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13 August 1885
- On 13 August 1885, the Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited was formed.
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BHP Billiton was formed through the 2001 merger of Australia's mining and oil giant BHP and U.K.-based mining group Billiton. The merger created the world's largest diversified resources company, with operations in 20 countries spanning the aluminum, coal, copper, ferro-alloys, iron ore, titanium, nickel, diamond, and silver mining sectors, as ...
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HP Billiton is the most diverse and largest minerals company in the history of the world. It has three main ancestors, each of which was created in the 19th century. The ancestors came together only in the last two decades. Billiton is the oldest; BHP is the largest; and a South African ancestor briefly served as the vital
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Sep 22, 2024 · BHP Billiton, international natural resources company, formed in 2001 by the merger of BHP Ltd. and Billiton PLC. One of the world’s largest mining companies, it is involved in the production of iron, steel, copper, silver, aluminum, oil, and gas.
