1.0 -
(a) Highland Valley (BHP Billiton 33.6%) included from 1 October 2000,
the effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.
Cannington, Australia
Material mined ('000 430 430 460 464 507 1,861 1,618
tonnes)
Ore milled ('000 420 408 461 422 490 1,781 1,604
tonnes)
Average head grades
- Silver (g/t) 667 653 615 539 577 599 636
- Lead (%) 14.0% 14.5% 14.0% 13.0% 13.2% 13.3% 14.1%
- Zinc (%) 4.6% 5.1% 6.0% 6.0% 5.5% 5.4% 5.1%
Production
Silver in ('000 8,239 8,195 8,194 6,989 8,392 31,770 29,664
concentrate ounces)
Lead in
concentrate (tonnes) 53,871 54,029 52,108 47,608 57,127 210,872 200,480
Zinc in
concentrate (tonnes) 15,212 15,556 21,335 18,868 20,363 76,122 61,754
Sales
Silver in ('000 8,608 7,485 7,095 8,779 9,333 32,693 29,985
concentrate ounces)
Lead in
concentrate (tonnes) 60,503 48,504 45,300 58,893 64,466 217,164 205,383
Zinc in
concentrate (tonnes) 18,144 13,853 15,726 24,795 20,739 75,113 64,806
Selbaie, Canada
Ore milled ('000 904 327 1,884 902 896 3,682 3,525
tonnes)
Average head grades
- Zinc (%) 1.56% 1.61% 1.52% 1.53% 1.51% 1.51% 1.84%
- Copper (%) 0.44% 0.45% 0.44% 0.45% 0.44% 0.44% 0.49%
- Gold (g/t) 0.38 0.51 0.49 0.46 0.45 0.45 0.40
- Silver (g/t) 34.85 22.66 29.40 28.00 25.60 25.60 43.12
Production
Zinc in
concentrate (tonnes) 11,231 11,359 11,231 10,810 9,740 43,140 44,600
Copper in (tonnes) 3,338 3,593 3,308 3,360 3,093 13,353 13,500
concentrate
Gold in
concentrate (ounces) 8,426 12,574 10,236 8,600 9,141 40,551 33,600
Silver in ('000 588 494 606 447 337 1,884 2,646
concentrate ounces)
Sales
Zinc in
concentrate (tonnes) 9,351 9,383 9,786 9,109 8,406 36,684 44,800
Copper in (tonnes) 3,012 2,983 3,385 3,258 3,039 12,665 15,600
concentrate
Gold in
concentrate (ounces) 7,029 6,283 11,776 10,178 8,207 36,444 44,300
Silver in ('000 621 535 494 445 405 1,879 3,005
concentrate ounces)
Pering, South Africa
Ore milled ('000 333 336 336 327 345 1,343 1,365
tonnes)
Average head grades
- Zinc (%) 1.98% 2.03% 2.22% 2.03% 2.09% 2.09% 2.03%
- Lead (%) 0.63% 0.68% 0.68% 0.55% 0.60% 0.64% 0.68%
Production
Zinc in
concentrate (tonnes) 4,831 5,005 5,499 5,010 5,398 20,912 20,654
Lead in
concentrate (tonnes) 1,446 1,616 1,601 1,321 1,486 6,024 6,417
Sales
Zinc in
concentrate (tonnes) 5,304 4,927 4,988 5,171 5,063 20,149 20,631
Lead in
concentrate (tonnes) 1,914 1,702 1,246 1,587 1,493 6,028 7,637
San Manuel, USA
Production
Copper cathode ('000 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.5 2.3 10.3 13.1
(SXEW) tonnes)
Pinto Valley, USA
Production
Copper cathode ('000 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.0 3.8 16.4 18.2
(SXEW) tonnes)
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CARBON STEEL MATERIALS
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.
('000 tonnes)
IRON ORE (a)
Pilbara, Western
Australia
Production
Mt Newman Joint Venture 6,030 5,620 5,500 4,591 5,239 20,952 19,396
Goldsworthy Joint 1,424 1,630 1,730 1,453 1,788 6,604 6,114
Venture
Yandi Joint Venture 6,570 7,080 5,840 6,354 6,882 26,148 22,618
Jimblebar 1,246 1,130 1,250 991 1,272 4,641 4,923
Total 15,270 15,460 14,320 13,389 15,181 58,345 53,051
Shipments
Lump 3,587 3,940 3,730 3,950 3,823 15,446 14,076
Fines 11,239 11,040 11,400 11,171 11,545 45,151 39,598
Total 14,826 14,980 15,130 15,121 15,368 60,597 53,674
(a) Iron ore production and shipments are reported on a wet tonnes basis.
