EX-8.1 3 d738442dex81.htm EX-8.1

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 (b)(e) |  | Australia
7 |  | BHP Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd |  | Australia
8 |  | BHP Aluminium Limited |  | United Kingdom
9 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad) Holdings Ltd |  | Saint Lucia
10 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd |  | Canada
11 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3A) Ltd |  | Trinidad and Tobago
12 |  | BHP Billiton (UK) DDS Limited |  | United Kingdom
13 |  | BHP Billiton (UK) Limited |  | United Kingdom
14 |  | BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petróleo Inc. |  | United States of America
15 |  | BHP Billiton Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Limitada |  | Brazil
16 |  | BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos de Petróleo Ltda |  | Brazil
17 |  | BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda |  | Brazil
18 |  | BHP Billiton Canada Inc. |  | Canada
19 |  | BHP Billiton Chile Inversiones Limitada |  | Chile
20 |  | BHP Billiton Company B.V. |  | Netherlands
21 |  | BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited |  | Australia
22 |  | BHP Billiton Finance B.V. |  | Netherlands
23 |  | BHP Billiton Finance Limited |  | Australia
24 |  | BHP Billiton Finance Plc |  | United Kingdom
25 |  | BHP Billiton Foundation |  | United States of America
26 |  | BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited |  | Singapore
27 |  | BHP Billiton Group Limited |  | United Kingdom
28 |  | BHP Billiton Holdings Limited |  | United Kingdom
29 |  | BHP Billiton International Metals B.V. |  | Netherlands
30 |  | BHP Billiton International Services Limited |  | United Kingdom
31 |  | BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd |  | China
32 |  | BHP Billiton Investment Holdings Limited |  | United Kingdom
33 |  | BHP Billiton IO Pilbara Mining Pty Ltd |  | Australia
34 |  | BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Limited (b)(d) |  | Australia
35 |  | BHP Billiton Japan Limited |  | Japan
36 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing AG |  | Switzerland
37 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd |  | Singapore
38 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Inc. |  | United States of America
39 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd |  | India
40 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited |  | United Kingdom
41 |  | BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd (b)(d) |  | Australia
42 |  | BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal Inc. |  | United States of America
43 |  | BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
44 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
45 |  | BHP Billiton Petróleo Holdings de México S. de R.L. de C.V. |  | Mexico

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46 |  | BHP Billiton Petróleo Operaciones de México S. de R.L. de C.V. |  | Mexico
47 |  | BHP Billiton Petróleo Servicios Administrativos S. de R.L. de C.V. |  | Mexico
48 |  | BHP Billiton Petróleo Servicios de México S. de R.L. de C.V. |  | Mexico
49 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc. |  | United States of America
50 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
51 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
52 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bimshire) Limited |  | United Kingdom
53 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc. |  | United States of America
54 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc. |  | United States of America
55 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
56 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation |  | Canada
57 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc. |  | United States of America
58 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
59 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation |  | Canada
60 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa 3B/4B) Limited |  | United Kingdom
61 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23B) Limited |  | United Kingdom
62 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 7) Limited |  | United Kingdom
63 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
64 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited |  | United Kingdom
65 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc. |  | United States of America
66 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC |  | United States of America
67 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum International Pty Ltd |  | Australia
68 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
69 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited |  | United Kingdom
70 |  | BHP Billiton PNG Services Limited |  | Papua New Guinea
71 |  | BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited |  | Jersey
72 |  | BHP Billiton Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. |  | Malaysia
73 |  | BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd |  | Australia
74 |  | BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd |  | Singapore
75 |  | BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities |  | United Kingdom
76 |  | BHP Billiton Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd |  | China
77 |  | BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited |  | British Virgin Islands
78 |  | BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited |  | British Virgin Islands
79 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. |  | Canada
80 |  | BHP BK Limited |  | United Kingdom
81 |  | BHP Capital Inc. |  | United States of America
82 |  | BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited |  | Australia
83 |  | BHP Chile Inc. |  | United States of America
84 |  | BHP Coal Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
85 |  | BHP Copper Inc. |  | United States of America
86 |  | BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited (b)(d) |  | Australia
87 |  | BHP Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd |  | Australia
88 |  | BHP Escondida Inc. |  | United States of America
89 |  | BHP Explorations Chile SpA |  | Chile
90 |  | BHP Finance (International) Inc. |  | United States of America
91 |  | BHP Finance Limited |  | United Kingdom
92 |  | BHP Foreign Holdings Inc. |  | United States of America
93 |  | BHP Group Holdings Limited |  | United Kingdom

