Exhibit 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
# | Company Name | Country | ||
Wholly owned subsidiaries | ||||
1 | 141 Union Company | United States of America | ||
2 | Agnew Pastoral Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
3 | Albion Downs Pty Limited | Australia | ||
4 | Araguaia Participaçóes Ltda | Brazil | ||
5 | BHP (AUS) DDS Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
6 | BHP (Towage Services) Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
7 | BHP (Trinidad) Holdings Ltd | Saint Lucia | ||
8 | BHP (Trinidad-3A) Ltd | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
9 | BHP Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
10 | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd | Canada | ||
11 | BHP Billiton (UK) DDS Limited | United Kingdom | ||
12 | BHP Billiton (UK) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
13 | BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petróleo Inc. | United States of America | ||
14 | BHP Billiton Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Limitada | Brazil | ||
15 | BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos de Petróleo Ltda | Brazil | ||
16 | BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda | Brazil | ||
17 | BHP Billiton Chile Inversiones Limitada | Chile | ||
18 | BHP Billiton Company B.V. | Netherlands | ||
19 | BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited | Australia | ||
20 | BHP Billiton Finance B.V. | Netherlands | ||
21 | BHP Billiton Finance Limited | Australia | ||
22 | BHP Billiton Finance Plc | United Kingdom | ||
23 | BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited | Singapore | ||
24 | BHP Billiton Group Limited | United Kingdom | ||
25 | BHP Billiton Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
26 | BHP Billiton International Metals B.V. | Netherlands | ||
27 | BHP Billiton International Services Limited | United Kingdom | ||
28 | BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd | China | ||
29 | BHP Billiton Marketing AG | Switzerland | ||
30 | BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
31 | BHP Billiton Marketing Inc. | United States of America | ||
32 | BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
33 | BHP Billiton Petróleo Holdings de México S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
34 | BHP Billiton Petróleo Operaciones de México S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
35 | BHP Billiton Petróleo Servicios Administrativos S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
36 | BHP Billiton Petróleo Servicios de México S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
37 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | United States of America | ||
38 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc. | United States of America | ||
39 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc. | United States of America | ||
40 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa 3B/4B) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
41 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23B) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
42 | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 7) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
43 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited | United Kingdom | ||
44 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc. | United States of America | ||
45 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC | United States of America | ||
46 | BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited | United Kingdom |
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47 | BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited | Jersey | ||
48 | BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
49 | BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
50 | BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities | United Kingdom | ||
51 | BHP Billiton Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd | China | ||
52 | BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
53 | BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
54 | BHP BK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
55 | BHP Canada Inc. | Canada | ||
56 | BHP Capital Inc. | United States of America | ||
57 | BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited | Australia | ||
58 | BHP Chile Inc. | United States of America | ||
59 | BHP Coal Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
60 | BHP Copper Inc. | United States of America | ||
61 | BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited (a) | Australia | ||
62 | BHP Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
63 | BHP Escondida Inc. | United States of America | ||
64 | BHP Explorations Chile SpA | Chile | ||
65 | BHP Finance (International) Inc. | United States of America | ||
66 | BHP Finance Limited | United Kingdom | ||
67 | BHP Foreign Holdings Inc. | United States of America | ||
68 | BHP Foundation | United States of America | ||
69 | BHP Freight Pty Ltd (a) | Australia | ||
70 | BHP Group Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
71 | BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
72 | BHP Hawaii Inc. | United States of America | ||
73 | BHP Holdings (International) Inc. | United States of America | ||
74 | BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc. | United States of America | ||
75 | BHP Holdings (USA) Inc. | United States of America | ||
76 | BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc. | United States of America | ||
77 | BHP Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
78 | BHP Innovation Pty Ltd (a) | Australia | ||
79 | BHP Internacional Participaçóes Ltda | Brazil | ||
80 | BHP International Finance Corp | United States of America | ||
81 | BHP International Services Limited | United Kingdom | ||
82 | BHP IO Mining Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
83 | BHP IO Workshop Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
84 | BHP Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
85 | BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
86 | BHP Japan Limited | Japan | ||
87 | BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd (a) | Australia | ||
88 | BHP Manganese Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
89 | BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
90 | BHP Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd | India | ||
91 | BHP Marketing UK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
92 | BHP MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
93 | BHP Mineral Resources Inc | United States of America | ||
94 | BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd | Australia |
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95 | BHP Minerals Europe Limited | United Kingdom | ||
