UNITED STATES
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24 April 2007
Number 12/07
BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION REPORT FOR THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED 31 MARCH 2007
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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PETROLEUM |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquids ('000 bbl) (a) |
42,128 |
13,239 |
0% |
-1% |
-3% |
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Natural Gas (bcf) (a) |
260.47 |
86.67 |
2% |
14% |
4% |
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Total Petroleum Products (million boe) (a) |
85.53 |
27.68 |
1% |
6% |
1% |
Total Petroleum Production - Total production year to date was in line with the nine months to March 2006. Natural field decline has been completely offset by operational improvements and no new operations commencing production during the period.
Production was higher than the March 2006 quarter mainly due to improved facility uptime, reduced weather impacts, and increased gas sales.
Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquids - Production for the nine months and quarter ended March 2007 was in line with all previous periods. Higher operational uptime and development drilling partly offset natural field decline.
Cyclone activity impacted Western Australian operations during this quarter.
Natural Gas - March 2007 quarterly production was higher than all comparative periods. Record production for the nine months was primarily driven by improved facility uptime that benefited from stronger customer demand in Australia and Pakistan.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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ALUMINIUM |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Alumina ('000 tonnes) |
3,316 |
1,085 |
6% |
1% |
-6% |
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Aluminium ('000 tonnes) (b) |
1,006 |
331 |
2% |
1% |
-2% |
Alumina - Production and sales for the nine months ended March 2007 were all time records. Over the nine months period, the Worsley Development Capital Project continued its' ramp up. Paranam had full utilisation of its' expanded capacity and Alumar continued to perform strongly.
Production was lower than the December quarter due to stockpiling of hydrate from the planned calciner outages at Worsley. This will be calcined and shipped in the next quarter.
Aluminium - Production and sales from continuing operations were all time records for the nine months ended March 2007. All operations performed at record or near record levels due to successful implementation of a series of business improvement initiatives.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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BASE METALS |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Copper ('000 tonnes) (c) |
908.0 |
357.6 |
4% |
22% |
19% |
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Silver ('000 ounces) (c) |
24,940 |
11,025 |
-32% |
-4% |
68% |
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Lead (tonnes) |
148,405 |
62,974 |
-30% |
-8% |
73% |
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Zinc (tonnes) |
79,547 |
35,760 |
-2% |
26% |
81% |
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Uranium Oxide Concentrate (Uranium) (tonnes) |
2,498 |
883 |
-19% |
-3% |
7% |
Copper - Record year to date and quarterly production reflecting the successful ramp up of the Escondida Sulphide Leach Project and Spence (both Chile). During the quarter Spence produced 33,500 tonnes, which is equivalent to 67% of nameplate capacity on an annualised basis.
Silver / Lead - March 2007 quarterly production was significantly higher than the December 2006 quarter as production ramped up following the completion of the Cannington rehabilitation project together with strong silver production from Escondida.
Zinc - The current quarter's production was higher than the December and March 2006 quarters. Higher grade and an increased proportion of zinc contained ore was processed at Antamina (Peru).
Uranium - Year to date underperformance against the nine months ended March 2006 due to the variability of ore sources and grade, and maintenance activities at Olympic Dam (Australia).
Production in the March 2007 quarter increased versus the December 2006 quarter due to improved grade and recovery, and the impact of unscheduled maintenance in the prior period.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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DIAMONDS & SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Diamonds ('000 carats) |
2,313 |
889 |
17% |
74% |
-5% |
Diamonds - As Ekati (Canada) increases the diversity of its ore sources, the mix of ore processed will change from time to time and impact the carats recovered. Production was higher than the nine months and quarter ended March 2006 due to processing of higher grade ore containing lower value diamonds.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Nickel ('000 tonnes) |
138.6 |
45.8 |
4% |
14% |
-5% |
Nickel - Production for the nine months ended March 2007 was an all time record, reflecting strong operational performances from all operations.
In comparison to the December 2006 quarter, production was lower due to scheduled statutory maintenance at the Kwinana Nickel Refinery (Australia). This has been completed successfully and production ramp up commenced during the quarter.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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IRON ORE |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Iron ore ('000 tonnes) (d) |
72,451 |
22,884 |
9% |
8% |
-10% |
Iron Ore - Record production and sales were achieved for the nine months ended March 2007. This reflects increased production from the recently expanded Western Australia Iron Ore operations in response to continuing strong customer demand.
Cyclone activity and tie-in activity for Rapid Growth Project 3 (Australia) impacted the Western Australia Iron Ore operations during the current quarter.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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MANGANESE |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Manganese Ore ('000 tonnes) |
4,490 |
1,452 |
15% |
18% |
-5% |
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Manganese Alloy ('000 tonnes) |
542 |
197 |
14% |
14% |
3% |
Manganese Ore - Production was higher than the nine months and quarter ended March 2006 driven by stronger customer demand.
Manganese Alloy - Higher production was due to optimisation of the product mix, improved equipment availability and utilisation.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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METALLURGICAL COAL |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Metallurgical Coal ('000 tonnes) |
27,297 |
9,084 |
3% |
7% |
1% |
Metallurgical Coal - Production was higher for the nine months and quarter ending March 2007 due to the start up of Poitrel (Australia) and the impact of planned maintenance in prior periods.
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MAR |
MAR |
MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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2007 |
2007 |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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ENERGY COAL |
YTD |
QTR |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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Energy Coal ('000 tonnes) |
64,742 |
20,930 |
1% |
12% |
-5% |
Energy Coal - Production was in line with the nine months to March 2006. Production for the March 2007 quarter was slightly below the December 2006 quarter mainly due to a planned 45 day longwall move at San Juan (USA).
Operational improvement initiatives at Hunter Valley Coal, a shorter longwall move at San Juan and reduced weather impacts in South Africa led to higher production versus the March 2006 quarter.
Long vessel queues off the Newcastle Port (Australia) delayed export sales from Hunter Valley Coal in the quarter.