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94 |  | BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
95 |  | BHP Hawaii Inc. |  | United States of America
96 |  | BHP Holdings (International) Inc. |  | United States of America
97 |  | BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc. |  | United States of America
98 |  | BHP Holdings (USA) Inc. |  | United States of America
99 |  | BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc. |  | United States of America
100 |  | BHP Holdings Limited |  | United Kingdom
101 |  | BHP Innovation Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
102 |  | BHP Internacional Participaçóes Ltda |  | Brazil
103 |  | BHP International Finance Corp |  | United States of America
104 |  | BHP International Services Limited |  | United Kingdom
105 |  | BHP IO Mining Pty Ltd |  | Australia
106 |  | BHP IO Workshop Pty Ltd |  | Australia
107 |  | BHP Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd |  | Australia
108 |  | BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
109 |  | BHP Manganese Australia Pty Ltd |  | Australia
110 |  | BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd |  | Australia
111 |  | BHP Marketing UK Limited |  | United Kingdom
112 |  | BHP MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
113 |  | BHP Mineral Resources Inc |  | United States of America
114 |  | BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd |  | Australia
115 |  | BHP Minerals Europe Limited |  | United Kingdom
116 |  | BHP Minerals Exploration Inc. |  | United States of America
117 |  | BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited (b)(d) |  | Australia
118 |  | BHP Minerals India Private Limited |  | India
119 |  | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. |  | United States of America
120 |  | BHP Minerals International LLC |  | United States of America
121 |  | BHP Minerals Service Company |  | United States of America
122 |  | BHP Nickel Operations Pty Ltd |  | Australia
123 |  | BHP Peru Holdings Inc. |  | United States of America
124 |  | BHP Petroleum (Argentina) S.A. |  | Argentina
125 |  | BHP Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) LLC |  | United States of America
126 |  | BHP Petroleum (Brazil) Limited |  | United Kingdom
127 |  | BHP Petroleum (Cambodia) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
128 |  | BHP Petroleum (Carlisle Bay) Limited |  | United Kingdom
129 |  | BHP Petroleum (Foreign Exploration Holdings) LLC |  | United States of America
130 |  | BHP Petroleum (Mexico Holdings) LLC |  | United States of America
131 |  | BHP Petroleum (Mexico) Limited |  | United Kingdom
132 |  | BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited |  | Bermuda
133 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 14) Limited |  | United Kingdom
134 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23A) Limited |  | United Kingdom
135 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 28) Limited |  | United Kingdom
136 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 29) Limited |  | United Kingdom
137 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 3) Limited |  | United Kingdom
138 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 5) Limited |  | United Kingdom
139 |  | BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 6) Limited |  | United Kingdom
140 |  | BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd |  | Australia
141 |  | BHP Pty Ltd |  | Australia

