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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 (a)(b)

   

Australia

7   

BHP (Trinidad) Holdings Ltd

   

Saint Lucia

8   

BHP (Trinidad-3A) Ltd

   

Trinidad and Tobago

9   

BHP Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

10   

BHP Aluminium Limited

   

United Kingdom

11   

BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd

   

Canada

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 Freight Singapore Pte Limited

   

Singapore

26   

BHP Billiton Group Limited

   

United Kingdom

27   

BHP Billiton Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

28   

BHP Billiton International Metals B.V.

   

Netherlands

29   

BHP Billiton International Services Limited

   

United Kingdom

30   

BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

   

China

31   

BHP Billiton IO Pilbara Mining Pty Ltd

   

Australia

32   

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

   

Australia

33   

BHP Billiton Marketing AG

   

Switzerland

34   

BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

35   

BHP Billiton Marketing Inc.

   

United States of America

36   

BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited

   

United Kingdom

37   

BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

38   

BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal Inc.

   

United States of America

39   

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

   

Australia

40   

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

   

Australia

41   

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

   

Mexico

 

1

42   

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

   

Mexico

43   

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

   

Mexico

44   

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

   

Mexico

45   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc.

   

United States of America

46   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

47   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

48   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bimshire) Limited

   

United Kingdom

49   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc.

   

United States of America

50   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc.

   

United States of America

51   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

52   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

53   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation

   

Canada

54   

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

   

United Kingdom

55   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23B) Limited

   

United Kingdom

56   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 7) Limited

   

United Kingdom

57   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

58   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited

   

United Kingdom

59   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

60   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC

   

United States of America

61   

BHP Billiton Petroleum International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

62   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

63   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited

   

United Kingdom

64   

BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited

   

Jersey

65   

BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd

   

Australia

66   

BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

67   

BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities

   

United Kingdom

68   

BHP Billiton Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd

   

China

69   

BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited

   

British Virgin Islands

70   

BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited

   

British Virgin Islands

71   

BHP BK Limited

   

United Kingdom

72   

BHP Capital Inc.

   

United States of America

73   

BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited

   

Australia

74   

BHP Chile Inc.

   

United States of America

75   

BHP Coal Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

76   

BHP Copper Inc.

   

United States of America

77   

BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited (a)

   

Australia

78   

BHP Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

79   

BHP Escondida Inc.

   

United States of America

80   

BHP Explorations Chile SpA

   

Chile

81   

BHP Finance (International) Inc.

   

United States of America

82   

BHP Finance Limited

   

United Kingdom

83   

BHP Foreign Holdings Inc.

   

United States of America

84   

BHP Foundation

   

United States of America

85   

BHP Group Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

86   

BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

87   

BHP Hawaii Inc.

   

United States of America

 

2

88   

BHP Holdings (International) Inc.

   

United States of America

89   

BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc.

   

United States of America

90   

BHP Holdings (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

91   

BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc.

   

United States of America

92   

BHP Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

93   

BHP Innovation Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

94   

BHP Internacional Participaçóes Ltda

   

Brazil

95   

BHP International Finance Corp

   

United States of America

96   

BHP International Services Limited

   

United Kingdom

97   

BHP IO Mining Pty Ltd

   

Australia

98   

BHP IO Workshop Pty Ltd

   

Australia

99   

BHP Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd

   

Australia

100   

BHP Japan Limited

   

Japan

101   

BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

102   

BHP Manganese Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

103   

BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd

   

Australia

104   

BHP Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd

   

India

105   

BHP Marketing UK Limited

   

United Kingdom

106   

BHP MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

107   

BHP Mineral Resources Inc

   

United States of America

108   

BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

   

Australia

109   

BHP Minerals Europe Limited

   

United Kingdom

110   

BHP Minerals Exploration Inc.

   

United States of America

111   

BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited (a)(b)

   

Australia

112   

BHP Minerals India Private Limited

   

India

113   

BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc.

   

United States of America

114   

BHP Minerals International LLC

   

United States of America

115   

BHP Minerals Service Company

   

United States of America

116   

BHP Nickel Operations Pty Ltd

   

Australia

117   

BHP Peru Holdings Inc.

   

United States of America

118   

BHP Petroleum (Argentina) S.A.

