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BHP Billiton PLC23 January 2008 23 January 2008Number 02/08 BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION REPORT FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2007 Production was significantly up in 13 commodities, with record or equal recordproduction achieved in seven major commodities during the half year endedDecember 2007. These records were delivered in 12 assets across six of our nineCustomer Sector Groups. This performance reinforces our strong track record ofproject delivery. Our deep inventory of expansion projects underpins furthergrowth. We have a broad exposure to the steel making sector through our iron ore,manganese and metallurgical coal operations and achieved record shipments in allof these commodities; delivering an eighth consecutive half year productionrecord at Western Australia Iron Ore. This was achieved at a time when currentdemand and the outlook remain very strong and prices for these commoditiesreached record levels. The newly commissioned petroleum projects contributed to a record performance.Continuing ramp up of production from these projects and future expansions willenhance our net long energy position at a time of historically high energyprices. We continued to focus on developing and delivering world class projects. Firstproduct was delivered from seven major projects across five commodities duringthe quarter. This, along with four major projects scheduled to commission in thenext six months will significantly increase our production. A further four majorprojects were sanctioned recently, including the third port in Newcastle, whichwill underpin our Australian East Coast expansion plans in Energy Coal. +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| * Record half year production from the total petroleum business, including || record natural gas. Alumina, copper concentrate, iron ore, manganese ore || and alloy also set records, as well as equal record production for || aluminium. All supported by strong market conditions. || || * Significant increase in half year production of copper cathode, uranium, || lead, zinc, diamonds and metallurgical coal. || || * Half year production records achieved at Worsley, Western Australia Iron || Ore, GEMCO, Illawarra Coal, and Hunter Valley Coal (all Australia), Zamzama|| (Pakistan), Paranam (Suriname), Samarco (Brazil), Hillside and Samancor || (both South Africa), and Cerrejon Coal (Colombia) operations. Mozal || (Mozambique) equalled its previous record production. || || * Record half year shipments across the entire carbon steel materials || commodity suite (iron ore up six percent, manganese up six percent and || metallurgical coal up 13 percent) driven by continuing strong customer || demand. || || * Record half year total material mined and ore hoisting achieved at || Olympic Dam (Australia). || |+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 || | | | | | || | | | | | |+-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs || | | | | | || | | | | | |+-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+|PETROLEUM | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+|Crude Oil, Condensate and| | | | | ||Natural Gas Liquids ('000| | | | | ||bbl) (a) | 29,395| 15,002| 2% | 9% | 4% |+-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+|Natural Gas (bcf) (a) | 186.89| 91.21| 9% | 11% | -5% |+-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+|Total Petroleum Products | | | | | ||(million boe) (a) | | | | | || | 60.54| 30.20| 5% | 10% | 0% |+-------------------------+-------+--------+------------+-----------+----------------+ Total Petroleum Production - Total production for the half year and quarter washigher than all comparative periods reflecting the start up of Atlantis andGenghis Khan (both USA), and Stybarrow (Australia) in the December 2007 quarter.A steady increase in the total production profile is expected in the second halfof the 2008 financial year due to the contribution of high margin output fromthese projects, all located in fiscally stable regimes. In less than two months of operation, Stybarrow has already achieved productionlevels at nameplate capacity and has offloaded a total of 2.5 million barrels ofoil (100% basis). Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquids - Production was higher than allcomparative periods due to the start up of new projects and continued success ininfill and development drilling programs. This, combined with continued strongfacility uptime, completely offset the effect of natural field decline. Natural Gas - Record half year production was achieved due to strong performanceat Bass Strait and North West Shelf (both Australia) and the remainder of theglobal portfolio. The improved facility uptime across all operations alsoallowed us to capture the benefit of stronger demand for gas in Australia andPakistan.+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|ALUMINIUM | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Alumina ('000 tonnes) | 2,310| 1,157| 4% | 0% | 0% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Aluminium ('000 tonnes) | | | | | || | 675| 338| 0% | 0% | 0% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ Alumina - All time records in production and sales were achieved for theDecember 2007 half year reflecting continued strong performance from alloperations. Worsley and Paranam achieved a second consecutive record half yearof production. Aluminium - Production equalled both the half year and quarterly recordsachieved in the December 2006 half year and quarter. Despite the impact of loadshedding (within agreed contractual limits), Hillside achieved a thirdconsecutive quarterly record and Mozal equalled its previous record performance.+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|BASE METALS | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Copper ('000 tonnes) | 655.9| 348.1| 19% | 16% | 13% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Lead (tonnes) | 132,065| 70,544| 53% | 92% | 15% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Zinc (tonnes) | 65,066| 27,807| 49% | 41% | -25% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Silver ('000 ounces) | 23,029| 11,905| 65% | 81% | 7% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+|Uranium Oxide Concentrate | | | | | ||(Uranium) (tonnes) | 2,124| 1,191| 32% | 45% | 28% |+--------------------------+--------+--------+-----------+-----------+---------------+ Copper - Half year production increased significantly with production of copperconcentrate achieving an all time record. The continued ramp up of EscondidaSulphide Leach and Spence (both Chile) and the recently commissioned PintoValley (USA) all contributed to the increased production. In aggregate, theseprojects contributed 96,100 tonnes during the half year ended December 2007.This increase was achieved despite two earthquakes in Chile that reduced outputby approximately 9,100 tonnes, and lower production from Antamina (Peru) andOlympic Dam. Production at Antamina was impacted by unplanned interruptions atthe SAG mill. Olympic Dam achieved an all time high in total material mined and ore hoistedduring the December 2007 half year. The build up of underground stock piles isprogressing according to the development program in place to allow for increasedore hoisting. However, Olympic Dam's production was impacted by unplannedsmelter interruptions and lower grades. At 31 December 2007 the Group had 323,469 tonnes of outstanding copper salesthat were revalued at a weighted average price of US$6,662 per tonne. The finalprice of these sales will be determined in 2008. In addition, 346,610 tonnes ofcopper sales were subject to a finalisation adjustment