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142 |  | BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd (c) |  | Australia
143 |  | BHP Queensland Coal Limited (c) |  | United States of America
144 |  | BHP Resources Inc. |  | United States of America
145 |  | BHP Shared Business Services Pty Ltd |  | Australia
146 |  | BHP SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd |  | Australia
147 |  | BHP SSM International Pty Ltd |  | Australia
148 |  | BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd |  | Australia
149 |  | BHP Towage Services (Boodarie) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
150 |  | BHP Towage Services (Iron Brolga) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
151 |  | BHP Towage Services (Iron Corella) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
152 |  | BHP Towage Services (Iron Ibis) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
153 |  | BHP Towage Services (Iron Kestrel) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
154 |  | BHP Towage Services (Iron Osprey) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
155 |  | BHP Towage Services (Iron Whistler) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
156 |  | BHP Towage Services (Mallina) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
157 |  | BHP Towage Services (Mount Florance) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
158 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Atlantis) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
159 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Darwin) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
160 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Discovery) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
161 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Eduard) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
162 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Endeavour) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
163 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Enterprise) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
164 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Force) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
165 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Inspiration) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
166 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Rotation) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
167 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Sensation) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
168 |  | BHP Towage Services (RT Tough) Pty Ltd |  | Australia
169 |  | BHP WAIO Pty Ltd (b)(e) |  | Australia
170 |  | BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd |  | Australia
171 |  | BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd |  | Australia
172 |  | BHPB Freight Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
173 |  | BHPB Resolution Holdings LLC |  | United States of America
174 |  | Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd |  | Australia
175 |  | Billiton Development B.V. |  | Netherlands
176 |  | Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited |  | United Kingdom
177 |  | Billiton Guinea B.V. |  | Netherlands
178 |  | Billiton Investment 3 B.V. |  | Netherlands
179 |  | Billiton Investment 8 B.V. |  | Netherlands
180 |  | Billiton Investments Ireland Limited |  | Ireland
181 |  | Billiton Marketing Holding B.V. |  | Netherlands
182 |  | Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V. |  | Netherlands
183 |  | Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
184 |  | Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc. |  | United States of America
185 |  | Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation |  | United States of America
186 |  | Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
187 |  | Cerro-Quebrado S.A. |  | Ecuador
188 |  | Cerro-Yatsur S.A. |  | Ecuador
189 |  | Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd |  | Australia

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190 |  | Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada |  | Chile
191 |  | Consolidated Nominees Proprietary Limited |  | South Africa
192 |  | Dampier Coal (Queensland) Proprietary Limited (b)(d) |  | Australia
193 |  | Global BHP Copper Ltd |  | Cayman Islands
194 |  | Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation |  | United States of America
195 |  | Hamilton Oil Company Inc. |  | United States of America
196 |  | Hay Point Services Pty Limited (a)(b) |  | Australia
197 |  | Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd |  | Australia
198 |  | IPS USA Inc. |  | United States of America
199 |  | Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda |  | Brazil
200 |  | Kelti S.A. |  | Chile
201 |  | Marcona International S.A. |  | Panama
202 |  | Minera Spence SA |  | Chile
203 |  | Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited |  | Australia
204 |  | Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd |  | Australia
205 |  | Operaciones Conjuntas S. de R.L. de C.V. |  | Mexico
206 |  | OS ACPM Pty Ltd (b)(e) |  | Australia
207 |  | OS MCAP Pty Ltd (b)(f) |  | Australia
208 |  | Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited |  | South Africa
209 |  | Pilbara Gas Pty Limited (b)(d) |  | Australia
210 |  | PT BHP Billiton Indonesia |  | Indonesia
211 |  | PT BHP Billiton Services Indonesia |  | Indonesia
212 |  | PT Billiton Indonesia |  | Indonesia
213 |  | RAL Cayman Inc. |  | Cayman Islands
214 |  | Red Mountain Infrastructure Pty Ltd |  | Australia
215 |  | Rio Algom Exploration Inc. |  | Canada
216 |  | Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc. |  | Canada
217 |  | Rio Algom Limited |  | Canada
218 |  | Rio Algom Mining LLC |  | United States of America
219 |  | Riocerro Inc. |  | Cayman Islands
220 |  | Riochile Inc. |  | Cayman Islands
221 |  | Stein Insurance Company Limited |  | Guernsey
222 |  | Tamakaya Energía SpA |  | Chile
223 |  | The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd (a)(b) |  | Australia
224 |  | The World Marine & General Insurance Plc |  | United Kingdom
225 |  | UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd (b)(d) |  | Australia
226 |  | United Iron Pty Ltd |  | Australia
227 |  | Weebo Pastoral Company Pty Ltd |  | Australia
228 |  | Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd |  | Singapore
229 |  | WMC (Argentina) Inc. |  | United States of America
230 |  | WMC Corporate Services Inc. |  | United States of America
231 |  | WMC Finance (USA) Limited |  | Australia
232 |  | WMC Mineraçóo Ltda |  | Brazil
233 |  | WMC Resources Marketing Limited |  | Canada
|  | Subsidiaries where effective interest is less than 100 per cent |  |
234 |  | BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. (99.99%) |  | Philippines
235 |  | BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (80%) |  | Australia