(a) Excluding Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields (sold effective from 16 January 2006), Moranbah Coal Bed Methane (sold September 2006 quarter) and Typhoon / Boris (sold December 2006 quarter).
(b) Excluding Valesul which was sold effective from 1 July 2006.
(c) Excluding Tintaya which was sold effective from 1 June 2006.
(d) Excluding Goldsworthy operations which were suspended mid calendar year 2006.
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Australia |
United Kingdom |
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Jane Belcher, Investor Relations United States |
Illtud Harri, Media Relations South Africa |
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BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION SUMMARY - CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
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QUARTER ENDED |
YEAR TO DATE |
% CHANGE |
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MAR YTD 07 |
MAR Q07 |
MAR Q07 |
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MAR |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
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vs |
vs |
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2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
MAR YTD 06 |
MAR Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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PETROLEUM |
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Crude oil & condensate (a) |
('000 bbl) |
10,886 |
10,963 |
10,671 |
33,725 |
33,839 |
0% |
-2% |
-3% |
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Natural gas (b) |
(bcf) |
76.10 |
83.09 |
86.67 |
260.47 |
256.11 |
2% |
14% |
4% |
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Natural gas liquid |
('000 bbl) |
2,448 |
2,710 |
2,568 |
8,403 |
8,365 |
0% |
5% |
-5% |
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Total Petroleum Products (b) |
(million boe) |
26.02 |
27.52 |
27.68 |
85.53 |
84.89 |
1% |
6% |
1% |
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ALUMINIUM |
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Alumina |
('000 tonnes) |
1,075 |
1,153 |
1,085 |
3,316 |
3,115 |
6% |
1% |
-6% |
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Aluminium (c) |
('000 tonnes) |
329 |
338 |
331 |
1,006 |
986 |
2% |
1% |
-2% |
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BASE METALS |
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Copper (d) |
('000 tonnes) |
293.8 |
300.7 |
357.6 |
908.2 |
876.1 |
4% |
22% |
19% |
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Lead |
(tonnes) |
68,754 |
36,454 |
62,974 |
148,405 |
210,814 |
-30% |
-8% |
73% |
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Zinc |
(tonnes) |
28,419 |
19,776 |
35,760 |
79,547 |
81,494 |
-2% |
26% |
81% |
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Gold (d) |
(ounces) |
44,063 |
38,564 |
43,904 |
123,628 |
136,181 |
-9% |
0% |
14% |
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Silver (d) |
('000 ounces) |
11,517 |
6,566 |
11,025 |
24,940 |
36,410 |
-32% |
-4% |
68% |
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Uranium oxide concentrate |
(tonnes) |
913 |
822 |
883 |
2,498 |
3,071 |
-19% |
-3% |
7% |
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Molybdenum |
(tonnes) |
632 |
768 |
288 |
1,775 |
1,977 |
-10% |
-54% |
-63% |
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DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
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Diamonds |
('000 carats) |
512 |
937 |
843 |
2,267 |
1,978 |
15% |
65% |
-10% |
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STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
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Nickel |
('000 tonnes) |
40.2 |
48.3 |
45.8 |
138.6 |
133.3 |
4% |
14% |
-5% |
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IRON ORE |
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Iron ore (e) |
('000 tonnes) |
21,128 |
25,370 |
22,884 |
72,451 |
66,524 |
9% |
8% |
-10% |
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MANGANESE |
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Manganese ore |
('000 tonnes) |
1,226 |
1,529 |
1,452 |
4,490 |
3,891 |
15% |
18% |
-5% |
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Manganese alloy |
('000 tonnes) |
173 |
192 |
197 |
542 |
477 |
14% |
14% |
3% |
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METALLURGICAL COAL |
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Metallurgical coal |
('000 tonnes) |
8,460 |
8,966 |
9,084 |
27,297 |
26,419 |
3% |
7% |
1% |
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ENERGY COAL |
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Energy coal |
('000 tonnes) |
18,672 |
22,030 |
20,930 |
64,742 |
63,969 |
1% |
12% |
-5% |
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(a) |
Excluding Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields and Typhoon / Boris. Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields was disposed with effect from 16 January 2006. The sale of Typhoon / Boris was completed in the December 2006 quarter. |
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(b) |
Excluding Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields, Moranbah Coal Bed Methane and Typhoon/ Boris. The sale of Moranbah Coal Bed Methane was completed in the September 2006 quarter. |
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(c) |
Excluding Valesul which was disposed with effect from 1 July 2006. |
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(d) |
Excluding Tintaya which was disposed with effect from 1 June 2006. |
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(e) |
Excluding Goldsworthy operations which were suspended mid calendar year 2006. |
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Throughout this report figures in italics indicate that this figure has been adjusted since it was previously reported. |
