| 59.35 Real-Time Quote |  -0.39 / -0.65%Today’s Change | 49.56 Today|||52-Week Range 66.29 | -4.46% Year-to-Date |
| SECTOR Non-Energy Minerals | INDUSTRY Other Metals/Minerals | MARKET CAP $63.1B |
Company Description
BHP Billiton Plc operates as a mineral exploration company. The company through its subsidiaries operates its business under five segments: Petroleum & Potash, Copper, Iron Ore, Coal & Aluminum, Manganese and Nickel. The Petroleum & Potash segment engages in the exploration, development and production of oil & gas and potash development. The Copper segment engages in mining of copper, silver, lead, zinc, molybdenum, uranium and gold. The Iron Ore segment engages in the mining of iron ore. The Coal segment engages in the mining of metallurgical coal and thermal (energy) coal. The Aluminum, Manganese and Nickel segment engages in mining of bauxite, refining of bauxite into alumina and smelting of alumina into aluminum metal; mining of manganese ore and production of manganese metal and alloys; and mining and production of nickel products. It has operations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. BHP Billiton was founded on June 29, 2001 through the merger of BHP and Billiton and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
Employees
Shareholders
| Other institutional | 1.17% |
| Mutual fund holders | 0.38% |
| Individual stakeholders | -- |
Top Executives
| Andrew MacKenzie | Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director |
| Graham Kerr | Chief Financial Officer |
| Mike Henry | President-Marketing & Technology |
| Daniel Malchuk | President-Aluminium, Manganese & Nickel |
| Dean Dalla Valle | President-Coal Division |
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