96 | BHP Minerals Exploration Inc. | United States of America | ||
97 | BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited (a)(b) | Australia | ||
98 | BHP Minerals India Private Limited | India | ||
99 | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. | United States of America | ||
100 | BHP Minerals International LLC | United States of America | ||
101 | BHP Minerals Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
102 | BHP Minerals Service Company | United States of America | ||
103 | BHP New Mexico Coal Inc. | United States of America | ||
104 | BHP Nickel Operations Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
105 | BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
106 | BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
107 | BHP Peru Holdings Inc. | United States of America | ||
108 | BHP Petroleum (Argentina) S.A. | Argentina | ||
109 | BHP Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) LLC | United States of America | ||
110 | BHP Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
111 | BHP Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
112 | BHP Petroleum (Bimshire) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
113 | BHP Petroleum (Carlisle Bay) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
114 | BHP Petroleum (Egypt) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
115 | BHP Petroleum (Foreign Exploration Holdings) LLC | United States of America | ||
116 | BHP Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
117 | BHP Petroleum (Mexico Holdings) LLC | United States of America | ||
118 | BHP Petroleum (Mexico) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
119 | BHP Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation | Canada | ||
120 | BHP Petroleum (North America) LLC | United States of America | ||
121 | BHP Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
122 | BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited | Bermuda | ||
123 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 14) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
124 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23A) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
125 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 28) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
126 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 29) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
127 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 3) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
128 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 5) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
129 | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 6) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
130 | BHP Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
131 | BHP Petroleum International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
132 | BHP Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
133 | BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
134 | BHP Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
135 | BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
136 | BHP Queensland Coal Limited | United States of America | ||
137 | BHP Resolution Holdings LLC | United States of America | ||
138 | BHP Resources Inc. | United States of America | ||
139 | BHP Shared Business Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
140 | BHP Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | ||
141 | BHP SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
142 | BHP SSM International Pty Ltd | Australia |
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143 | BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
144 | BHP Towage Services (Boodarie) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
145 | BHP Towage Services (Iron Brolga) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
146 | BHP Towage Services (Iron Corella) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
147 | BHP Towage Services (Iron Ibis) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
148 | BHP Towage Services (Iron Kestrel) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
149 | BHP Towage Services (Iron Osprey) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
150 | BHP Towage Services (Iron Whistler) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
151 | BHP Towage Services (Mallina) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
152 | BHP Towage Services (Mount Florance) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
153 | BHP Towage Services (RT Atlantis) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
154 | BHP Towage Services (RT Clerke) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
155 | BHP Towage Services (RT Darwin) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
156 | BHP Towage Services (RT Discovery) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
157 | BHP Towage Services (RT Endeavour) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
158 | BHP Towage Services (RT Enterprise) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
159 | BHP Towage Services (RT Imperieuse) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
160 | BHP Towage Services (RT Inspiration) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
161 | BHP Towage Services (RT Rotation) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
162 | BHP Towage Services (RT Sensation) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
163 | BHP Towage Services (RT Tough) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
164 | BHP WAIO Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
165 | BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
166 | BHP World Exploration Inc. | Canada | ||
167 | BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
168 | Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
169 | Billiton Development B.V. | Netherlands | ||
170 | Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited | United Kingdom | ||
171 | Billiton Guinea B.V. | Netherlands | ||
172 | Billiton Investment 3 B.V. | Netherlands | ||
173 | Billiton Investment 8 B.V. | Netherlands | ||
174 | Billiton Investments Ireland Limited | Ireland | ||
175 | Billiton Marketing Holding B.V. | Netherlands | ||
176 | Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V. | Netherlands | ||
177 | Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd (a) | Australia | ||
178 | Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc. | United States of America | ||
179 | Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation | United States of America | ||
180 | Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd (a) | Australia | ||
181 | Cerro-Quebrado S.A. | Ecuador | ||
182 | Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