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BHP BILLITON ATTRIBUTABLE PRODUCTION |
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YEAR TO DATE |
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BHP Billiton |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
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Interest |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
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PETROLEUM |
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Production |
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Crude oil & condensate |
('000 bbl) |
10,886 |
11,551 |
12,091 |
10,963 |
10,671 |
33,725 |
34,322 |
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Natural gas |
(bcf) |
77.85 |
98.59 |
91.83 |
83.09 |
86.67 |
261.59 |
261.85 |
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NGL (a) |
('000 bbl) |
2,448 |
3,063 |
3,125 |
2,710 |
2,568 |
8,403 |
8,365 |
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Total Petroleum Products |
(million boe) |
26.31 |
31.04 |
30.52 |
27.52 |
27.68 |
85.72 |
86.32 |
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ALUMINIUM |
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ALUMINA |
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Production ('000 tonnes) |
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Worsley |
86% |
717 |
694 |
704 |
776 |
708 |
2,188 |
2,069 |
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Suriname |
45% |
228 |
247 |
253 |
241 |
241 |
735 |
674 |
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Alumar |
36% |
130 |
131 |
121 |
136 |
136 |
393 |
372 |
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Total |
1,075 |
1,072 |
1,078 |
1,153 |
1,085 |
3,316 |
3,115 |
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ALUMINIUM |
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Production ('000 tonnes) |
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Hillside |
100% |
174 |
177 |
177 |
176 |
174 |
527 |
523 |
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Bayside |
100% |
46 |
46 |
49 |
50 |
48 |
147 |
133 |
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Alumar |
46.3% |
44 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
44 |
133 |
134 |
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Valesul (b) |
45.5% |
11 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
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Mozal |
47% |
65 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
65 |
199 |
196 |
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Total |
340 |
344 |
337 |
338 |
331 |
1,006 |
1,018 |
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BASE METALS (c) |
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COPPER |
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Payable metal in concentrate ('000 tonnes) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
168.2 |
165.2 |
129.7 |
160.6 |
178.1 |
468.4 |
505.8 |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
32.9 |
29.1 |
29.0 |
34.1 |
24.2 |
87.3 |
95.1 |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
16.2 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
51.6 |
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Total |
217.3 |
207.2 |
158.7 |
194.7 |
202.3 |
555.7 |
652.5 |
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Cathode ('000 tonnes) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
15.4 |
11.7 |
17.5 |
32.7 |
38.2 |
88.4 |
55.0 |
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Cerro Colorado |
100% |
28.1 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
27.4 |
28.1 |
85.5 |
64.1 |
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Spence (e) |
100% |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
33.5 |
37.8 |
- |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
9.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28.7 |
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Pinto Valley |
100% |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
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Olympic Dam |
100% |
47.1 |
54.6 |
41.6 |
39.7 |
53.6 |
134.9 |
149.7 |
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Total |
101.8 |
104.5 |
91.2 |
106.0 |
155.3 |
352.5 |
303.9 |
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LEAD |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Cannington |
100% |
68,754 |
55,507 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
62,974 |
148,405 |
210,814 |
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Total |
68,754 |
55,507 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
62,974 |
148,405 |
210,814 |
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ZINC |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Cannington |
100% |
20,885 |
14,926 |
10,426 |
8,806 |
15,095 |
34,327 |
53,853 |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
7,534 |
12,638 |
13,585 |
10,970 |
20,665 |
45,220 |
27,641 |
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Total |
28,419 |
27,564 |
24,011 |
19,776 |
35,760 |
79,547 |
81,494 |
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Refer footnotes on page 4. |
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BASE METALS (continued) |
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GOLD |
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Payable metal in concentrate (ounces) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
17,877 |
23,567 |
17,049 |
22,365 |
21,243 |
60,657 |
56,271 |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
8,032 |
4,958 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24,280 |
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Olympic Dam (refined gold) |
100% |
26,186 |
27,636 |
24,111 |
16,199 |
22,661 |
62,971 |
79,910 |
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Total |