   

Argentina

119   

BHP Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

120   

BHP Petroleum (Brazil) Limited

   

United Kingdom

121   

BHP Petroleum (Carlisle Bay) Limited

   

United Kingdom

122   

BHP Petroleum (Foreign Exploration Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

123   

BHP Petroleum (Mexico Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

124   

BHP Petroleum (Mexico) Limited

   

United Kingdom

125   

BHP Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation

   

Canada

126   

BHP Petroleum (North America) LLC

   

United States of America

127   

BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited

   

Bermuda

128   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 14) Limited

   

United Kingdom

129   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23A) Limited

   

United Kingdom

130   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 28) Limited

   

United Kingdom

131   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 29) Limited

   

United Kingdom

132   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 3) Limited

   

United Kingdom

133   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 5) Limited

   

United Kingdom

 

3

134   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 6) Limited

   

United Kingdom

135   

BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd

   

Australia

136   

BHP Pty Ltd

   

Australia

137   

BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd

   

Australia

138   

BHP Queensland Coal Limited

   

United States of America

139   

BHP Resolution Holdings LLC

   

United States of America

140   

BHP Resources Inc.

   

United States of America

141   

BHP Shared Business Services Pty Ltd

   

Australia

142   

BHP Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

   

Malaysia

143   

BHP SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd

   

Australia

144   

BHP SSM International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

145   

BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd

   

Australia

146   

BHP Towage Services (Boodarie) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

147   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Brolga) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

148   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Corella) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

149   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Ibis) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

150   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Kestrel) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

151   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Osprey) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

152   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Whistler) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

153   

BHP Towage Services (Mallina) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

154   

BHP Towage Services (Mount Florance) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

155   

BHP Towage Services (RT Atlantis) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

156   

BHP Towage Services (RT Darwin) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

157   

BHP Towage Services (RT Discovery) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

158   

BHP Towage Services (RT Eduard) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

159   

BHP Towage Services (RT Endeavour) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

160   

BHP Towage Services (RT Enterprise) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

161   

BHP Towage Services (RT Force) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

162   

BHP Towage Services (RT Inspiration) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

163   

BHP Towage Services (RT Rotation) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

164   

BHP Towage Services (RT Sensation) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

165   

BHP Towage Services (RT Tough) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

166   

BHP WAIO Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

167   

BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

168   

BHP World Exploration Inc.

   

Canada

169   

BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd

   

Australia

170   

BHPB Freight Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

171   

Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd

   

Australia

172   

Billiton Development B.V.

   

Netherlands

173   

Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited

   

United Kingdom

174   

Billiton Guinea B.V.

   

Netherlands

175   

Billiton Investment 3 B.V.

   

Netherlands

176   

Billiton Investment 8 B.V.

   

Netherlands

177   

Billiton Investments Ireland Limited

   

Ireland

178   

Billiton Marketing Holding B.V.

   

Netherlands

179   

Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V.

   

Netherlands

 

4

180   

Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

181   

Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

182   

Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation

   

United States of America

183   

Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

184   

Cerro-Quebrado S.A.

   

Ecuador

185   

Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

186   

Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada

   

Chile

187   

Consolidated Nominees Proprietary Limited

   

South Africa

188   

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

   

Australia

189   

Global BHP Copper Ltd

   

Cayman Islands

190   

Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation

   

United States of America

191   

Hamilton Oil Company Inc.

   

United States of America

192   

Hay Point Services Pty Limited (a)

   

Australia

193   

Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd

   

Australia

194   

Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda

   

Brazil

195   

Marcona International S.A.

   

Panama

196   

Minera Spence SA

   

Chile

197   

Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited

   

Australia

198   

Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd

   

Australia

199   

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

   

Mexico

200   

OS ACPM Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

201   

OS MCAP Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

202   

Perdido Mexico Pipeline Holdings, S.A. de C.V.

   

Mexico

203   

Perdido Mexico Pipeline, S. de R.L. de C.V.

   

Mexico

204   

Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited

   

South Africa

205   

Pilbara Gas Pty Limited (a)

   

Australia

206   

PT BHP Billiton Indonesia

   

Indonesia

207   

PT Billiton Indonesia

   

Indonesia

208   

RAL Cayman Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

209   

Rio Algom Exploration Inc.

