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Exhibit 8.1

List of Subsidiaries

 

    

Company Name

   

Country

   Wholly owned subsidiaries   
1   

141 Union Company

   

United States of America

2   

Agnew Pastoral Company Pty Ltd

   

Australia

3   

Albion Downs Pty Limited

   

Australia

4   

Araguaia Participaçóes Ltda

   

Brazil

5   

BHP (AUS) DDS Pty Ltd

   

Australia

6   

BHP (Towage Services) Pty Ltd (b)(e)

   

Australia

7   

BHP Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

8   

BHP Aluminium Limited

   

United Kingdom

9   

BHP Billiton (Trinidad) Holdings Ltd

   

Saint Lucia

10   

BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd

   

Canada

11   

BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3A) Ltd

   

Trinidad and Tobago

12   

BHP Billiton (UK) DDS Limited

   

United Kingdom

13   

BHP Billiton (UK) Limited

   

United Kingdom

14   

BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petróleo Inc.

   

United States of America

15   

BHP Billiton Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Limitada

   

Brazil

16   

BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos de Petróleo Ltda

   

Brazil

17   

BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda

   

Brazil

18   

BHP Billiton Canada Inc.

   

Canada

19   

BHP Billiton Chile Inversiones Limitada

   

Chile

20   

BHP Billiton Company B.V.

   

Netherlands

21   

BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited

   

Australia

22   

BHP Billiton Finance B.V.

   

Netherlands

23   

BHP Billiton Finance Limited

   

Australia

24   

BHP Billiton Finance Plc

   

United Kingdom

25   

BHP Billiton Foundation

   

United States of America

26   

BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited

   

Singapore

27   

BHP Billiton Group Limited

   

United Kingdom

28   

BHP Billiton Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

29   

BHP Billiton International Metals B.V.

   

Netherlands

30   

BHP Billiton International Services Limited

   

United Kingdom

31   

BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

   

China

32   

BHP Billiton Investment Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

33   

BHP Billiton IO Pilbara Mining Pty Ltd

   

Australia

34   

BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Limited (b)(d)

   

Australia

35   

BHP Billiton Japan Limited

   

Japan

36   

BHP Billiton Marketing AG

   

Switzerland

37   

BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

38   

BHP Billiton Marketing Inc.

   

United States of America

39   

BHP Billiton Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd

   

India

40   

BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited

   

United Kingdom

41   

BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd (b)(d)

   

Australia

42   

BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal Inc.

   

United States of America

43   

BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

44   

BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

45   

BHP Billiton Petróleo Holdings de México S. de R.L. de C.V.

   

Mexico

 

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46   

BHP Billiton Petróleo Operaciones de México S. de R.L. de C.V.

   

Mexico

47   

BHP Billiton Petróleo Servicios Administrativos S. de R.L. de C.V.

   

Mexico

48   

BHP Billiton Petróleo Servicios de México S. de R.L. de C.V.

   

Mexico

49   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc.

   

United States of America

50   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

51   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

52   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bimshire) Limited

   

United Kingdom

53   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc.

   

United States of America

54   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc.

   

United States of America

55   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

56   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation

   

Canada

57   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc.

   

United States of America

58   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

59   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation

   

Canada

60   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa 3B/4B) Limited

   

United Kingdom

61   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23B) Limited

   

United Kingdom

62   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 7) Limited

   

United Kingdom

63   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

64   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited

   

United Kingdom

65   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

66   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC

   

United States of America

67   

BHP Billiton Petroleum International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

68   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

69   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited

   

United Kingdom

70   

BHP Billiton PNG Services Limited

   

Papua New Guinea

71   

BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited

   

Jersey

72   

BHP Billiton Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

   

Malaysia

73   

BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd

   

Australia

74   

BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

75   

BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities

   

United Kingdom

76   

BHP Billiton Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd

   

China

77   

BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited

   

British Virgin Islands

78   

BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited

   

British Virgin Islands

79   

BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc.

   

Canada

80   

BHP BK Limited

   

United Kingdom

81   

BHP Capital Inc.

   

United States of America

82   

BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited

   

Australia

83   

BHP Chile Inc.

   

United States of America

84   

BHP Coal Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

85   

BHP Copper Inc.

   

United States of America

86   

BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited (b)(d)

   

Australia

87   

BHP Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

88   

BHP Escondida Inc.

   

United States of America

89   

BHP Explorations Chile SpA

   

Chile

90   

BHP Finance (International) Inc.

   

United States of America

91   

BHP Finance Limited

   

United Kingdom

92   

BHP Foreign Holdings Inc.

   

United States of America

93   

BHP Group Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

 

2

94   

BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

95   

BHP Hawaii Inc.

   

United States of America

96   

BHP Holdings (International) Inc.

   

United States of America

97   

BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc.

   

United States of America

98   

BHP Holdings (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

99   

BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc.