52,095 |
56,161 |
41,160 |
38,564 |
43,904 |
123,628 |
160,461 |
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SILVER |
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Payable metal in concentrate ('000 ounces) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
714 |
925 |
724 |
880 |
920 |
2,524 |
2,454 |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
865 |
808 |
713 |
736 |
749 |
2,198 |
2,366 |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
138 |
119 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
473 |
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Cannington |
100% |
9,693 |
7,503 |
5,714 |
4,805 |
9,160 |
19,679 |
30,944 |
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Olympic Dam (refined silver) |
100% |
245 |
238 |
198 |
145 |
196 |
539 |
646 |
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Total |
11,655 |
9,593 |
7,349 |
6,566 |
11,025 |
24,940 |
36,883 |
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URANIUM OXIDE CONCENTRATE |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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|
Olympic Dam |
100% |
913 |
865 |
793 |
822 |
883 |
2,498 |
3,071 |
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Total |
913 |
865 |
793 |
822 |
883 |
2,498 |
3,071 |
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MOLYBDENUM |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
632 |
538 |
719 |
768 |
288 |
1,775 |
1,977 |
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Total |
632 |
538 |
719 |
768 |
288 |
1,775 |
1,977 |
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DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
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DIAMONDS |
|||||||||||
|
Production ('000 carats) |
|||||||||||
|
Ekati™ |
80% |
512 |
583 |
487 |
937 |
843 |
2,267 |
1,978 |
|||
|
FERTILISER |
|||||||||||
|
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
Southern Cross Fertiliser Operations (f) |
100% |
222.5 |
141.3 |
84.3 |
- |
- |
84.3 |
720.0 |
|||
|
STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
|||||||||||
|
NICKEL |
|||||||||||
|
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
CMSA |
99.8% |
12.9 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
38.3 |
38.7 |
|||
|
Yabulu |
100% |
7.0 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
22.8 |
19.0 |
|||
|
Nickel West |
100% |
20.3 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
28.0 |
25.0 |
77.5 |
75.6 |
|||
|
Total |
40.2 |
41.6 |
44.5 |
48.3 |
45.8 |
138.6 |
133.3 |
||||
|
Refer footnotes on page 4. |
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|
IRON ORE |
|||||||||||
|
IRON ORE (g) |
|||||||||||
|
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
Mt Newman Joint Venture |
85% |
5,884 |
6,490 |
7,394 |
7,536 |
6,711 |
21,641 |
18,284 |
|||
|
Goldsworthy Joint Venture |
85% |
1,371 |
1,808 |
806 |
84 |
142 |
1,032 |
4,433 |
|||
|
Area C Joint Venture |
85% |
3,332 |
5,401 |
4,821 |
5,334 |
4,853 |
15,008 |
12,587 |
|||
|
Yandi Joint Venture |
85% |
8,561 |
8,854 |
8,504 |
9,106 |
8,277 |
25,887 |
25,342 |
|||
|
Jimblebar |
85% |
1,549 |
1,607 |
1,490 |
1,449 |
1,177 |
4,116 |
4,763 |
|||
|
Samarco |
50% |
1,802 |
1,955 |
1,988 |
1,945 |
1,866 |
5,799 |
5,548 |
|||
|
Total |
22,499 |
26,115 |
25,003 |
25,454 |
23,026 |
73,483 |
70,957 |
||||
|
MANGANESE |
|||||||||||
|
MANGANESE ORES |
|||||||||||
|
Saleable production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
South Africa (h) |
60% |
532 |
673 |
644 |
663 |
632 |
1,939 |
1,627 |
|||
|
Australia (h) |
60% |
694 |
716 |
865 |
866 |
820 |
2,551 |
2,264 |
|||
|
Total |
1,226 |
1,389 |
1,509 |
1,529 |
1,452 |
4,490 |
3,891 |
||||
|
MANGANESE ALLOYS |
|||||||||||
|
Saleable production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
South Africa (h) |
60% |
119 |
131 |
93 |
126 |
133 |
352 |
303 |
|||
|
Australia (h) |
60% |
54 |
44 |
60 |
66 |
64 |
190 |
174 |
|||
|
Total |
173 |
175 |
153 |
192 |
197 |
542 |
477 |
||||
|
METALLURGICAL COAL |
|||||||||||
|
METALLURGICAL COAL (i) |
|||||||||||
|
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
BMA |
50% |
5,972 |
6,474 |
6,657 |
6,106 |
6,478 |
19,241 |
19,106 |
|||
|
BHP Mitsui Coal (j) |
80% |
763 |
850 |
873 |
873 |
1,067 |
2,813 |
2,199 |
|||
|
Illawarra |
100% |
1,725 |
1,900 |
1,717 |
1,987 |
1,539 |
5,243 |
5,114 |
|||
|
Total |
8,460 |
9,224 |
9,247 |
8,966 |
9,084 |
27,297 |
26,419 |
||||
|
ENERGY COAL |
|||||||||||
|
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
South Africa |
100% |
11,605 |
12,854 |
13,151 |
13,032 |
12,863 |
39,046 |
39,094 |
|||
|
USA |
100% |
2,829 |
3,891 |
3,467 |
3,871 |
3,106 |
10,444 |
11,455 |
|||
|
Australia |
100% |
1,897 |
2,636 |
2,766 |
2,790 |
2,731 |
8,287 |
6,510 |
|||
|
Colombia |
33% |
2,341 |
2,406 |
2,398 |
2,337 |
2,230 |
6,965 |
6,910 |
|||
|
Total |
18,672 |
21,787 |
21,782 |
22,030 |
20,930 |
64,742 |
63,969 |
||||
|
(a) |
LPG and Ethane are now reported as Natural Gas Liquid (NGL), consistent with petroleum industry practice. Product-specific conversions will be made and NGL will be reported in barrels of oil equivalent (boe). |
||||||||||
|
(b) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Valesul on 1 July 2006. |
||||||||||
|
(c) |
Metal production is reported on the basis of payable metal. |
||||||||||
|
(d) |
BHP Billiton sold Tintaya effective from 1 June 2006. |
||||||||||
|
(e) |
Spence operations were commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |
||||||||||
|
(f) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Southern Cross Fertiliser operations on 1 August 2006. |
||||||||||
|
(g) |
Iron ore production is reported on a wet tonnes basis. |
||||||||||
|
(h) |
Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%. |
||||||||||
|
(i) |
Metallurgical coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. Production figures include some thermal coal. |
||||||||||