Samarco, Brazil
Production 1,790 1,820 1,910 1,885 1,893 7,509 6,765
Shipments 1,715 1,670 2,150 1,699 1,460 6,971 7,195
METALLURGICAL COAL (a)
Queensland, Australia
Production
CQCA
Blackwater 839 1,056 1,076 1,066 1,130 4,328 3,547
Goonyella 836 924 965 967 1,122 3,977 3,453
Peak Downs 831 893 886 571 779 3,129 3,612
Saraji 558 608 433 504 530 2,074 2,319
Norwich Park 533 480 434 411 503 1,828 2,069
CQCA total 3,597 3,961 3,794 3,519 4,064 15,336 15,000
Gregory Joint Venture
Gregory 125 297 109 292 382 1,081 810
Crinum 578 554 861 553 578 2,545 2,439
Gregory JV total 703 851 970 845 960 3,626 3,249
BHP Mitsui Coal (b)
Moura (c) - - - - - - 554
Riverside 563 745 727 834 966 3,272 3,021
South Walker Creek 682 669 798 844 836 3,146 2,533
BHP Mitsui Coal total 1,245 1,414 1,525 1,678 1,802 6,418 6,108
Queensland total 5,545 6,226 6,289 6,042 6,826 25,380 24,357
Shipments
Coking coal 4,177 4,554 4,669 4,401 4,813 18,437 17,744
Weak coking coal 1,111 1,065 1,466 1,138 1,245 4,914 4,574
Thermal coal 512 633 657 474 624 2,387 1,943
Total 5,800 6,252 6,792 6,013 6,682 25,738 24,261
(a) Coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. Production
figures include some thermal coal.
(b) BHP Mitsui Coal production shown on 100% basis before
20% outside equity interest.
(c) Moura sold in August 1999.
QCT Resources, Australia (a)
Production
CQCA - - 732 1,093 1,263 3,087 -
Gregory Joint Venture - - 173 213 242 628 -
South Blackwater - - 355 531 582 1,468 -
Total - - 1,260 1,837 2,087 5,183 -
Shipments
Coking coal - - 876 1,633 1,476 3,985 -
Weak coking coal - - 146 227 231 604 -
Thermal coal - - 245 209 268 722 -
Total - - 1,267 2,069 1,975 5,311 -
(a) Production and shipments reported represents BHP Billiton's 50% equity
interest in MetCoal Holdings. MetCoal Holdings is
equally owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd and
acquired QCT Resources Limited in November 2000.
Illawarra, Australia
Production 1,771 1,738 1,328 1,619 1,889 6,573 6,276
Shipments
Coking coal 1,573 1,326 1,512 1,410 1,686 5,933 5,748
Thermal coal 85 128 165 67 246 606 469
Total 1,658 1,454 1,677 1,477 1,932 6,539 6,217
MANGANESE ORES
South Africa
Saleable production (a) 506 555 579 538 490 2,162 2,099
(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
Australia
Saleable production (a) 282 469 318 379 446 1,612 1,501
(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
MANGANESE ALLOYS
South Africa
Saleable production (a) 130 111 106 96 85 397 461
(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
Australia
Saleable production (a) 65 64 67 64 51 245 215
(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
HOT BRIQUETTED IRON
Port Hedland, Australia
Production 99 105 291 177 276 848 420
Shipments 72 54 107 238 342 741 404
Orinoco, Venezuela (a)
Production 46 48 82 67 - 198 160
Shipments 47 40 66 52 - 159 169
(a) BHP Billiton ceased its investment in Orinoco in March 2001.
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STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.
('000 tonnes)
NICKEL
CMSA, Colombia
Production 7.5 6.4 6.9 9.4 9.1 31.8 28.9
Sales 7.4 6.4 5.5 8.8 10.2 30.9 28.6
Yabulu, Australia
Production
Nickel 5.7 6.4 7.5 7.4 7.7 29.0 25.2
Cobalt 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 1.8 1.6
Sales
Nickel 7.4 6.3 6.3 6.5 8.2 27.3 26.6
Cobalt 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.6 1.5
CHROME ORES
South Africa
Saleable production (a) 967 921 898 674 665 3,158 3,726
(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
CHROME ALLOYS
South Africa
Saleable production (a) 281 273 249 192 194 908 1,055
(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.
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THERMAL COAL
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.