   

United States of America

100   

BHP Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

101   

BHP Innovation Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

102   

BHP Internacional Participaçóes Ltda

   

Brazil

103   

BHP International Finance Corp

   

United States of America

104   

BHP International Services Limited

   

United Kingdom

105   

BHP IO Mining Pty Ltd

   

Australia

106   

BHP IO Workshop Pty Ltd

   

Australia

107   

BHP Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd

   

Australia

108   

BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

109   

BHP Manganese Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

110   

BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd

   

Australia

111   

BHP Marketing UK Limited

   

United Kingdom

112   

BHP MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

113   

BHP Mineral Resources Inc

   

United States of America

114   

BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

   

Australia

115   

BHP Minerals Europe Limited

   

United Kingdom

116   

BHP Minerals Exploration Inc.

   

United States of America

117   

BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited (b)(d)

   

Australia

118   

BHP Minerals India Private Limited

   

India

119   

BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc.

   

United States of America

120   

BHP Minerals International LLC

   

United States of America

121   

BHP Minerals Service Company

   

United States of America

122   

BHP Nickel Operations Pty Ltd

   

Australia

123   

BHP Peru Holdings Inc.

   

United States of America

124   

BHP Petroleum (Argentina) S.A.

   

Argentina

125   

BHP Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

126   

BHP Petroleum (Brazil) Limited

   

United Kingdom

127   

BHP Petroleum (Cambodia) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

128   

BHP Petroleum (Carlisle Bay) Limited

   

United Kingdom

129   

BHP Petroleum (Foreign Exploration Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

130   

BHP Petroleum (Mexico Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

131   

BHP Petroleum (Mexico) Limited

   

United Kingdom

132   

BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited

   

Bermuda

133   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 14) Limited

   

United Kingdom

134   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23A) Limited

   

United Kingdom

135   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 28) Limited

   

United Kingdom

136   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 29) Limited

   

United Kingdom

137   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 3) Limited

   

United Kingdom

138   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 5) Limited

   

United Kingdom

139   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 6) Limited

   

United Kingdom

140   

BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd

   

Australia

141   

BHP Pty Ltd

   

Australia

 

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142   

BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd (c)

   

Australia

143   

BHP Queensland Coal Limited (c)

   

United States of America

144   

BHP Resources Inc.

   

United States of America

145   

BHP Shared Business Services Pty Ltd

   

Australia

146   

BHP SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd

   

Australia

147   

BHP SSM International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

148   

BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd

   

Australia

149   

BHP Towage Services (Boodarie) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

150   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Brolga) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

151   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Corella) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

152   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Ibis) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

153   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Kestrel) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

154   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Osprey) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

155   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Whistler) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

156   

BHP Towage Services (Mallina) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

157   

BHP Towage Services (Mount Florance) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

158   

BHP Towage Services (RT Atlantis) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

159   

BHP Towage Services (RT Darwin) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

160   

BHP Towage Services (RT Discovery) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

161   

BHP Towage Services (RT Eduard) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

162   

BHP Towage Services (RT Endeavour) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

163   

BHP Towage Services (RT Enterprise) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

164   

BHP Towage Services (RT Force) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

165   

BHP Towage Services (RT Inspiration) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

166   

BHP Towage Services (RT Rotation) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

167   

BHP Towage Services (RT Sensation) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

168   

BHP Towage Services (RT Tough) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

169   

BHP WAIO Pty Ltd (b)(e)

   

Australia

170   

BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

171   

BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd

   

Australia

172   

BHPB Freight Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

173   

BHPB Resolution Holdings LLC

   

United States of America

174   

Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd

   

Australia

175   

Billiton Development B.V.

   

Netherlands

176   

Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited

   

United Kingdom

177   

Billiton Guinea B.V.

   

Netherlands

178   

Billiton Investment 3 B.V.

   

Netherlands

179   

Billiton Investment 8 B.V.

   

Netherlands

180   

Billiton Investments Ireland Limited

   

Ireland

181   

Billiton Marketing Holding B.V.

   

Netherlands

182   

Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V.

   

Netherlands

183   

Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

184   

Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

185   

Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation

   

United States of America

186   

Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

187   

Cerro-Quebrado S.A.

   

Ecuador

188   

Cerro-Yatsur S.A.

   

Ecuador

189   

Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

 

4

190   

Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada

   

Chile

191   

Consolidated Nominees Proprietary Limited

   

South Africa

192   

Dampier Coal (Queensland) Proprietary Limited (b)(d)

   

Australia

193   

Global BHP Copper Ltd

   

Cayman Islands

194   

Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation

   

United States of America

195   

Hamilton Oil Company Inc.

   

United States of America

196   

Hay Point Services Pty Limited (a)(b)

   

Australia

197   

Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd

   

Australia

198   

IPS USA Inc.

   

United States of America

199   

Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda

   

Brazil

200   

Kelti S.A.

   

Chile

201   

Marcona International S.A.