from the prior period.The finalisation adjustment and provisional pricing impact as at 31 December2007 will decrease earnings(b) by US$240 million for the period. Lead - Cannington's production in the December 2007 quarter was the highestsince the record March 2005 quarter. Performance continues to improve followingthe completion of the Cannington (Australia) rehabilitation project. Zinc - Production for the half year was significantly higher due to higher gradeand an increased proportion of zinc containing ore being processed at Antamina.The completion of the Cannington rehabilitation project also had a positiveimpact. Silver - Production was significantly higher than the December 2006 half yearand quarter mainly due to the successful completion of the Canningtonrehabilitation project. Half year production records were achieved at Escondidaand Antamina. Uranium - Production was the highest since the December 2004 quarter and halfyear due to ongoing progress at improving recovery and leach circuit performanceat Olympic Dam. Third party uranium was purchased from the spot market to meet contractualrequirements. This will decrease earnings(b) by US$94 million for the half yearended December 2007.+---------------------------+-------+------+----------+------------+------------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+---------------------------+-------+------+----------+------------+------------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+---------------------------+-------+------+----------+------------+------------------+|DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 ||PRODUCTS | | | | | |+---------------------------+-------+------+----------+------------+------------------+|Diamonds ('000 carats) | 1,865| 843| 31% | -10% | -18% |+---------------------------+-------+------+----------+------------+------------------+ Diamonds - As Ekati (Canada) transitions from open pit mining to undergroundmining the mix of ore processed will change from time to time. Production forthe half year increased significantly compared to the December 2006 half yeardue to higher recoveries and grade. Although production increased it included ahigher proportion of lower value carats. Carat production decreased compared to the December 2006 and September 2007quarters due to lower recoveries and grade.+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+|STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS| HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+|Nickel ('000 tonnes) | 82.3| 43.7| -11% | -9% | 13% |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+ Nickel - Production in the half year ended December 2007 was impacted byscheduled shutdowns at the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter (Australia), Yabulu(Australia) and Cerro Matoso (Colombia). This was partially offset by higherproduction from the Kwinana Nickel Refinery (Australia) which performed at nearrecord levels. The Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation (Australia) produced more than5,000 tonnes of mixed nickel-cobalt hydroxide product in the December 2007quarter. The start up of operations at Ravensthorpe and Line 2 at Yabulu adverselyimpacted earnings(b) by US$132 million for the half year ended December 2007.+-------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+------------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+-------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+------------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+-------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+------------------+|IRON ORE | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+-------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+------------------+|Iron ore ('000 tonnes) | | | | | ||(c) | 53,613| 27,746| 8% | 9% | 7% |+-------------------------+-------+-------+-----------+------------+------------------+ Iron Ore - Record production and sales were achieved for the half year andquarter ended December 2007. Western Australia Iron Ore and Samarco continued toperform strongly and set new half year and quarterly production records.Successful delivery of ongoing expansion projects led to an eighth consecutivehalf year production record at our Western Australia Iron Ore operations.+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+|MANGANESE | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+|Manganese Ore ('000 | | | | | ||tonnes) | 3,058| 1,613| 1% | 5% | 12% |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+|Manganese Alloy ('000 | | | | | ||tonnes) | 393| 209| 12% | 9% | 14% |+-------------------------+------+---------+----------+------------+------------------+ Manganese Ore - Record half year and quarterly production achieved due to recordor near record performance from all operations. Manganese Alloy - Production for the half year and quarter ended December 2007were all time records. Samancor and TEMCO (Australia) delivered strongproduction, with Samancor achieving a quarterly record.+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+|METALLURGICAL COAL | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+|Metallurgical Coal ('000| | | | | ||tonnes) | 19,215| 9,643| 6% | 8% | 1% |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+ Metallurgical Coal - Production for the half year and quarter ended December2007 was higher than all comparative periods. This was achieved despite theimpact of planned and unplanned interruptions and unseasonal wet weather inQueensland Coal (Australia). Illawarra Coal achieved a half year productionrecord, reflecting strong performance from West Cliff, Appin and Dendrobiummines (all Australia). Strong production at Peak Downs and South Walker Creek(both Australia) and the continued ramp up of Poitrel (Australia) alsocontributed to the higher production. Responding to continuing strong customer demand, both Illawarra Coal andQueensland Coal achieved record half year shipments. Our Hay Point Coal terminal(Australia) achieved a half year record throughput despite weather relatedclosure in the last week of December 2007. This mitigated the impact ofinfrastructure constraints at third party facilities.+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+| | DEC | DEC | DEC H 07 | DEC Q07 | DEC Q07 |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+| | 2007 | 2007 | vs | vs | vs |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+|ENERGY COAL | HALF | QTR | DEC H 06 | DEC Q06 | SEPT Q07 |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+|Energy Coal ('000 | | | | | ||tonnes) (d) | 40,232| 20,609| -2% | -1% | 5% |+------------------------+--------+---------+----------+------------+-----------------+ Energy Coal - Production(e) was in line with all the comparative periods. New Mexico Coal (USA) production improved following maintenance activities atNavajo (USA) and poor geological conditions at the longwall operation at SanJuan (USA) experienced in the September 2007 quarter. In addition, Hunter ValleyCoal and Cerrejon Coal continued to set new production records. Third party infrastructure constraints on the east coast of Australia willcontinue to impact Hunter Valley Coal's export sales. (a) Excluding Moranbah Coal Bed Methane (sold September 2006 quarter) andTyphoon / Boris (sold December 2006 quarter). (b) Earnings before interest and tax. (c) Excluding Goldsworthy operations which were suspended mid calendar year2006. (d) Excluding Koornfontein operation which was sold effective 1 July 2007. (e) Including 5.8 million tonnes of production from our South African Optimumoperation (2.1 million tonnes export and 3.7 million tonnes domestic). Earningson these tonnes will be excluded as he entitlement to those earnings