183 | Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada | Chile | ||
184 | Consolidated Nominees Proprietary Limited | South Africa | ||
185 | Dampier Coal (Queensland) Proprietary Limited (a)(b) | Australia | ||
186 | Global BHP Copper Ltd | Cayman Islands | ||
187 | Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation | United States of America | ||
188 | Hamilton Oil Company Inc. | United States of America | ||
189 | Hay Point Services Pty Limited (a) | Australia | ||
190 | Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
191 | Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda | Brazil | ||
192 | Marcona International S.A. | Panama | ||
193 | Minera Spence SA | Chile |
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194 | Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited | Australia | ||
195 | Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
196 | Operaciones Conjuntas S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
197 | OS ACPM Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
198 | OS MCAP Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
199 | Perdido Mexico Pipeline Holdings, S.A. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
200 | Perdido Mexico Pipeline, S. de R.L. de C.V. | Mexico | ||
201 | Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited | South Africa | ||
202 | Pilbara Gas Pty Limited (a) | Australia | ||
203 | PT BHP Billiton Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
204 | PT Billiton Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
205 | RAL Cayman Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
206 | Rio Algom Exploration Inc. | Canada | ||
207 | Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc. | Canada | ||
208 | Rio Algom Limited | Canada | ||
209 | Rio Algom Mining LLC | United States of America | ||
210 | Riocerro Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
211 | Riochile Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
212 | Stein Insurance Company Limited | Guernsey | ||
213 | Tamakaya Energía SpA | Chile | ||
214 | The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
215 | UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd (a)(b) | Australia | ||
216 | United Iron Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
217 | Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
218 | WMC (Argentina) Inc. | United States of America | ||
219 | WMC Corporate Services Inc. | United States of America | ||
220 | WMC Finance (USA) Limited | Australia | ||
221 | WMC Mineraçóo Ltda | Brazil | ||
222 | WMC Resources Marketing Limited | Canada | ||
Subsidiaries where effective interest is less than 100 per cent | ||||
223 | BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. (99.99%) | Philippines | ||
224 | BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd (85%) | Australia | ||
225 | BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (80%) | Australia | ||
226 | BHP Shared Services Philippines Inc. (99.99%) | Philippines | ||
227 | Cerro-Yatsur S.A. (51%) | Ecuador | ||
228 | Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda (90%) | Brazil | ||
229 | Kelti S.A. (57.5%) | Chile | ||
230 | Minera Escondida Ltda (57.5%) | Chile | ||
231 | QNI Philippines Inc. (99.99%) | Philippines | ||
232 | Red Mountain Infrastructure Pty Ltd (80%) | Australia | ||
Joint operations | ||||
233 | Bass Strait (50%) | Australia | ||
234 | BHP SaskPower Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Knowledge Centre Inc. (50%) | Canada | ||
235 | Blue Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited (50%) | Liberia | ||
236 | BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited (50%) | Australia | ||
237 | BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited (50%) | Australia | ||
238 | BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd (50%) | Singapore | ||
239 | BMA Japan KK (50%) | Japan | ||
240 | Central Queensland Coal Associates (50%) | Australia |
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241 | Greater Angostura (45%) | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
242 | Gregory (50%) | Australia | ||
243 | Gulf of Mexico (23.9–44%) | United States of America | ||
244 | Macedon (71.43%) | Australia | ||
245 | Minerva (90%) | Australia | ||
246 | Mt Goldsworthy (85%) | Australia | ||
247 | Mt Newman (85%) | Australia | ||
248 | North West Shelf (12.5–16.67%) | Australia | ||
249 | North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited (16.67%) | Australia | ||
250 | North West Shelf Liaison Company Pty Ltd (16.67%) | Australia | ||
251 | North West Shelf Lifting Coordinator Pty Ltd (16.67%) | Australia | ||
252 | North West Shelf Shipping Service Company Pty Ltd (16.67%) | Australia | ||
253 | Posmac (65%) | Australia | ||
254 | Pyrenees (40–71.43%) | Australia | ||
255 | ROD Integrated Development (29.50%) | Algeria | ||
256 | South Blackwater Coal Pty Limited (50%) | Australia | ||
257 | Trion (60%) | Mexico | ||
258 | Yandi (85%) | Australia | ||
Joint ventures and associates | ||||
259 | Caesar Oil Pipeline Company LLC (25%) | United States of America | ||
260 | Carbones del Cerrejón Limited (33.33%) | Anguilla | ||
261 | Cerrejón Zona Norte S.A. (33.33%) | Colombia | ||
262 | Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company LLC (22%) | United States of America | ||
263 | CMC-Coal Marketing DAC (33.33%) | Ireland | ||
264 | Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (33.75%) | Peru | ||
265 | Global HubCo B.V. (33.33%) | Netherlands | ||
266 | Marine Well Containment Company LLC (10%) | United States of America | ||
267 | NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd (27.98%) | Australia | ||
268 | Resolution Copper Mining LLC (45%) | United States of America | ||
269 | Rightship Pty Limited (33.33%) | Australia | ||
270 | Samarco Mineração S.A. (50%) | Brazil | ||
271 | SolGold Plc (13.56%) | United Kingdom | ||
Minority Investments | ||||
272 | Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Limited (29.72%) | Australia | ||
273 | Interstate Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd (24.91%) | Australia | ||
274 | Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited (25%) | Australia | ||
275 | Ponta Ubu Agropecuária Ltda. (49%) | Brazil |
(a) | These companies are parties to the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee (Deed) and members of the Closed Group as at 30 June 2021. These companies originally entered into the Deed on 6 June 2016 or have subsequently joined the deed by way of an Assumption Deed. |
(b) | These companies are parties to the Deed and are relieved from the Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement of financial reports and Directors’ reports. |
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