|
(j) |
Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 80%. |
||||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
||||
|
PETROLEUM |
||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||
|
CRUDE OIL & CONDENSATE ('000 barrels) |
||||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
3,414 |
3,964 |
3,847 |
3,311 |
3,144 |
10,302 |
10,718 |
|||
|
Minerva |
18 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
24 |
68 |
78 |
|||
|
North West Shelf - condensate |
1,263 |
1,091 |
1,350 |
1,410 |
1,365 |
4,125 |
4,038 |
|||
|
North West Shelf - Wanaea/Cossack |
751 |
1,111 |
1,634 |
1,325 |
1,167 |
4,126 |
2,879 |
|||
|
Griffin |
204 |
296 |
323 |
312 |
174 |
809 |
984 |
|||
|
Pakistan |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
65 |
188 |
162 |
|||
|
Typhoon/Boris (a) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
329 |
|||
|
Mad Dog |
549 |
698 |
528 |
549 |
613 |
1,690 |
1,593 |
|||
|
Other Americas (b) |
68 |
68 |
78 |
81 |
62 |
221 |
352 |
|||
|
Angostura |
1,080 |
1,191 |
1,174 |
618 |
899 |
2,691 |
3,096 |
|||
|
Liverpool Bay |
1,278 |
1,199 |
931 |
1,280 |
874 |
3,085 |
3,599 |
|||
|
Bruce/Keith |
209 |
182 |
178 |
202 |
179 |
559 |
719 |
|||
|
Ohanet |
389 |
426 |
357 |
472 |
425 |
1,254 |
1,225 |
|||
|
ROD |
1,604 |
1,245 |
1,607 |
1,320 |
1,680 |
4,607 |
4,550 |
|||
|
Total |
10,886 |
11,551 |
12,091 |
10,963 |
10,671 |
33,725 |
34,322 |
|||
|
NATURAL GAS (billion cubic feet) |
||||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
18.26 |
34.43 |
33.54 |
20.53 |
22.73 |
76.80 |
75.31 |
|||
|
Minerva |
5.78 |
6.36 |
7.73 |
6.90 |
8.06 |
22.69 |
24.22 |
|||
|
North West Shelf - Domestic |
3.55 |
4.63 |
3.54 |
3.89 |
4.86 |
12.29 |
11.33 |
|||
|
North West Shelf - LNG |
21.15 |
22.70 |
21.68 |
23.59 |
22.24 |
67.51 |
65.50 |
|||
|
Griffin |
0.12 |
0.19 |
0.49 |
0.45 |
0.19 |
1.13 |
1.09 |
|||
|
Moranbah Coal Bed Methane (c) |
1.75 |
1.86 |
1.12 |
- |
- |
1.12 |
5.13 |
|||
|
Illawarra Coal Bed Methane |
1.50 |
1.35 |
1.50 |
0.95 |
1.58 |
4.03 |
4.22 |
|||
|
Pakistan |
8.52 |
9.02 |
9.14 |
9.34 |
10.11 |
28.59 |
24.24 |
|||
|
Typhoon/Boris (a) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.47 |
|||
|
Mad Dog |
0.11 |
0.25 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.14 |
0.47 |
0.31 |
|||
|
Other Americas (b) |
1.78 |
2.34 |
2.55 |
2.27 |
1.58 |
6.40 |
4.67 |
|||
|
Bruce/Keith |
6.52 |
5.40 |
4.21 |
5.42 |
5.05 |
14.68 |
18.61 |
|||
|
Liverpool Bay |
8.81 |
10.06 |
6.16 |
9.59 |
10.13 |
25.88 |
26.75 |
|||
|
Total |
77.85 |
98.59 |
91.83 |
83.09 |
86.67 |
261.59 |
261.85 |
|||
|
NGL ('000 barrels) (d) |
||||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
1,574 |
2,254 |
2,224 |
1,726 |
1,643 |
5,593 |
5,486 |
|||
|
North West Shelf |
410 |
349 |
444 |
441 |
435 |
1,320 |
1,335 |
|||
|
Bruce/Keith |
94 |
59 |
138 |
107 |
93 |
338 |
429 |
|||
|
Ohanet |
370 |
401 |
319 |
436 |
397 |
1,152 |
1,115 |
|||
|
Total |
2,448 |
3,063 |
3,125 |
2,710 |
2,568 |
8,403 |
8,365 |
|||
|
TOTAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS |
26.31 |
31.04 |
30.52 |
27.52 |
27.68 |
85.72 |
86.32 |
|||
|
(million barrels of oil equivalent) (e) |
||||||||||
|
(a) |
BHP Billiton sold its interests in Typhoon / Boris, including the Little Burn field with effect from 1 July 2006. The sale was completed on 6 October 2006. |
|||||||||
|
(b) |
BHP Billiton sold its interests in the Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields with effect from 16 January 2006. |
|||||||||
|
(c) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of its interest in Moranbah Coal Bed Methane in September 2006 quarter. |
|||||||||
|
(d) |
LPG and Ethane are now reported as Natural Gas Liquid (NGL), consistent with petroleum industry practice. Product-specific conversions will be made and NGL will be reported in barrels of oil equivalent (boe). |
|||||||||
|
(e) |
Total barrels of oil equivalent (boe) conversions are based on 6000scf of natural gas equals 1 boe. |
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|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
ALUMINIUM |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
ALUMINA |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
Worsley, Australia |
717 |
694 |
704 |
776 |
708 |
2,188 |
2,069 |
||||
|
Paranam, Suriname |
228 |
247 |
253 |
241 |
241 |
735 |
674 |
||||
|
Alumar, Brazil |
130 |
131 |
121 |
136 |
136 |
393 |
372 |
||||
|
Total |
1,075 |
1,072 |
1,078 |
1,153 |
1,085 |
3,316 |
3,115 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Worsley, Australia |
709 |
672 |
666 |
820 |
659 |
2,145 |
2,003 |
||||
|
Paranam, Suriname |
213 |
244 |
236 |
243 |
225 |
704 |
665 |
||||
|
Alumar, Brazil |
130 |
147 |
108 |
137 |
120 |
365 |
358 |
||||
|
Total (a) |
1,052 |
1,063 |
1,010 |
1,200 |
1,004 |
3,214 |
3,026 |
||||
|
ALUMINIUM |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
Hillside, South Africa |
174 |
177 |
177 |
176 |
174 |
527 |
523 |
||||
|
Bayside, South Africa |
46 |
46 |
49 |
50 |
48 |
147 |
133 |
||||
|
Alumar, Brazil |
44 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
44 |
133 |
134 |
||||
|
Valesul, Brazil (b) |
11 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
32 |
||||
|
Mozal, Mozambique |
65 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
65 |
199 |
196 |
||||
|
Total |
340 |
344 |
337 |
338 |
331 |
1,006 |
1,018 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Hillside, South Africa |
162 |
186 |
170 |
173 |
162 |
505 |
505 |
||||
|
Bayside, South Africa |
40 |
48 |
44 |
47 |
46 |
137 |
117 |
||||
|
Alumar, Brazil |
48 |
44 |
44 |
42 |
38 |
124 |
134 |
||||
|
Valesul, Brazil (b) |
10 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
33 |
||||
|
Mozal, Mozambique |
58 |
68 |
60 |
66 |
64 |
190 |
191 |
||||
|
Total |
318 |
357 |
318 |
328 |
310 |
956 |
980 |
||||
|
Tolling Agreement (a) |
22 |
38 |
24 |
20 |
33 |
77 |
67 |
||||
|
340 |
395 |
342 |
348 |
343 |
1,033 |