vested withthe intended purchaser effective from 1 July 2007. Throughout this report, unless otherwise stated, production volumes refer to BHPBilliton share and exclude suspended and sold operations. This report together with the Exploration and Development Report represent theInterim Management Statement for the purposes of the UK Listing Authority'sDisclosure and Transparency Rules. There have been no significant changes in thefinancial position of the Group in the half year ended 31 December 2007. +---------------------------------------------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION SUMMARY - CONTINUING | | | | | | | | ||OPERATIONS | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+-------------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR | | % CHANGE || | | | | | ENDED | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | |DEC H| DEC | DEC || | | | | | | | | | | 07 | Q07 | Q07 |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | DEC | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC | | vs | vs | vs |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 | |DEC H| DEC |SEPT || | | | | | | | | | | 06 | Q06 | Q07 |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|PETROLEUM | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Crude oil & |('000 bbl)|10,963|11,298|12,317| | 23,615|23,056| | 2%| 12%| 9%||condensate | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Natural gas (a) | (bcf) | 82.14| 95.68| 91.21| | 186.89|171.32| | 9%| 11%| -5%|+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Natural gas liquid |('000 bbl)| 2,747| 3,095| 2,685| | 5,780| 5,877| | -2%| -2%| -13%|+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Total Petroleum | (million | 27.36| 30.34| 30.20| | 60.54| 57.45| | 5%| 10%| 0%||Products (a) | boe) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|ALUMINIUM | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Alumina | ('000 | 1,153| 1,153| 1,157| | 2,310| 2,231| | 4%| 0%| 0%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Aluminium | ('000 | 338| 337| 338| | 675| 675| | 0%| 0%| 0%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|BASE METALS | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Copper | ('000 | 300.7| 307.8| 348.1| | 655.9| 550.4| | 19%| 16%| 13%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Lead | (tonnes) |36,804|61,521|70,544| |132,065|86,114| | 53%| 92%| 15%|+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Zinc | (tonnes) |19,776|37,259|27,807| | 65,066|43,787| | 49%| 41%| -25%|+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Gold | (ounces) |38,564|40,313|45,714| | 86,027|79,724| | 8%| 19%| 13%|+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Silver | ('000 | 6,566|11,124|11,905| | 23,029|13,915| | 65%| 81%| 7%|| | ounces) | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Uranium oxide | (tonnes) | 822| 933| 1,191| | 2,124| 1,615| | 32%| 45%| 28%||concentrate | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Molybdenum | (tonnes) | 768| 693| 679| | 1,372| 1,487| | -8%| -12%| -2%|+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS| | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Diamonds | ('000 | 937| 1,022| 843| | 1,865| 1,424| | 31%| -10%| -18%|| | carats) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|STAINLESS STEEL | | | | | | | | | | | ||MATERIALS | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Nickel | ('000 | 48.3| 38.6| 43.7| | 82.3| 92.8| | -11%| -9%| 13%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|IRON ORE | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Iron ore (b) | ('000 |25,370|25,867|27,746| | 53,613|49,567| | 8%| 9%| 7%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|MANGANESE | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Manganese ore | ('000 | 1,529| 1,445| 1,613| | 3,058| 3,038| | 1%| 5%| 12%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Manganese alloy |Production| 191| 184| 209| | 393| 350| | 12%| 9%| 14%|| | include | | | | | | | | | | || | Medium | | | | | | | | | | || | Carbon | | | | | | | | | | || | Ferro | | | | | | | | | | || |Manganese.| | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|METALLURGICAL COAL | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Metallurgical coal | ('000 | 8,966| 9,572| 9,643| | 19,215|18,213| | 6%| 8%| 1%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|ENERGY COAL | | | | | | | | | | | |+--------------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Energy coal (c) | ('000 |20,720|19,623|20,609| | 40,232|41,198| | -2%| -1%| 5%|| | tonnes) | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|(a)|Excluding Moranbah Coal Bed Methane (sold September 2006 quarter) and Typhoon / | || |Boris (sold December 2006 quarter). | |+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----+|(b)|Excluding Goldsworthy operations which were suspended mid calendar year 2006. |+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+|(c)|Excluding Koornfontein which was disposed effective 1 July 2007. |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+| | | | | | | | | | | | | |+---+----------------+----------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+-+-----+------+-----+|Throughout this report figures in italics indicate that this figure has been | | ||adjusted since it was previously reported. | | |+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+------+-----+ +----------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|BHP BILLITON ATTRIBUTABLE | | | | | | | | ||PRODUCTION | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | BHP | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC || | | |Billiton| | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | |Interest| 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|PETROLEUM | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Crude oil & condensate | ('000 |10,963|10,671|11,443|11,299|12,317| | 23,616|23,054|| | | bbl) | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Natural gas | (bcf) | 83.09| 86.68| 95.25| 95.68| 91.21| | 186.89|174.92|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |NGL (a) | ('000 | 2,746| 2,626| 3,018| 3,095| 2,685| | 5,780| 5,878|| | | bbl) | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total Petroleum |(million| 27.52| 27.68| 30.47| 30.34| 30.20| | 60.54| 58.05|| |Products | boe) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|ALUMINIUM | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|ALUMINA | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Worsley | 86% | 776| 708| 768| 784| 771| | 1,555| 1,480|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Suriname | 45% | 241| 241| 243| 244| 252| | 496| 494|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Alumar | 36% | 136| 136| 133| 125| 134| | 259| 257|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 1,153| 1,085| 1,144| 1,153| 1,157| | 2,310| 2,231|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|ALUMINIUM | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Hillside | 100% | 176| 174| 177| 178| 180| | 358| 353|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Bayside | 100% | 50| 48| 47| 48| 47| | 95| 99|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Alumar | 40% | 45| 44| 44| 44| 44| | 88| 89|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Mozal | 47% | 67| 65| 66| 67| 67| | 134| 134|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 338| 331| 334| 337| 338| | 675| 675|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|BASE METALS (b) | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|COPPER | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in concentrate ('000| | | | | | | | ||tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Escondida | 57.5% | 160.6| 178.1| 170.5| 167.0| 177.3| | 344.3| 290.3|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Antamina | 33.8% | 34.1| 24.2| 26.4| 27.5| 29.3| | 56.8| 63.1|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Pinto Valley | 100% | -| -| -| -| 5.2| | 5.2| -|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 194.7| 202.3| 196.9| 194.5| 211.8| | 406.3| 353.4|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Cathode ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Escondida | 57.5% | 32.7| 38.2| 37.7| 30.9| 30.3| | 61.2| 50.2|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Cerro Colorado | 100% | 27.4| 28.1| 20.3| 23.1| 27.3| | 50.4| 57.4|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Spence (c) | 100% | 4.3| 33.5| 37.7| 23.9| 34.2| | 58.1| 4.3|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Pinto Valley | 100% | 1.9| 1.9| 1.9| 1.8| 1.7| | 3.5| 3.8|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Olympic Dam | 100% | 39.7| 53.6| 47.6| 33.6| 42.8| | 76.4| 81.3|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 106.0| 155.3| 145.2| 113.3| 136.3| | 249.6| 197.0|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|LEAD | | | | | | | | | | |+-----+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in | | | | | | | | | ||concentrate (tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Cannington | 100% |36,454|62,974|62,409|61,073|70,369| |131,442|85,431|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Antamina | 33.8% | 350| 469| 317| 448| 175| | 623| 683|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | |36,804|63,443|62,726|61,521|70,544| |132,065|86,114|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|ZINC | | | | | | | | | | |+-----+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in | | | | | | | | | ||concentrate (tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Cannington | 100% | 8,806|15,095|11,355|14,503|15,487| | 29,990|19,232|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Antamina | 33.8% |10,970|20,665|27,793|22,756|12,320| | 35,076|24,555|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | |19,776|35,760|39,148|37,259|27,807| | 65,066|43,787|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Refer footnotes on page| | | | | | | | | || |4. | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|BASE METALS (continued) | | | | | | | | | |+-----+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|GOLD | | | | | | | | | | |+-----+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in | | | | | | | | | ||concentrate (ounces) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Escondida | 57.5% |22,365|21,243|23,754|23,194|21,376| | 44,570|39,414|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Olympic Dam (refined | 100% |16,199|22,661|28,689|17,119|24,338| | 41,457|40,310|| |gold) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | |38,564|43,904|52,443|40,313|45,714| | 86,027|79,724|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|SILVER | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in concentrate ('000| | | | | | | | ||ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Escondida | 57.5% | 880| 920| 990| 1,116| 877| | 1,993| 1,604|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Antamina | 33.8% | 736| 749| 934| 1,056| 652| | 1,708| 1,449|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Cannington | 100% | 4,805| 9,160| 9,426| 8,759|10,124| | 18,883|10,519|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Olympic Dam (refined | 100% | 145| 196| 275| 193| 239| | 432| 343|| |silver) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Pinto Valley | 100% | -| -| -| -| 13| | 13| -|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 6,566|11,025|11,625|11,124|11,905| | 23,029|13,915|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|URANIUM OXIDE CONCENTRATE| | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in | | | | | | | | | ||concentrate (tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Olympic Dam | 100% | 822| 883| 988| 933| 1,191| | 2,124| 1,615|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 822| 883| 988| 933| 1,191| | 2,124| 1,615|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|MOLYBDENUM | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Payable metal in | | | | | | | | | ||concentrate (tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Antamina | 33.8% | 768| 288| 493| 693| 679| | 1,372| 1,487|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 768| 288| 493| 693| 679| | 1,372| 1,487|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY | | | | | | | | | ||PRODUCTS | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|DIAMONDS | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 carats) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |EkatiTM | 80% | 937| 889| 911| 1,022| 843| | 1,865| 1,424|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS| | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|NICKEL | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |CMSA | 99.9% | 12.8| 12.8| 12.7| 12.5| 11.4| | 23.9| 25.5|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Yabulu | 100% | 7.5| 8.0| 9.3| 5.5| 6.0| | 11.5| 14.8|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Nickel West | 100% | 28.0| 25.0| 26.6| 20.6| 26.3| | 46.9| 52.5|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 48.3| 45.8| 48.6| 38.6| 43.7| | 82.3| 92.8|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Refer footnotes on page| | | | | | | | | || |4. | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|IRON ORE | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | ||(d) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Mt Newman Joint Venture| 85% | 7,536| 6,711| 7,665| 7,904| 8,147| | 16,051|14,930|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Goldsworthy Joint | 85% | 84| 142| 195| 134| 170| | 304| 890|| |Venture | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Area C Joint Venture | 85% | 5,334| 4,853| 5,078| 4,916| 6,474| | 11,390|10,155|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Yandi Joint Venture | 85% | 9,106| 8,277| 9,661| 9,823| 9,770| | 19,593|17,610|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Jimblebar | 85% | 1,449| 1,177| 1,341| 1,157| 1,248| | 2,405| 2,939|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Samarco | 50% | 1,945| 1,866| 2,001| 2,067| 2,107| | 4,174| 3,933|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | |25,454|23,026|25,941|26,001|27,916| | 53,917|50,457|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|MANGANESE | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|MANGANESE ORES | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Saleable production ('000| | | | | | | | | ||tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |South Africa (e) | 60% | 663| 632| 631| 572| 709| | 1,281| 1,307|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Australia (e) | 60% | 866| 820| 888| 873| 904| | 1,777| 1,731|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 1,529| 1,452| 1,519| 1,445| 1,613| | 3,058| 3,038|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|MANGANESE ALLOYS | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Saleable production ('000| | | | | | | | | ||tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |South Africa (e) (f) | 60% | 125| 132| 137| 123| 141| | 264| 224|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Australia (e) | 60% | 66| 64| 49| 61| 68| | 129| 126|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 191| 196| 186| 184| 209| | 393| 350|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|METALLURGICAL COAL | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | ||(g) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |BMA | 50% | 6,106| 