('000 tonnes)
Ingwe, South Africa
Production 16,034 14,561 17,811 14,379 14,571 61,323 66,316
Sales
Export 6,287 6,569 6,489 6,164 6,557 25,778 25,800
Local utility 8,735 7,098 10,273 6,957 6,821 31,148 34,900
Inland 1,375 1,217 1,473 1,207 1,110 5,007 5,400
Total 16,397 14,884 18,235 14,328 14,488 61,933 66,100
New Mexico, USA
Production
Navajo Coal 1,976 1,544 2,119 1,838 2,170 7,671 8,365
San Juan Coal 1,719 1,536 1,843 2,155 1,720 7,253 6,120
Total 3,695 3,080 3,962 3,993 3,890 14,924 14,485
Sales - local utility 3,208 3,785 3,565 3,566 3,434 14,351 13,607
COAL, Australia
Production 1,229 1,235 1,227 1,512 1,329 5,303 5,100
Sales
Export 1,024 949 685 1,190 1,201 4,025 4,100
Inland 229 392 235 396 399 1,422 1,000
Total 1,253 1,341 920 1,586 1,600 5,447 5,100
Kalimantan, Indonesia (a)
Production
Senakin 928 905 1,050 924 1,099 3,996 4,019
Satui 703 818 871 926 981 3,637 3,068
Petangis 245 243 213 185 211 852 914
Total 1,876 1,966 2,134 2,035 2,291 8,485 8,001
Sales - export 2,179 2,075 2,049 1,942 2,308 8,375 8,197
(a) Reported on 86.5% basis after allowing for the Indonesian state-owned
corporation's 13.5% share of all production.
CDC & CZN, Colombia (a)
Production - - 687 1,091 1,053 2,831 -
Sales - export - - 676 1,102 959 2,737 -
(a) BHP Billiton acquired a one third interest in CDC in September 2000. A
consortium owned equally by BHP Billiton, Anglo
American and Glencore International acquired a 50% interest in CZN in November
2000.
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OTHER MINERALS
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.
DIAMONDS
Ekati, Canada
Production ('000 carats) 370 309 318 375 427 1,428 1,301
PLATINUM GROUP METALS (ounces)
Hartley, Zimbabwe (a)
Production
Platinum in final leach - - - - - - 9,063
concentrate
Palladium in final leach - - - - - - 6,944
concentrate
Rhodium in final leach - - - - - - 611
concentrate
Shipments
Platinum in final leach 3,402 - - - - - 23,149
concentrate
Palladium in final leach 2,701 - - - - - 17,018
concentrate
Rhodium in final leach 172 - - - - - 1,711
concentrate
(a) Sale of Hartley finalised in December 2000.
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PETROLEUM
BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated.
CRUDE OIL & CONDENSATE ('000 barrels)
Bass Strait 8,282 7,807 7,096 6,990 6,946 28,833 35,918
North West Shelf - condensate 1,378 1,225 1,144 1,240 1,239 4,848 5,656
North West Shelf - Wanaea/ 1,764 1,682 1,885 1,820 1,757 7,145 5,764
Cossack
Laminaria (a) 3,889 4,369 3,875 3,533 3,076 14,853 9,182
Buffalo (b) 897 757 763 - - 1,520 2,854
Griffin 1,223 1,991 1,714 2,241 1,194 7,141 5,659
Pakistan (c) - - - 3 14 15 -
Papua New Guinea (d) - - - - - - 1,178
Americas 754 826 944 941 958 3,669 3,552
Liverpool Bay 2,218 1,716 1,978 2,469 2,516 8,678 7,497
Bruce/Keith (e) 428 447 601 674 678 2,400 2,524
Total 20,833 20,820 20,000 19,911 18,37879,102 79,784
NATURAL GAS (billion cubic feet)
Bass Strait 23.49 27.78 18.96 22.91 26.75 96.40 79.57
North West Shelf - Domestic 3.09 3.13 3.28 3.29 3.81 13.50 13.00
North West Shelf - LNG 14.26 15.19 13.83 14.24 13.47 56.74 60.07
Griffin 0.48 0.75 0.82 0.73 0.84 3.14 1.43
Pakistan (c) - - - 0.40 2.03 2.43 -
Americas 5.31 5.21 5.38 5.19 5.52 21.30 17.88
Bruce 6.52 5.01 9.38 10.43 7.59 32.41 28.30
Keith (e) - - 0.11 0.24 0.25 0.60 -
Liverpool Bay 10.10 4.68 9.07 10.18 11.38 35.31 38.38
Total 63.25 61.75 60.83 67.61 71.64 261.83 238.63
LPG ('000 tonnes)
Bass Strait 118.25 127.94 95.70 113.21 117.66 454.24 491.59
North West Shelf 30.33 31.48 30.69 30.44 31.65 124.26 121.58
Griffin 1.08 1.57 1.50 0.51 - 3.58 4.11
Bruce 17.70 11.57 26.72 23.01 24.85 86.15 64.40
Keith (e) - - 0.43 3.45 1.44 5.33 -
Total 167.36 172.56 155.04 170.62175.60 673.56 681.68
ETHANE ('000 tonnes) 19.94 23.19 9.98 15.69 18.53 67.42 79.82
METHANOL ('000 tonnes) 7.56 - - - - - 35.14
(a) Laminaria commenced production in November 1999.