1,047 |
|||||
|
(a) |
Equity Alumina is converted into Aluminium under a third party tolling agreement. These tonnages are allocated to equity sales. |
||||||||||
|
(b) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Valesul with effect 1 July 2006. |
||||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
||||
|
BASE METALS |
||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. Metals production is payable metal unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||
|
Escondida, Chile |
||||||||||
|
Material mined (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
90,781 |
94,429 |
59,601 |
93,770 |
85,654 |
239,025 |
273,855 |
||
|
Sulphide ore milled (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
21,843 |
21,473 |
18,257 |
22,585 |
23,450 |
64,292 |
66,259 |
||
|
Average copper grade |
(%) |
1.62% |
1.63% |
1.55% |
1.55% |
1.62% |
1.58% |
1.60% |
||
|
Production ex Mill (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
302.8 |
295.9 |
234.0 |
289.4 |
319.1 |
842.5 |
911.2 |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
168.2 |
165.2 |
129.7 |
160.6 |
178.1 |
468.4 |
505.8 |
||
|
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
17,877 |
23,567 |
17,049 |
22,365 |
21,243 |
60,657 |
56,271 |
||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
15.4 |
11.7 |
17.5 |
32.7 |
38.2 |
88.4 |
55.0 |
||
|
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
714 |
925 |
724 |
880 |
920 |
2,524 |
2,454 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
184.4 |
158.6 |
133.8 |
167.9 |
149.4 |
451.1 |
514.5 |
||
|
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
20,159 |
22,627 |
17,778 |
23,089 |
17,966 |
58,833 |
57,598 |
||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
16.7 |
11.5 |
14.2 |
27.3 |
36.0 |
77.5 |
55.4 |
||
|
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
802 |
891 |
752 |
909 |
785 |
2,446 |
2,497 |
||
|
Tintaya, Peru (a) |
||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
15,960 |
11,539 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
50,295 |
||
|
Sulphide Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
1,523 |
1,123 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4,803 |
||
|
Average copper grade |
(%) |
1.26% |
1.33% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.28% |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
16.2 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
52 |
||
|
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
8,032 |
4,958 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24,280 |
||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
9.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
29 |
||
|
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
138 |
119 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
473 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
15.1 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
52 |
||
|
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
8,016 |
5,079 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
23,175 |
||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
8.3 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
28 |
||
|
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
127 |
109 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
495 |
||
|
(a) |
BHP Billiton sold Tintaya with effect from 1 June 2006. |
|||||||||
|
Cerro Colorado, Chile |
||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
17,926 |
18,258 |
16,334 |
18,858 |
15,429 |
50,621 |
51,729 |
||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
4,266 |
4,490 |
4,508 |
4,578 |
4,398 |
13,484 |
11,958 |
||
|
Average copper grade |
(%) |
0.94% |
0.83% |
0.80% |
0.81% |
0.90% |
0.83% |
0.88% |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
28.1 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
27.4 |
28.1 |
85.5 |
64.1 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
24.4 |
34.5 |
27.9 |
28.3 |
27.9 |
84.1 |
59.1 |
||
|
Spence, Chile (a) |
||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
20,329 |
19,684 |
40,013 |
- |
||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
3,510 |
4,282 |
7,792 |
- |
||
|
Average copper grade |
(%) |
- |
- |
- |
1.76% |
2.00% |
1.89% |
- |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
33.5 |
37.8 |
- |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
28.0 |
29.3 |
- |
||
|
(a) |
Spence operations were commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |
|||||||||
|
Antamina, Peru |
||||||||||
|
Material mined (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
28,982 |
29,740 |
29,917 |
28,317 |
24,428 |
82,662 |
94,419 |
||
|
Sulphide ore milled (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
7,549 |
7,196 |
7,581 |
7,930 |
7,841 |
23,352 |
23,265 |
||
|
Average head grades |
||||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
1.48% |
1.45% |
1.22% |
1.41% |
1.10% |
1.24% |
1.38% |
||
|
- Zinc |
(%) |
0.62% |
0.88% |
0.87% |
0.65% |
1.25% |
0.92% |
0.71% |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
32.9 |
29.1 |
29.0 |
34.1 |
24.2 |
87.3 |
95.1 |
||
|
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
7,534 |
12,638 |
13,585 |
10,970 |
20,665 |
45,220 |
27,641 |
||
|
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
865 |
808 |
713 |
736 |
749 |
2,198 |
2,366 |
||
|
Payable molybdenum |
(tonnes) |
632 |
538 |
719 |
768 |
288 |
1,775 |
1,977 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
30.5 |
25.6 |
33.9 |
35.3 |
25.0 |
94.2 |
96.7 |
||
|
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
9,634 |
7,638 |
14,224 |
13,853 |
15,479 |
43,556 |
30,731 |
||
|
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
750 |
505 |
713 |
623 |
707 |
2,043 |
2,232 |
||
|
Payable molybdenum |
(tonnes) |
697 |
627 |
719 |
808 |
591 |
2,118 |
1,986 |
||
|
Cannington, Australia |
||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
799 |
496 |
428 |
506 |