6,478| 7,442| 5,917| 6,138| | 12,055|12,763|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |BHP Mitsui Coal (h) | 80% | 873| 1,067| 2,047| 1,454| 1,526| | 2,980| 1,746|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Illawarra | 100% | 1,987| 1,539| 1,643| 2,201| 1,979| | 4,180| 3,704|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | | 8,966| 9,084|11,132| 9,572| 9,643| | 19,215|18,213|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|ENERGY COAL | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+|Production ('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |South Africa | 100% |13,032|12,863|12,596|11,706|11,277| | 22,983|26,183|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |USA | 100% | 3,871| 3,106| 4,636| 2,511| 3,671| | 6,182| 7,338|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Australia | 100% | 2,790| 2,731| 2,610| 2,918| 2,959| | 5,877| 5,556|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Colombia | 33% | 2,337| 2,230| 2,441| 2,488| 2,702| | 5,190| 4,735|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |Total | |22,030|20,930|22,283|19,623|20,609| | 40,232|43,812|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| |(a)|LPG and Ethane are reported as Natural Gas Liquid (NGL). Product-specific |+-+---+conversions are made and NGL is reported in barrels of oil equivalent (boe). || | | |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(b)|Metal production is reported on the basis of payable metal. |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(c)|Spence operations were commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(d)|Iron ore production is reported on a wet tonnes basis. |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(e)|Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%. |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(f)|Production includes Medium Carbon Ferro Manganese. |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(g)|Metallurgical coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. || | |Production figures include some thermal coal. |+-+---+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(h)|Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 80%. |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+------+ +-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT | | | | | | | | | ||REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | |HALF YEAR ENDED|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|PETROLEUM | | | | | | | | | |+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated. |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|CRUDE OIL & CONDENSATE ('000 | | | | | | | | ||barrels) | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Bass Strait | | 3,311| 3,144| 3,929| 3,638| 3,103| | 6,741| 7,158|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |North West Shelf | | 2,735| 2,532| 2,514| 2,532| 2,493| | 5,025| 5,719|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Atlantis (a) | | -| -| -| -| 615| | 615| -|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Shenzi (a) | | -| -| -| -| 32| | 32| -|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Liverpool Bay & Bruce /| | 1,482| 1,053| 1,011| 923| 946| | 1,869| 2,592|| |Keith | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |ROD / Ohanet | | 1,793| 2,104| 1,730| 1,830| 1,709| | 3,539| 3,757|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Other (b) | | 1,642| 1,838| 2,259| 2,376| 3,419| | 5,795| 3,828|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Total | |10,963|10,671|11,443|11,299|12,317| | 23,616| 23,054|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|NATURAL GAS (billion | | | | | | | | | ||cubic feet) (c) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Bass Strait | | 20.53| 22.73| 37.70| 39.77| 28.41| | 68.18| 54.07|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |North West Shelf | | 27.48| 27.10| 25.70| 27.17| 28.13| | 55.30| 52.70|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Atlantis (a) | | -| -| -| -| 0.12| | 0.12| -|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Shenzi (a) | | -| -| -| -| 0.01| | 0.01| -|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Liverpool Bay & Bruce /| | 15.01| 15.18| 12.71| 8.87| 12.70| | 21.57| 25.37|| |Keith | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Other (b) | | 20.07| 21.67| 19.14| 19.87| 21.84| | 41.71| 42.79|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Total | | 83.09| 86.68| 95.25| 95.68| 91.21| | 186.89| 174.92|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|NGL ('000 barrels) | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Bass Strait | | 1,726| 1,643| 2,163| 2,327| 1,801| | 4,128| 3,950|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |North West Shelf | | 441| 435| 369| 438| 417| | 855| 885|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Liverpool Bay & Bruce /| | 143| 151| 124| 48| 153| | 201| 288|| |Keith | | | | | | | | | |+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |ROD / Ohanet | | 436| 397| 362| 282| 314| | 596| 755|+-+-----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Total | | 2,746| 2,626| 3,018| 3,095| 2,685| | 5,780| 5,878|+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|TOTAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS | | 27.52| 27.68| 30.47| 30.34| 30.20| | 60.54| 58.05|+-------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|(million barrels of oil | | | | | | | | | ||equivalent) (d) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |(a)|Atlantis and Genghis Khan operations were commissioned during the December 2007 || | |quarter. Genghis Khan is reported in Shenzi. |+-+---+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(b)|Other includes Stybarrow, Griffin, Minerva, Angostura, Mad Dog, West Cameron 76, |+-+---+Mustang, Genesis, Starlifter, Green Canyon 18/60 and Pakistan. Stybarrow operation|| | |was commisioned during the December 2007 quarter. |+-+---+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(c)|BHP Billiton completed the sale of its interest in Moranbah Coal Bed Methane in || | |the September 2006 quarter. |+-+---+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(d)|Total barrels of oil equivalent (boe) conversions are based on 6000scf of natural || | |gas equals 1 boe. |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+ +-------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+|ALUMINIUM | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+|BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |+-----------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+|('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+|ALUMINA | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Worsley, Australia | | 776| 708| 768| 784| 771| | 1,555| 1,480|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Paranam, Suriname | | 241| 241| 243| 244| 252| | 496| 494|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Alumar, Brazil | | 136| 136| 133| 125| 134| | 259| 257|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Total | | 1,153| 1,085| 1,144| 1,153| 1,157| | 2,310| 2,231|+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Worsley, Australia | | 820| 659| 794| 792| 803| | 1,595| 1,486|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Paranam, Suriname | | 243| 225| 253| 244| 265| | 509| 479|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Alumar, Brazil | | 137| 120| 164| 131| 128| | 259| 245|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Total (a) | | 1,200| 1,004| 1,211| 1,167| 1,196| | 2,363| 2,210|+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+|ALUMINIUM | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Hillside, South | | 176| 174| 177| 178| 180| | 358| 353|| |Africa | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Bayside, South Africa| | 50| 48| 47| 48| 47| | 95| 99|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Alumar, Brazil | | 45| 44| 44| 44| 44| | 88| 89|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Mozal, Mozambique | | 67| 65| 66| 67| 67| | 134| 134|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Total | | 338| 331| 334| 337| 338| | 675| 675|+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Hillside, South | | 173| 162| 188| 165| 180| | 345| 343|| |Africa | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Bayside, South Africa| | 47| 46| 57| 50| 50| | 100| 91|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Alumar, Brazil | | 42| 38| 47| 43| 48| | 91| 86|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Mozal, Mozambique | | 66| 64| 70| 56| 72| | 128| 126|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Total | | 328| 310| 362| 314| 350| | 664| 646|+-+---------------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |Tolling Agreement (a)| | 20| 33| 32| 33| 33| | 66| 44|+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | 348| 343| 394| 347| 383| | 730| 690|+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| |(a)|Equity Alumina is converted into Aluminium under a third party tolling || | |agreement. These tonnages are allocated to equity sales. |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+------+------+------+------+------+-+------+------+ +-------------------------------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | |HALF YEAR ENDED|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 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 |('000 |93,770|85,654|88,409|82,995|88,319| |171,314|153,371|| |(100%) |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sulphide ore milled |('000 |22,585|23,450|23,064|22,406|21,777| | 44,183| 40,842|| |(100%) |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average copper grade|(%) | 1.55%| 1.62%| 1.58%| 1.63%| 1.72%| | 1.68%| 1.55%|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production ex Mill |('000 | 289.4| 319.1| 306.0| 305.2| 316.8| | 622.0| 523.4|| |(100%) |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable copper |('000 | 160.6| 178.1| 170.5| 167.0| 177.3| | 344.3| 290.3|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable gold |(fine |22,365|21,243|23,754|23,194|21,376| | 44,570| 39,414|| |concentrate |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 32.7| 38.2| 37.7| 30.9| 30.3| | 61.2| 50.2|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | 880| 920| 990| 1,116| 877| | 1,993| 1,604|| |concentrate |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable copper |('000 | 167.9| 149.4| 199.0| 162.9| 173.0| | 335.9| 301.7|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable gold |(fine |23,089|17,966|27,623|22,957|21,158| | 44,115| 40,867|| |concentrate |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 27.3| 36.0| 43.0| 35.8| 26.9| | 62.7| 41.5|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | 909| 785| 1,153| 1,089| 864| | 1,953| 1,661|| |concentrate |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|Cerro Colorado, Chile | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Material mined |('000 |18,858|15,429|13,984|17,095|17,798| | 34,893| 35,192|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Ore milled |('000 | 4,578| 4,398| 4,365| 4,278| 4,410| | 8,688| 9,086|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average copper grade|(%) | 0.81%| 0.90%| 0.79%| 0.84%| 1.03%| | 0.92%| 0.81%|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 27.4| 28.1| 20.3| 23.1| 27.3| | 50.4| 57.4|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 28.3| 27.9| 24.1| 23.5| 24.5| | 48.0| 56.2|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|Spence, Chile (a) | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Material mined |('000 |20,329|19,684|20,275|16,983|19,758| | 36,741| 20,329|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Ore milled |('000 | 3,510| 4,282| 3,718| 4,132| 4,333| | 8,465| 3,510|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average copper grade|(%) | 1.76%| 2.00%| 1.80%| 1.56%| 1.61%| | 1.60%| 1.76%|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 4.3| 33.5| 37.7| 23.9| 34.2| | 58.1| 4.3|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 1.3| 28.0| 40.4| 31.0| 24.0| | 55.0| 1.3|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |(a)|Spence operations were commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|Antamina, Peru | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Material mined |('000 |28,317|24,428|29,034|31,145|31,289| | 62,434| 58,234|| |(100%) |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sulphide ore milled |('000 | 7,930| 7,841| 8,033| 8,344| 6,955| | 15,299| 15,511|| |(100%) |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average head grades | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |- Copper |(%) | 1.41%| 1.10%| 1.17%| 1.15%| 1.47%| | 1.32%| 1.32%|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |- Zinc |(%) | 0.65%| 1.25%| 1.46%| 1.17%| 0.69%| | 0.95%| 0.75%|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable copper |('000 | 34.1| 24.2| 26.4| 27.5| 29.3| | 56.8| 63.1|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable zinc |(tonnes)|10,970|20,665|27,793|22,756|12,320| | 35,076| 24,555|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | 736| 749| 934| 1,056| 652| | 1,708| 1,449|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable lead |(tonnes)| 350| 469| 317| 448| 175| | 623| 683|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable molybdenum |(tonnes)| 768| 288| 493| 693| 679| | 1,372| 1,487|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable copper |('000 | 35.3| 25.0| 20.7| 28.5| 32.6| | 61.1| 69.2|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable zinc |(tonnes)|13,853|15,479|31,914|25,306|12,458| | 37,764| 28,077|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | 623| 707| 645| 917| 719| | 1,636| 1,478|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable lead |(tonnes)| 346| 686| 394| 334| 140| | 474| 991|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable molybdenum |(tonnes)| 808| 591| 480| 662| 605| | 1,267| 1,362|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|Cannington, Australia | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Material mined |('000 | 506| 732| 717| 824| 808| | 1,632| 934|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Ore milled |('000 | 478| 704| 688| 661| 755| | 1,416| 956|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average head grades | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |- Silver |(g/t) | 360| 477| 493| 478| 489| | 484| 392|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |- Lead |(%) | 8.8%| 10.5%| 10.3%| 10.4%| 10.7%| | 10.5%| 10.2%|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |- Zinc |(%) | 3.1%| 3.6%| 3.0%| 3.5%| 3.3%| | 3.4%| 3.4%|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | 4,805| 9,160| 9,426| 8,759|10,124| | 18,883| 10,519|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable lead |(tonnes)|36,454|62,974|62,409|61,073|70,369| |131,442| 85,431|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable zinc |(tonnes)| 8,806|15,095|11,355|14,503|15,487| | 29,990| 19,232|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | 6,637| 8,331|10,352| 6,725|11,266| | 17,991| 11,647|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable lead |(tonnes)|51,521|56,726|66,411|46,148|78,325| |124,473| 91,215|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable zinc |(tonnes)|12,315|11,585|14,888| 9,257|19,577| | 28,834| 18,661|+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|Olympic