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236 |  | BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd (85%) |  | Australia
237 |  | BHP Shared Services Philippines Inc. (99.99%) |  | Philippines
238 |  | Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda (90%) |  | Brazil
239 |  | Minera Escondida Ltda (57.5%) |  | Chile
240 |  | QNI Philippines Inc. (99.99%) |  | Philippines
|  | Joint operations |  |
241 |  | Bass Strait (50%) |  | Australia
242 |  | BHP Billiton SaskPower Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Knowledge Centre Inc. (50%) |  | Canada
243 |  | Blue Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited (50%) |  | Liberia
244 |  | BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited (50%) |  | Australia
245 |  | BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited (50%) |  | Australia
246 |  | BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd (50%) |  | Singapore
247 |  | BMA Japan KK (50%) |  | Japan
248 |  | Central Queensland Coal Associates (50%) |  | Australia
249 |  | Greater Angostura (45%) |  | Trinidad and Tobago
250 |  | Gregory (50%) |  | Australia
251 |  | Gulf of Mexico (23.9–44%) |  | United States of America
252 |  | Macedon (71.43%) |  | Australia
253 |  | Minerva (90%) |  | Australia
254 |  | Mt Goldsworthy (85%) |  | Australia
255 |  | Mt Newman (85%) |  | Australia
256 |  | North West Shelf (12.5–16.67%) |  | Australia
257 |  | North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited (16.67%) |  | Australia
258 |  | North West Shelf Liaison Company Pty Ltd (16.67%) |  | Australia
259 |  | North West Shelf Lifting Coordinator Pty Ltd (16.67%) |  | Australia
260 |  | North West Shelf Shipping Service Company Pty Ltd (16.67%) |  | Australia
261 |  | Posmac (65%) |  | Australia
262 |  | Pyrenees (40–71.43%) |  | Australia
263 |  | ROD Integrated Development (29.50%) |  | Algeria
264 |  | South Blackwater Coal Pty Limited (50%) |  | Australia
265 |  | Southern Natural Gas Development Pty Limited (50%) |  | Australia
266 |  | Stybarrow (50%) |  | Australia
267 |  | Thakweneng Mineral Resources Pty Ltd (50%) |  | South Africa
268 |  | Trion (60%) |  | Mexico
269 |  | Yandi (85%) |  | Australia
|  | Joint ventures and associates |  |
270 |  | Caesar Oil Pipeline Company LLC (25%) |  | United States of America
271 |  | Carbones del Cerrejón Limited (33.33%) |  | Anguilla
272 |  | Cerrejón Zona Norte S.A. (33.33%) |  | Colombia
273 |  | Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company LLC (22%) |  | United States of America
274 |  | CMC-Coal Marketing DAC (33.33%) |  | Ireland
275 |  | Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (33.75%) |  | Peru
276 |  | Global HubCo B.V. (33.33%) |  | Netherlands
277 |  | Marine Well Containment Company LLC (10%) |  | United States of America
278 |  | NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd (35.47%) |  | Australia
279 |  | Resolution Copper Mining LLC (45%) |  | United States of America

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280 |  | Rightship Pty Limited (33.33%) |  | Australia
281 |  | Samarco Mineração S.A. (50%) |  | Brazil
282 |  | SolGold Plc (11.2%) |  | United Kingdom
|  | Minority Investments |  |
283 |  | Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Limited (29.72%) |  | Australia
284 |  | Euronimba Limited (45.5%) |  | Jersey
285 |  | Interstate Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd (24.91%) |  | Australia
286 |  | Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited (25%) |  | Australia
287 |  | Ponta Ubu Agropecuária Ltda. (49%) |  | Brazil

(a) | These companies are parties to the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee, originally entered into on 6 June 2016, and members of the Closed Group, as at 30 June 2019.

(b) | These companies are parties to the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee and are relieved from the Corporations Act 2001 requirements for preparation, audit and lodgement of financial reports and Directors’ reports.

(c) | These companies were removed from the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee based on the Revocation Deed executed on 20 December 2016.

(d) | These companies were added into the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee based on the Assumption Deed executed on 29 June 2017 and are members of the Closed Group, as at 30 June 2017.

(e) | These companies were added into the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee based on the Assumption Deed executed on 26 June 2018 and are members of the Closed Group, as at 30 June 2018.

(f) | These companies were added into the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee based on the Assumption Deed executed on 29 June 2019 and are members of the Closed Group, as at 30 June 2019.

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