   

Panama

202   

Minera Spence SA

   

Chile

203   

Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited

   

Australia

204   

Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd

   

Australia

205   

Operaciones Conjuntas S. de R.L. de C.V.

   

Mexico

206   

OS ACPM Pty Ltd (b)(e)

   

Australia

207   

OS MCAP Pty Ltd (b)(f)

   

Australia

208   

Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited

   

South Africa

209   

Pilbara Gas Pty Limited (b)(d)

   

Australia

210   

PT BHP Billiton Indonesia

   

Indonesia

211   

PT BHP Billiton Services Indonesia

   

Indonesia

212   

PT Billiton Indonesia

   

Indonesia

213   

RAL Cayman Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

214   

Red Mountain Infrastructure Pty Ltd

   

Australia

215   

Rio Algom Exploration Inc.

   

Canada

216   

Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc.

   

Canada

217   

Rio Algom Limited

   

Canada

218   

Rio Algom Mining LLC

   

United States of America

219   

Riocerro Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

220   

Riochile Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

221   

Stein Insurance Company Limited

   

Guernsey

222   

Tamakaya Energía SpA

   

Chile

223   

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

224   

The World Marine & General Insurance Plc

   

United Kingdom

225   

UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd (b)(d)

   

Australia

226   

United Iron Pty Ltd

   

Australia

227   

Weebo Pastoral Company Pty Ltd

   

Australia

228   

Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

229   

WMC (Argentina) Inc.

   

United States of America

230   

WMC Corporate Services Inc.

   

United States of America

231   

WMC Finance (USA) Limited

   

Australia

232   

WMC Mineraçóo Ltda

   

Brazil

233   

WMC Resources Marketing Limited

   

Canada

  

Subsidiaries where effective interest is less than 100 per cent

   
234   

BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

235   

BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (80%)

   

Australia

 

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236   

BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd (85%)

   

Australia

237   

BHP Shared Services Philippines Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

238   

Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda (90%)

   

Brazil

239   

Minera Escondida Ltda (57.5%)

   

Chile

240   

QNI Philippines Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

  

Joint operations

   
241   

Bass Strait (50%)

   

Australia

242   

BHP Billiton SaskPower Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Knowledge Centre Inc. (50%)

   

Canada

243   

Blue Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited (50%)

   

Liberia

244   

BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

245   

BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

246   

BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd (50%)

   

Singapore

247   

BMA Japan KK (50%)

   

Japan

248   

Central Queensland Coal Associates (50%)

   

Australia

249   

Greater Angostura (45%)

   

Trinidad and Tobago

250   

Gregory (50%)

   

Australia

251   

Gulf of Mexico (23.9–44%)

   

United States of America

252   

Macedon (71.43%)

   

Australia

253   

Minerva (90%)

   

Australia

254   

Mt Goldsworthy (85%)

   

Australia

255   

Mt Newman (85%)

   

Australia

256   

North West Shelf (12.5–16.67%)

   

Australia

257   

North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited (16.67%)

   

Australia

258   

North West Shelf Liaison Company Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

259   

North West Shelf Lifting Coordinator Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

260   

North West Shelf Shipping Service Company Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

261   

Posmac (65%)

   

Australia

262   

Pyrenees (40–71.43%)

   

Australia

263   

ROD Integrated Development (29.50%)

   

Algeria

264   

South Blackwater Coal Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

265   

Southern Natural Gas Development Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

266   

Stybarrow (50%)

   

Australia

267   

Thakweneng Mineral Resources Pty Ltd (50%)

   

South Africa

268   

Trion (60%)

   

Mexico

269   

Yandi (85%)

   

Australia

  

Joint ventures and associates

   
270   

Caesar Oil Pipeline Company LLC (25%)

   

United States of America

271   

Carbones del Cerrejón Limited (33.33%)

   

Anguilla

272   

Cerrejón Zona Norte S.A. (33.33%)

   

Colombia

273   

Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company LLC (22%)

   

United States of America

274   

CMC-Coal Marketing DAC (33.33%)

   

Ireland

275   

Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (33.75%)

   

Peru

276   

Global HubCo B.V. (33.33%)

   

Netherlands

277   

Marine Well Containment Company LLC (10%)

   

United States of America

278   

NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd (35.47%)

   

Australia

279   

Resolution Copper Mining LLC (45%)

   

United States of America

 

6

280   

Rightship Pty Limited (33.33%)

   

Australia

281   

Samarco Mineração S.A. (50%)

   

Brazil

282   

SolGold Plc (11.2%)

   

United Kingdom

  

Minority Investments

  
283   

Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Limited (29.72%)

   

Australia

284   

Euronimba Limited (45.5%)

   

Jersey

285   

Interstate Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd (24.91%)

   

Australia

286   

Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited (25%)

   

Australia

287   

Ponta Ubu Agropecuária Ltda. (49%)

   

Brazil

 

(a) 

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

 

(b) 

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

 

(c) 

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

 

(d) 

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

 

(e)

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

 

(f) 

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

 

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