Dam, Australia| | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Material mined (a) |('000 | 2,030| 2,103| 2,255| 2,424| 2,520| | 4,944| 4,208|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Ore milled |('000 | 2,182| 2,117| 2,272| 2,239| 2,552| | 4,791| 4,225|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average copper grade|(%) | 2.21%| 1.96%| 1.93%| 1.83%| 1.86%| | 1.85%| 2.16%|+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Average uranium |kg/t | 0.58| 0.59| 0.58| 0.57| 0.63| | 0.60| 0.57|| |grade | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (ER) |('000 | 35.4| 50.2| 44.1| 30.6| 40.2| | 70.8| 73.8|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 4.3| 3.4| 3.5| 3.0| 2.6| | 5.6| 7.5|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Uranium oxide |(tonnes)| 822| 883| 988| 933| 1,191| | 2,124| 1,615|| |concentrate | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Refined gold |(fine |16,199|22,661|28,689|17,119|24,338| | 41,457| 40,310|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Refined silver |('000 | 145| 196| 275| 193| 239| | 432| 343|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (ER) |('000 | 33.7| 51.6| 45.2| 30.7| 41.0| | 71.7| 75.3|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 2.7| 4.6| 4.4| 3.1| 2.5| | 5.6| 6.2|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Uranium oxide |(tonnes)| 1,009| 1,043| 646| 562| 346| | 908| 1,629|| |concentrate | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Refined gold |(fine |18,404|22,983|27,589|20,118|21,760| | 41,878| 41,637|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Refined silver |('000 | 157| 183| 294| 192| 237| | 429| 345|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |(a)|Material mined refers to run of mine ore mined and hoisted. |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+|Pinto Valley, USA | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper concentrate |('000 | -| -| -| -| 5.2| | 5.2| -|| |(a) |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 1.9| 1.9| 1.9| 1.8| 1.7| | 3.5| 3.8|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver (a) |('000 | -| -| -| -| 13.3| | 13.3| -|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper concentrate |('000 | -| -| -| -| 5.2| | 5.2| -|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Copper cathode (EW) |('000 | 1.6| 1.5| 2.5| 0.9| 0.9| | 1.8| 3.2|| | |tonnes) | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |Payable silver |('000 | -| -| -| -| 13.3| | 13.3| -|| | |ounces) | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| |(a)|Production restarted during the December 2007 quarter. |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+----------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+-+-------+-------+ +----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|PRODUCTION AND | | | | | | | | | ||SHIPMENT REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY | | | | | | | | ||PRODUCTS | | | | | | | | |+------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|DIAMONDS | | | | | | | | | |+----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|EkatiTM, Canada | | | | | | | | | |+-+--------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Ore Processed (100%)|('000 | 1,100| 1,046| 1,194| 1,009| 1,080| | 2,089| 2,299|| | |tonnes)| | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Production |('000 | 937| 889| 911| 1,022| 843| | 1,865| 1,424|| | |carats)| | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+ +-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT| | | | | | | | | ||REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|STAINLESS STEEL | | | | | | | | | ||MATERIALS | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|NICKEL | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|CMSA, Colombia | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Production | | 12.8| 12.8| 12.7| 12.5| 11.4| | 23.9| 25.5|+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Sales | | 14.4| 12.4| 12.5| 6.9| 13.2| | 20.1| 26.1|+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|Yabulu, Australia | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel metal | | 7.5| 8.0| 9.3| 5.5| 6.0| | 11.5| 14.8|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Cobalt | | 0.5| 0.4| 0.5| 0.5| 0.4| | 0.9| 0.8|+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel metal | | 7.2| 7.1| 9.6| 5.3| 6.3| | 11.6| 13.2|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Cobalt | | 0.4| 0.4| 0.5| 0.4| 0.5| | 0.9| 0.8|+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|Nickel West, Australia | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel contained in | | -| -| 0.9| -| 1.2| | 1.2| -|| |concentrate | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel contained in | | 12.4| 12.9| 13.2| 3.9| 8.5| | 12.4| 23.5|| |finished matte | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel metal | | 15.6| 12.1| 12.5| 16.7| 16.6| | 33.3| 29.0|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel production | | 28.0| 25.0| 26.6| 20.6| 26.3| | 46.9| 52.5|+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel contained in | | -| -| 0.9| -| 0.9| | 0.9| -|| |concentrate | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel contained in | | 13.5| 9.9| 15.1| 6.2| 9.5| | 15.7| 22.8|| |finished matte | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel metal | | 14.3| 14.2| 11.5| 14.7| 14.4| | 29.1| 27.2|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Nickel sales | | 27.8| 24.1| 27.5| 20.9| 24.8| | 45.7| 50.0|+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+--+------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+ +-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT| | | | | | | | | ||REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 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 | | 7,536| 6,711| 7,665| 7,904| 8,147| |16,051|14,930|| |Venture | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Goldsworthy Joint | | 84| 142| 195| 134| 170| | 304| 890|| |Venture | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Area C Joint Venture | | 5,334| 4,853| 5,078| 4,916| 6,474| |11,390|10,155|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Yandi Joint Venture | | 9,106| 8,277| 9,661| 9,823| 9,770| |19,593|17,610|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Jimblebar | | 1,449| 1,177| 1,341| 1,157| 1,248| | 2,405| 2,939|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Total (BHP Billiton | | 23,509| 21,160| 23,940| 23,934| 25,809| |49,743|46,524|| |share) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Total production | | 27,658| 24,896| 28,165| 28,159| 30,363| |58,522|54,734|| |(100%) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Shipments | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Lump | | 5,856| 5,193| 5,753| 6,076| 7,179| |13,255|12,285|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Fines | | 18,499| 15,454| 17,458| 17,979| 18,847| |36,826|34,721|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Total (BHP Billiton | | 24,355| 20,647| 23,211| 24,055| 26,026| |50,081|47,006|| |share) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Total sales (100%) | | 28,653| 24,290| 27,307| 28,300| 30,619| |58,919|55,301|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |(a)|Iron ore production and shipments are reported on a wet tonnes basis. |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|Samarco, Brazil | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Production | | 1,945| 1,866| 2,001| 2,067| 2,107| | 4,174| 3,933|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Shipments | | 2,357| 1,684| 2,159| 1,850| 2,316| | 4,166| 4,229|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+ +-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT| | | | | | | | | ||REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|MANGANESE | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|MANGANESE ORE | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|South Africa | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Saleable production | | 663| 632| 631| 572| 709| | 1,281| 1,307|| |(a) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|Australia | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Saleable production | | 866| 820| 888| 873| 904| | 1,777| 1,731|| |(a) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|MANGANESE ALLOY | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|South Africa | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Saleable production | | 125| 132| 137| 123| 141| | 264| 224|| |(a) (b) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|Australia | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Saleable production | | 66| 64| 49| 61| 68| | 129| 126|| |(a) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |(a)|Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%. |+-+---+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------+| |(b)|Production includes Medium Carbon Ferro Manganese. |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+ +-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT| | | | | | | | | ||REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | | HALF YEAR || | | | | | | ENDED |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|METALLURGICAL COAL | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|METALLURGICAL COAL (a) | | | | | | | | | |+-----------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+|Queensland, Australia | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |BMA | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Blackwater | | 1,388| 1,484| 1,730| 1,407| 1,370| | 2,777| 2,924|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Goonyella | | 1,296| 1,896| 2,268| 1,677| 1,505| | 3,182| 3,188|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Peak Downs | | 1,161| 1,076| 1,045| 881| 1,243| | 2,124| 2,363|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Saraji | | 893| 883| 939| 777| 890| | 1,667| 1,575|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Norwich Park | | 677| 745| 797| 502| 576| | 1,078| 1,308|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Gregory Joint Venture| | 691| 394| 663| 673| 554| | 1,227| 1,405|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |BMA total | | 6,106| 6,478| 7,442| 5,917| 6,138| |12,055|12,763|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |BHP Mitsui Coal (b) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |South Walker Creek | | 782| 785| 982| 939| 868| | 1,807| 1,655|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Poitrel (c) | | 91| 282| 1,065| 515| 658| | 1,173| 91|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |BHP Mitsui Coal total| | 873| 1,067| 2,047| 1,454| 1,526| | 2,980| 1,746|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Queensland total | | 6,979| 7,545| 9,489| 7,371| 7,664| |15,035|14,509|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Shipments | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Coking coal | | 5,040| 5,368| 5,684| 5,479| 5,875| |11,354|10,230|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Weak coking coal | | 1,749| 1,710| 1,804| 1,668| 1,966| | 3,634| 3,349|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Thermal coal | | 502| 419| 854| 516| 328| | 844| 846|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Total | | 7,291| 7,497| 8,343| 7,663| 8,169| |15,832|14,425|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |(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 | | 1,987| 1,539| 1,643| 2,201| 1,979| | 4,180| 3,704|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Shipments | | | | | | | | | |+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Coking coal | | 1,583| 1,624| 1,724| 1,906| 1,851| | 3,757| 2,949|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Thermal coal | | 280| 175| 288| 199| 290| | 489| 468|+-+---------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| |Total | | 1,863| 1,799| 2,012| 2,105| 2,141| | 4,246| 3,417|+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-+------+------+ +------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT | | | | | | | | | ||REPORT | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | QUARTER ENDED | |HALF YEAR ENDED|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | DEC | MAR | JUNE | SEPT | DEC | | DEC | DEC |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | 2006 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | 2007 | | 2007 | 2006 |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|ENERGY COAL | | | | | | | | | |+------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |+------------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|('000 tonnes) | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|South Africa (a) | | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Production | |13,032|12,863|12,596|11,706|11,277| | 22,983| 26,183|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Export | | 5,211| 5,068| 5,218| 4,207| 4,269| | 8,476| 10,379|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Local utility | | 7,413| 7,874| 7,416| 7,063| 7,351| | 14,414| 14,965|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Inland | | 227| 259| 310| 388| 209| | 597| 482|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Total | |12,851|13,201|12,944|11,658|11,829| | 23,487| 25,826|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |(a)|Koornfontein was sold with effect from 1 July 2007. |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|New Mexico, USA | | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Production | | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Navajo Coal | | 2,104| 1,971| 2,321| 1,548| 1,899| | 3,447| 3,882|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |San Juan Coal | | 1,767| 1,135| 2,315| 963| 1,772| | 2,735| 3,456|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Total | | 3,871| 3,106| 4,636| 2,511| 3,671| | 6,182| 7,338|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Sales - local utility | | 3,616| 3,400| 3,185| 3,693| 3,254| | 6,947| 7,438|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|Hunter Valley, Australia| | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Production | | 2,790| 2,731| 2,610| 2,918| 2,959| | 5,877| 5,556|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Sales | | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Export | | 1,858| 1,479| 1,934| 1,423| 1,892| | 3,315| 3,103|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Inland | | 1,005| 1,168| 909| 1,179| 985| | 2,164| 2,036|+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Total | | 2,863| 2,647| 2,843| 2,602| 2,877| | 5,479| 5,139|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+|Cerrejon Coal, Colombia | | | | | | | | | |+-+----------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Production | | 2,337| 2,230| 2,441| 2,488| 2,702| | 5,190| 4,735|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| |Sales - export | | 2,323| 2,446| 2,401| 2,761| 2,334| | 5,095| 4,659|+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+| | | | | | | | | | | | |+-+---+------------------+--------+------+------+------+------+------+--+-------+-------+ Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:www.bhpbilliton.com Australia United Kingdom Samantha Evans, Media Relations Andre Liebenberg, Investor Relations Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 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