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25 January 2007
Number 01/07
BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION REPORT FOR THE
QUARTER
ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006
BHP Billiton today released its production report for the quarter ended 31 December 2006. Throughout this report, unless otherwise stated, production volumes refer to BHP Billiton share.
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PETROLEUM |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Crude Oil & Condensate and Natural Gas Liquid ('000 bbl) (a) |
28,889 |
13,673 |
0% |
-1% |
-10% |
Natural Gas (bcf) (a) |
173.47 |
82.93 |
-4% |
-2% |
-8% |
Total Petroleum Products (million boe) (a) |
57.85 |
27.52 |
-2% |
0% |
-9% |
(a) Excluding Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields (sold March 2006 quarter), Moranbah Coal Bed Methane (sold September 2006 quarter) and Typhoon / Boris (sold December 2006 quarter).
Total Petroleum Production - Total production for the half year ended December 2006 was broadly in line with the half year ended 31 December 2005. Improving base operational performance had a very positive impact and reduced the effect of natural field decline.
Crude Oil, Condensate and Natural Gas Liquid - December 2006 half year production was in line with previous period due to improved operational uptime mitigating natural field decline.
Production for the December 2006 quarter was lower than the September 2006 quarter primarily due to lower liquids associated with expected lower seasonal gas demand in southeast Australia, unscheduled equipment changes at Angostura (Trinidad), and the timing of recognising entitlement barrels in Production Sharing Contracts.
Natural Gas - Production for the December 2006 half year was lower than the December 2005 half year primarily due to the strategy to limit gas sales to maximise liquids recovery at Liverpool Bay, and lower contractual demand.
Production from continuing operations for the December 2006 quarter was lower than the September 2006 quarter primarily due to the expected lower seasonal demand in southeast Australia. Well capacities remain strong and in excess of the quarterly gas sales.
ALUMINIUM |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Alumina ('000 tonnes) |
2,231 |
1,153 |
9% |
14% |
7% |
Aluminium ('000 tonnes) (a) |
675 |
338 |
3% |
1% |
0% |
(a) Excluding Valesul which was sold effective from 1 July 2006.
Alumina - Production and sales for the half year and quarter ended 31 December 2006 were all time records. Both half year and quarterly production records were achieved at Worsley due to continued ramp up of the Worsley Development Capital Project and processing of stockpiled hydrate. Paranam achieved half year record production due to lower downtime and full utilisation of expanded capacity. Record quarterly production from Alumar also contributed to the strong result.
Aluminium - Third consecutive record half year production was achieved. All operations performed at record or near record levels due to successful implementation of a series of business improvement initiatives.
BASE METALS |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Copper ('000 tonnes) (a) |
550.6 |
300.7 |
-5% |
0% |
20% |
Silver ('000 ounces) (a) |
13,915 |
6,566 |
-44% |
-52% |
-11% |
Lead (tonnes) |
85,431 |
36,454 |
-40% |
-53% |
-26% |
Zinc (tonnes) |
43,787 |
19,776 |
-17% |
-17% |
-18% |
Uranium Oxide Concentrate (Uranium) (tonnes) |
1,615 |
822 |
-25% |
-23% |
4% |
(a) Excluding Tintaya which was sold effective from 1 June 2006.
Copper - Production from continuing operations (excluding Tintaya (Peru)) was in line with the December 2005 half year and quarter. Record half year and quarterly copper cathode production from continuing operations (excluding Tintaya) reflecting the continued ramp up of the Sulphide Leach Project and the successful commissioning of Spence.
Escondida achieved a quarterly production record due to continued ramp up of the Sulphide Leach Project which produced 20,700 tonnes for the half year ended December 2006. Increased mill throughput and higher head grades contributed to near record half year and quarterly production at Antamina (Peru).
At the half year ended 31 December 2006 the Group had 205,129 tonnes of copper sales that were provisionally priced at a weighted average price of US$6,325 per tonne. The final price of these sales will be determined in 2007. In addition, 274,280 tonnes of copper sales were subject to a finalisation adjustment from the prior period. The finalisation adjustment and provisional pricing impact as at 31 December 2006 will decrease earnings by US$220 million for the period.
Silver / Lead - Production was lower as the rehabilitation of ground support at Cannington (Australia) progressed. The rehabilitation project is substantially complete.