   

Canada

210   

Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc.

   

Canada

211   

Rio Algom Limited

   

Canada

212   

Rio Algom Mining LLC

   

United States of America

213   

Riocerro Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

214   

Riochile Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

215   

Stein Insurance Company Limited

   

Guernsey

216   

Tamakaya Energía SpA

   

Chile

217   

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

   

Australia

218   

The World Marine & General Insurance Plc

   

United Kingdom

219   

UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

220   

United Iron Pty Ltd

   

Australia

221   

Weebo Pastoral Company Pty Ltd

   

Australia

222   

Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

223   

WMC (Argentina) Inc.

   

United States of America

224   

WMC Corporate Services Inc.

   

United States of America

225   

WMC Finance (USA) Limited

   

Australia

226   

WMC Mineraçóo Ltda

   

Brazil

227   

WMC Resources Marketing Limited

   

Canada

 

5

  

Subsidiaries where effective interest is less than 100 per cent

   
228   

BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

229   

BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (80%)

   

Australia

230   

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

   

Australia

231   

BHP Shared Services Philippines Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

232   

Cerro-Yatsur S.A. (51%)

   

Ecuador

233   

Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda (90%)

   

Brazil

234   

Kelti S.A. (57.5%)

   

Chile

235   

Minera Escondida Ltda (57.5%)

   

Chile

236   

QNI Philippines Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

237   

Red Mountain Infrastructure Pty Ltd (80%)

   

Australia

  

Joint operations

   
238   

Bass Strait (50%)

   

Australia

239   

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

   

Canada

240   

Blue Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited (50%)

   

Liberia

241   

BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

242   

BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

243   

BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd (50%)

   

Singapore

244   

BMA Japan KK (50%)

   

Japan

245   

Central Queensland Coal Associates (50%)

   

Australia

246   

Greater Angostura (45%)

   

Trinidad and Tobago

247   

Gregory (50%)

   

Australia

248   

Gulf of Mexico (23.9–44%)

   

United States of America

249   

Macedon (71.43%)

   

Australia

250   

Minerva (90%)

   

Australia

251   

Mt Goldsworthy (85%)

   

Australia

252   

Mt Newman (85%)

   

Australia

253   

North West Shelf (12.5–16.67%)

   

Australia

254   

North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited (16.67%)

   

Australia

255   

North West Shelf Liaison Company Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

256   

North West Shelf Lifting Coordinator Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

257   

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

   

Australia

258   

Posmac (65%)

   

Australia

259   

Pyrenees (40–71.43%)

   

Australia

260   

ROD Integrated Development (29.50%)

   

Algeria

261   

South Blackwater Coal Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

262   

Southern Natural Gas Development Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

263   

Trion (60%)

   

Mexico

264   

Yandi (85%)

   

Australia

 

6

  

Joint ventures and associates

   
265   

Caesar Oil Pipeline Company LLC (25%)

   

United States of America

266   

Carbones del Cerrejón Limited (33.33%)

   

Anguilla

267   

Cerrejón Zona Norte S.A. (33.33%)

   

Colombia

268   

Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company LLC (22%)

   

United States of America

269   

CMC-Coal Marketing DAC (33.33%)

   

Ireland

270   

Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (33.75%)

   

Peru

271   

Global HubCo B.V. (33.33%)

   

Netherlands

272   

Marine Well Containment Company LLC (10%)

   

United States of America

273   

NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd (27.98%)

   

Australia

274   

Resolution Copper Mining LLC (45%)

   

United States of America

275   

Rightship Pty Limited (33.33%)

   

Australia

276   

Samarco Mineração S.A. (50%)

   

Brazil

277   

SolGold Plc (13.64%)

   

United Kingdom

  

Minority Investments

  
278   

Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Limited (29.72%)

   

Australia

279   

Interstate Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd (24.91%)

   

Australia

280   

Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited (25%)

   

Australia

281   

Ponta Ubu Agropecuária Ltda. (49%)

   

Brazil

 

(a) 

These companies are parties to the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee (Deed) and members of the Closed Group as at 30 June 2020. These companies originally entered into the Deed on 6 June 2016 or have subsequently joined the deed by way of an Assumption Deed.

 

(b) 

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

 

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