732 |
1,666 |
2,596 |
||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
809 |
589 |
478 |
478 |
704 |
1,660 |
2,431 |
||
|
Average head grades |
||||||||||
|
- Silver |
(g/t) |
431 |
462 |
423 |
360 |
477 |
428 |
460 |
||
|
- Lead |
(%) |
9.8% |
10.9% |
11.6% |
8.8% |
10.5% |
10.3% |
10.2% |
||
|
- Zinc |
(%) |
4.0% |
4.1% |
3.6% |
3.1% |
3.6% |
3.5% |
3.6% |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
9,693 |
7,503 |
5,714 |
4,805 |
9,160 |
19,679 |
30,944 |
||
|
Payable lead |
(tonnes) |
68,754 |
55,507 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
62,974 |
148,405 |
210,814 |
||
|
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
20,885 |
14,926 |
10,426 |
8,806 |
15,095 |
34,327 |
53,853 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
9,061 |
8,516 |
5,010 |
6,637 |
8,331 |
19,978 |
30,111 |
||
|
Payable lead |
(tonnes) |
63,112 |
62,787 |
39,694 |
51,521 |
56,726 |
147,941 |
202,528 |
||
|
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
17,508 |
20,121 |
6,346 |
12,315 |
11,585 |
30,246 |
44,998 |
||
|
Olympic Dam, Australia |
||||||||||
|
Material mined (a) |
('000 tonnes) |
2,065 |
2,002 |
2,178 |
2,030 |
2,103 |
6,311 |
6,217 |
||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
2,343 |
2,517 |
2,043 |
2,182 |
2,117 |
6,342 |
7,118 |
||
|
Average copper grade |
(%) |
2.10% |
2.10% |
2.10% |
2.21% |
1.96% |
2.11% |
2.23% |
||
|
Average uranium grade |
kg/t |
0.59 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
0.58 |
0.59 |
0.58 |
0.63 |
||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (ER) |
('000 tonnes) |
43.1 |
50.5 |
38.4 |
35.4 |
50.2 |
124.0 |
135.9 |
||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
10.9 |
13.8 |
||
|
Uranium oxide concentrate |
(tonnes) |
913 |
865 |
793 |
822 |
883 |
2,498 |
3,071 |
||
|
Refined gold |
(fine ounces) |
26,186 |
27,636 |
24,111 |
16,199 |
22,661 |
62,971 |
79,910 |
||
|
Refined silver |
('000 ounces) |
245 |
238 |
198 |
145 |
196 |
539 |
646 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (ER) |
('000 tonnes) |
44.1 |
49.0 |
41.6 |
33.7 |
51.6 |
126.9 |
136.5 |
||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
4.6 |
10.8 |
15.2 |
||
|
Uranium oxide concentrate |
(tonnes) |
992 |
1,183 |
620 |
1,009 |
1,043 |
2,672 |
3,158 |
||
|
Refined gold |
(fine ounces) |
27,300 |
27,375 |
23,233 |
18,404 |
22,983 |
64,620 |
74,861 |
||
|
Refined silver |
('000 ounces) |
178 |
320 |
188 |
157 |
183 |
528 |
576 |
||
|
(a) |
Material mined refers to run of mine ore mined and hoisted. |
|||||||||
|
Pinto Valley, USA |
||||||||||
|
Production |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
||
|
Sales |
||||||||||
|
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
1.5 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
1.5 |
4.7 |
6.4 |
||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
DIAMONDS |
|||||||||||
|
Ekati™, Canada |
|||||||||||
|
Ore Processed (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
995 |
1,181 |
1,199 |
1,100 |
1,046 |
3,345 |
3,115 |
|||
|
Production |
('000 carats) |
512 |
583 |
487 |
937 |
843 |
2,267 |
1,978 |
|||
|
FERTILISER |
|||||||||||
|
Southern Cross Fertiliser Operations, Australia (a) |
|||||||||||
|
Production (b) |
('000 tonnes) |
222.5 |
141.3 |
84.3 |
- |
- |
84.3 |
720.0 |
|||
|
Sales (b) |
('000 tonnes) |
200.4 |
304.4 |
41.6 |
- |
- |
41.6 |
597.1 |
|||
|
(a) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Southern Cross Fertiliser operations on 1 August 2006. |
||||||||||
|
(b) |
Includes diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate. |
||||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
NICKEL |
|||||||||||
|
CMSA, Colombia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
12.9 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
12.8 |
38.3 |
38.7 |
||||
|
Sales |
12.4 |
13.6 |
11.7 |
14.4 |
12.4 |
38.5 |
37.7 |
||||
|
Yabulu, Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
Nickel metal |
7.0 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
8.0 |
22.8 |
19.0 |
||||
|
Cobalt |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Nickel metal |
6.9 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
20.3 |
19.8 |
||||
|
Cobalt |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
||||
|
Nickel West, Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
Nickel contained in finished matte |
5.2 |
9.6 |
11.1 |
12.4 |
12.9 |
36.4 |
28.8 |
||||
|
Nickel metal |
15.1 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
15.6 |
12.1 |
41.1 |
46.8 |
||||
|
Nickel production (a) |
20.3 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
28.0 |
25.0 |
77.5 |
75.6 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Nickel contained in finished matte |
8.8 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
13.5 |
9.9 |
32.7 |
30.7 |
||||
|
Nickel metal (b) |
15.7 |
15.8 |
12.9 |
14.3 |
14.2 |
41.4 |
46.5 |
||||
|
Nickel sales (a) |
24.5 |
23.7 |
22.2 |
27.8 |
24.1 |
74.1 |
77.2 |
||||
|
(a) |
In addition to the production and sales reported above, Nickel West also produced and sold 1.2 kt nickel in concentrate during the quarter ended 30 June 2006. There has been no sales of nickel in concentrate in the nine months ended March 2007. |
||||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
IRON ORE |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
IRON ORE (a) |
|||||||||||
|
Pilbara, Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
Mt Newman Joint Venture |
5,884 |
6,490 |
7,394 |
7,536 |
6,711 |
21,641 |
18,284 |
||||
|
Goldsworthy Joint Venture |
1,371 |
1,808 |
806 |
84 |
142 |
1,032 |
4,433 |
||||
|
Area C Joint Venture |
3,332 |
5,401 |
4,821 |
5,334 |
4,853 |
15,008 |
12,587 |
||||
|
Yandi Joint Venture |
8,561 |
8,854 |
8,504 |
9,106 |
8,277 |
25,887 |
25,342 |
||||
|
Jimblebar |
1,549 |
1,607 |
1,490 |
1,449 |
1,177 |
4,116 |
4,763 |
||||
|
Total (BHP Billiton share) |
20,697 |
24,160 |
23,015 |
23,509 |
21,160 |