Zinc - In addition to the temporary partial closure at Cannington, production for the quarter was impacted by lower head grades at Antamina.
Uranium - Production was lower than the half year and quarter ended December 2005 due to variability of ore sources, unscheduled maintenance and reduced ore hoisting at Olympic Dam (Australia).
CARBON STEEL MATERIALS - IRON ORE |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Iron ore ('000 tonnes) (a) |
49,567 |
25,370 |
9% |
11% |
5% |
(a) Excluding Goldsworthy operations which were suspended mid calendar year 2006.
Iron Ore - Record production and sales were achieved for the half year ended December 2006. This reflects the increased production from the recently expanded Western Australia Iron Ore operations in response to continuing strong customer demand. Tie-in activity for Rapid Growth Project 3 (Australia), including the Goldsworthy suspension, negatively impacted production and is expected to continue for the remainder of the year.
CARBON STEEL MATERIALS - METALLURGICAL COAL |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Metallurgical Coal ('000 tonnes) |
18,213 |
8,966 |
1% |
0% |
-3% |
Metallurgical Coal - Metallurgical coal production was in line with previous periods. First production was achieved at Poitrel during the quarter.
CARBON STEEL MATERIALS - MANGANESE |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Manganese Ore ('000 tonnes) |
3,038 |
1,529 |
14% |
20% |
1% |
Manganese Alloy ('000 tonnes) |
345 |
192 |
13% |
16% |
25% |
Manganese Ore - Record production in response to stronger customer demand.
Manganese Alloy - Higher production was due to optimisation of the product mix, improved equipment availability, and scheduled maintenance in prior periods.
DIAMONDS & SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Diamonds ('000 carats) |
1,424 |
937 |
-3% |
53% |
92% |
Diamonds - As Ekati (Canada) increases the diversity of its ore sources, the mix of ore processed will change from time to time and impact the carats recovered. In the December 2006 quarter, processing of higher grade, with lower diamonds values, had a positive impact on production.
ENERGY COAL |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Energy Coal ('000 tonnes) |
43,812 |
22,030 |
-3% |
3% |
1% |
Energy Coal - Production was in line with all comparative periods. Hunter Valley Coal achieved a record half year of production due to operational improvement initiatives.
STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
DEC 2006 HALF |
DEC 2006 QTR |
DEC H06 vs DEC H05 |
DEC Q06 vs DEC Q05 |
DEC Q06 vs SEPT Q06 |
Nickel ('000 tonnes) |
92.8 |
48.3 |
0% |
-1% |
9% |
Nickel - Production for the December 2006 half year was in line with the record production in the December 2005 half year.
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BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION SUMMARY - CONTINUING OPERATIONS |
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QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
% CHANGE |
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DEC H06 |
DEC Q06 |
DEC Q06 |
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DEC |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
vs |
vs |
vs |
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2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
DEC H05 |
DEC Q05 |
SEPT Q06 |
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PETROLEUM |
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Crude oil & condensate (a) |
('000 bbl) |
11,104 |
12,091 |
10,963 |
23,054 |
22,953 |
0% |
-1% |
-9% |
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Natural gas (b) |
(bcf) |
84.49 |
90.54 |
82.93 |
173.47 |
179.95 |
-4% |
-2% |
-8% |
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Natural gas liquid |
('000 bbl) |
2,672 |
3,125 |
2,710 |
5,835 |
5,917 |
-1% |
1% |
-13% |
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Total Petroleum Products (b) |
(million boe) |
27.52 |
30.33 |
27.52 |
57.85 |
59.25 |
-2% |
0% |
-9% |
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ALUMINIUM |
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Alumina |
('000 tonnes) |
1,012 |
1,078 |
1,153 |
2,231 |
2,040 |
9% |
14% |
7% |
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Aluminium (c) |
('000 tonnes) |
334 |
337 |
338 |
675 |
657 |
3% |
1% |
0% |
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BASE METALS |
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Copper (d) |
('000 tonnes) |
300.4 |
249.9 |
300.7 |
550.6 |
582.3 |
-5% |
0% |
20% |
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Lead |
(tonnes) |
77,187 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
85,431 |
142,060 |
-40% |
-53% |
-26% |
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Zinc |
(tonnes) |
23,928 |
24,011 |
19,776 |
43,787 |
53,075 |
-17% |
-17% |
-18% |
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Gold (d) |
(ounces) |
46,500 |
41,160 |
38,564 |
79,724 |
92,118 |
-13% |
-17% |
-6% |
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Silver (d) |
('000 ounces) |
13,698 |
7,349 |
6,566 |
13,915 |
24,893 |
-44% |
-52% |
-11% |
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Uranium oxide concentrate |