(b) Buffalo sold effective September 2000.
(c) Zamzama extended well test commenced in March 2001.
(d) PNG assets sold in December 1999.
(e) Keith commenced production in November 2000.
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STEEL
BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated.
('000 tonnes)
PRODUCTION
Iron Sands
NZS, New Zealand 699 723 712 274 478 2,187 2,587
Coke
Port Kembla, Australia 599 616 599 578 643 2,436 2,396
Iron
Port Kembla, Australia 1,211 1,298 1,231 1,177 1,269 4,976 4,921
Raw Steel
Port Kembla, Australia 1,223 1,308 1,226 1,120 1,176 4,830 4,906
NZS, New Zealand 115 147 146 157 152 602 555
Total 1,338 1,455 1,372 1,277 1,328 5,432 5,461
Delta, Ohio (a) 183 193 186 190 197 766 688
Marketable Steel
Products
Flat Products
Flat and Tinplate products 1,181 1,242 1,152 1,094 1,183 4,671 4,729
Coated Products
Rolled and coated 534 531 464 462 474 1,931 2,120
products
Flat and coated products (NZS) 108 137 125 139 135 537 533
Rolled and coated products 92 70 98 81 89 338 313
(offshore)
Building products (includes 62 40 34 42 42 154 197
offshore)
Total (b) 1,268 1,425 1,268 1,345 1,469 5,316 4,883
Delta, Ohio (a) 179 189 182 186 193 750 675
DESPATCHES (c)
Business unit despatches
Flat Products 1,267 1,243 1,069 1,098 1,294 4,704 4,661
Coated Products 772 732 691 666 813 2,903 3,052
Total (d) 1,356 1,236 1,237 1,282 1,587 5,343 4,858
External despatches
Australia Domestic(e) 466 485 503 515 585 2,089 1,921
Export 670 541 515 546 757 2,359 2,051
New Zealand Domestic(e) 42 67 62 56 55 240 184
Export 84 68 55 77 97 298 373
Other offshore 94 75 102 88 93 357 329
Total 1,356 1,236 1,237 1,282 1,587 5,343 4,858
Delta, Ohio (a) 174 190 177 190 191 748 673
(a) Production and despatches reported is that proportion determined by BHP
Billiton's equity interest in North Star BHP LLC (50%).
(b) Total excludes production for intra-business sales. Therefore, the total
figure is less than the sum of the individual businesses.
(c) Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and
by-products.
(d) Total excludes intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure is
less than the sum of the individual businesses.
(e) Includes despatches to OneSteel Limited from 1
November 2000.
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STEEL - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (a)
BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated.
('000 tonnes)
PRODUCTION
Iron Ore
Whyalla, Australia 658 656 254 - - 909 2,817
Coke
Whyalla, Australia 146 149 49 - - 198 761
Iron
Whyalla, Australia 295 270 102 - - 372 1,568
Raw Steel
Whyalla, Australia 266 245 99 - - 344 1,005
Newcastle, Australia - - - - - - 434
Sydney, Australia 115 128 36 - - 164 397
Total 381 373 135 - - 508 1,836
Marketable Steel Products
Long products 767 551 171 - - 723 2,640
Other offshore (USA) (b) 107 - - - - - 430
Total (b) 876 540 171 - - 711 3,125
DESPATCHES (c)
Business unit despatches
Long Products 662 527 166 - - 701 2,667
Other offshore (USA) (b) 107 - - - - - 430
Total (d) 769 527 166 - 692 3,047
External despatches
Australia Domestic 565 482 150 - - 631 2,170
Export 98 45 16 - - 61 448
Other offshore (USA) (b) 107 - - - - - 430
Total 769 527 166 - - 692 3,048
(a) Data tables reflect the spin-out of OneSteel Limited from BHP
Billiton effective 31 October 2000.
(b) US steel businesses were sold in June
2000.
(c) Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and
by-products.
(d) Total excludes intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure is
less than the sum of the individual businesses.
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