67,684 |
65,409 |
||||
|
Total production (100%) |
24,350 |
28,423 |
27,076 |
27,658 |
24,896 |
79,630 |
76,952 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Lump |
5,276 |
6,092 |
6,429 |
5,856 |
5,193 |
17,478 |
17,750 |
||||
|
Fines |
15,547 |
18,481 |
16,222 |
18,499 |
15,454 |
50,175 |
47,741 |
||||
|
Total (BHP Billiton share) |
20,823 |
24,573 |
22,651 |
24,355 |
20,647 |
67,653 |
65,491 |
||||
|
Total sales (100%) |
24,498 |
28,909 |
26,648 |
28,653 |
24,290 |
79,591 |
76,758 |
||||
|
(a) |
Iron ore production and shipments are reported on a wet tonnes basis. |
||||||||||
|
Samarco, Brazil |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
1,802 |
1,955 |
1,988 |
1,945 |
1,866 |
5,799 |
5,548 |
||||
|
Shipments |
1,532 |
2,022 |
1,872 |
2,357 |
1,684 |
5,913 |
5,587 |
||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
MANGANESE |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
MANGANESE ORE |
|||||||||||
|
South Africa |
|||||||||||
|
Saleable production (a) |
532 |
673 |
644 |
663 |
632 |
1,939 |
1,627 |
||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Saleable production (a) |
694 |
716 |
865 |
866 |
820 |
2,551 |
2,264 |
||||
|
MANGANESE ALLOY |
|||||||||||
|
South Africa |
|||||||||||
|
Saleable production (a) |
119 |
131 |
93 |
126 |
133 |
352 |
303 |
||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Saleable production (a) |
54 |
44 |
60 |
66 |
64 |
190 |
174 |
||||
|
(a) |
Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%. |
||||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
METALLURGICAL COAL |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
METALLURGICAL COAL (a) |
|||||||||||
|
Queensland, Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
BMA |
|||||||||||
|
Blackwater |
1,533 |
1,449 |
1,536 |
1,388 |
1,484 |
4,408 |
4,569 |
||||
|
Goonyella |
1,751 |
1,986 |
1,892 |
1,296 |
1,896 |
5,084 |
5,281 |
||||
|
Peak Downs |
1,095 |
858 |
1,202 |
1,161 |
1,076 |
3,439 |
3,531 |
||||
|
Saraji |
563 |
794 |
682 |
893 |
883 |
2,458 |
1,840 |
||||
|
Norwich Park |
550 |
675 |
631 |
677 |
745 |
2,053 |
1,987 |
||||
|
Gregory Joint Venture |
480 |
712 |
714 |
691 |
394 |
1,799 |
1,898 |
||||
|
BMA total |
5,972 |
6,474 |
6,657 |
6,106 |
6,478 |
19,241 |
19,106 |
||||
|
BHP Mitsui Coal (b) |
|||||||||||
|
South Walker Creek |
763 |
850 |
873 |
782 |
785 |
2,440 |
2,199 |
||||
|
Poitrel (c) |
- |
- |
- |
91 |
282 |
373 |
- |
||||
|
BHP Mitsui Coal total |
763 |
850 |
873 |
873 |
1,067 |
2,813 |
2,199 |
||||
|
Queensland total |
6,735 |
7,324 |
7,530 |
6,979 |
7,545 |
22,054 |
21,305 |
||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||||
|
Coking coal |
5,032 |
5,798 |
5,190 |
5,040 |
5,368 |
15,598 |
14,888 |
||||
|
Weak coking coal |
1,342 |
1,444 |
1,600 |
1,749 |
1,710 |
5,059 |
3,915 |
||||
|
Thermal coal |
482 |
581 |
344 |
502 |
419 |
1,265 |
1,464 |
||||
|
Total |
6,856 |
7,823 |
7,134 |
7,291 |
7,497 |
21,922 |
20,267 |
||||
|
(a) |
Metallurgical coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. Production figures include some thermal coal. |
||||||||||
|
(b) |
Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 80%. |
||||||||||
|
(c) |
Poitrel was commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |
||||||||||
|
Illawarra, Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
1,725 |
1,900 |
1,717 |
1,987 |
1,539 |
5,243 |
5,114 |
||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||||
|
Coking coal |
1,508 |
1,292 |
1,366 |
1,583 |
1,624 |
4,573 |
4,155 |
||||
|
Thermal coal |
313 |
136 |
188 |
280 |
175 |
643 |
799 |
||||
|
Total |
1,821 |
1,428 |
1,554 |
1,863 |
1,798 |
5,216 |
4,954 |
||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||
|
YEAR TO DATE |
|||||||||||
|
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
MAR |
MAR |
MAR |
|||||
|
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2007 |
2007 |
2006 |
|||||
|
ENERGY COAL |
|||||||||||
|
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||
|
South Africa |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
11,605 |
12,854 |
13,151 |
13,032 |
12,863 |
39,046 |
39,094 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Export |
5,658 |
4,271 |
5,168 |
5,211 |
5,068 |
15,447 |
17,367 |
||||
|
Local utility |
7,328 |
7,365 |
7,552 |
7,413 |
7,874 |
22,839 |
22,591 |
||||
|
Inland |
203 |
253 |
255 |
227 |
259 |
741 |
780 |
||||
|
Total |
13,189 |
11,889 |
12,975 |
12,851 |
13,201 |
39,027 |
40,738 |
||||
|
New Mexico, USA |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||
|
Navajo Coal |
2,305 |
1,471 |
1,778 |
2,104 |
1,971 |
5,853 |
6,795 |
||||
|
San Juan Coal |
524 |
2,420 |
1,689 |
1,767 |
1,135 |
4,591 |
4,660 |
||||
|
Total |
2,829 |
3,891 |
3,467 |
3,871 |
3,106 |
10,444 |
11,455 |
||||
|
Sales - local utility |
3,553 |
3,556 |
3,822 |
3,616 |
3,400 |
10,838 |
10,950 |
||||
|
Hunter Valley, Australia |
|||||||||||
|
Production |
1,897 |
2,636 |
2,766 |
2,790 |
2,731 |
8,287 |
6,510 |
||||
|
Sales |
|||||||||||
|
Export |
1,267 |
1,048 |
1,245 |
1,858 |
1,479 |
4,582 |
4,149 |
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|
Inland |
643 |
1,475 |
1,031 |
1,005 |
1,168 |
3,204 |
2,419 |
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|
Total |
1,910 |
2,523 |
2,276 |
2,863 |
2,647 |
7,786 |
6,568 |
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Cerrejon Coal, Colombia |
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Production |
2,341 |
2,406 |
2,398 |
2,337 |
2,230 |
6,965 |
6,910 |
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|
Sales - export |
2,116 |
2,387 |
2,336 |
2,323 |
2,446 |
7,105 |
6,373 |
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The BHP Billiton Group is headquartered in Australia
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. |
| BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc | ||
| Date: 24 April 2007 | By: |
Karen Wood |
| Name: | Karen Wood | |
| Title: | Group Company Secretary |