(tonnes) |
1,070 |
793 |
822 |
1,615 |
2,158 |
-25% |
-23% |
4% |
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Molybdenum |
(tonnes) |
772 |
719 |
768 |
1,487 |
1,345 |
11% |
-1% |
7% |
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CARBON STEEL MATERIALS |
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Iron ore (e) |
('000 tonnes) |
22,941 |
24,197 |
25,370 |
49,567 |
45,396 |
9% |
11% |
5% |
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Metallurgical coal |
('000 tonnes) |
8,973 |
9,247 |
8,966 |
18,213 |
17,959 |
1% |
0% |
-3% |
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Manganese ore |
('000 tonnes) |
1,278 |
1,509 |
1,529 |
3,038 |
2,665 |
14% |
20% |
1% |
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Manganese alloy |
('000 tonnes) |
165 |
153 |
192 |
345 |
304 |
13% |
16% |
25% |
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DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
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Diamonds |
('000 carats) |
614 |
487 |
937 |
1,424 |
1,466 |
-3% |
53% |
92% |
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ENERGY COAL |
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Energy coal |
('000 tonnes) |
21,287 |
21,782 |
22,030 |
43,812 |
45,297 |
-3% |
3% |
1% |
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STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
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Nickel |
('000 tonnes) |
49.0 |
44.5 |
48.3 |
92.8 |
93.1 |
0% |
-1% |
9% |
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(a) |
Excluding Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields and Typhoon / Boris. Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields was disposed with effect from 16 January 2006. |
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The sale of Typhoon / Boris was completed in the December 2006 quarter. |
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(b) |
Excluding Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields, Moranbah Coal Bed Methane and Typhoon/ Boris. The sale of Moranbah Coal Bed Methane was completed in the September 2006 quarter. |
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(c) |
Excluding Valesul which was disposed with effect from 1 July 2006. |
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(d) |
Excluding Tintaya which was disposed with effect from 1 June 2006. |
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(e) |
Excluding Goldsworthy operations which were suspended mid calendar year 2006. |
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Throughout this report figures in italics indicate that this figure has been adjusted since it was previously reported. |
BHP BILLITON ATTRIBUTABLE PRODUCTION |
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QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
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BHP Billiton |
DEC |
MARCH |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
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Interest |
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
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PETROLEUM |
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Production |
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Crude oil & condensate |
('000 bbl) |
11,202 |
10,886 |
11,551 |
12,091 |
10,963 |
23,054 |
23,436 |
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Natural gas |
(bcf) |
86.35 |
77.85 |
98.59 |
91.83 |
83.09 |
174.92 |
184.00 |
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NGL (a) |
('000 bbl) |
2,672 |
2,448 |
3,063 |
3,125 |
2,710 |
5,835 |
5,917 |
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Total Petroleum Products |
(million boe) |
28.26 |
26.31 |
31.04 |
30.52 |
27.52 |
58.04 |
60.01 |
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ALUMINIUM |
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ALUMINA |
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Production ('000 tonnes) |
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Worsley |
86% |
663 |
717 |
694 |
704 |
776 |
1,480 |
1,352 |
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Suriname |
45% |
219 |
228 |
247 |
253 |
241 |
494 |
446 |
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Alumar |
36% |
130 |
130 |
131 |
121 |
136 |
257 |
242 |
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Total |
1,012 |
1,075 |
1,072 |
1,078 |
1,153 |
2,231 |
2,040 |
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ALUMINIUM |
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Production ('000 tonnes) |
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Hillside |
100% |
177 |
174 |
177 |
177 |
176 |
353 |
349 |
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Bayside |
100% |
46 |
46 |
46 |
49 |
50 |
99 |
87 |
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Alumar |
46.3% |
45 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
89 |
90 |
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Valesul (b) |
45.5% |
10 |
11 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
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Mozal |
47% |
66 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
131 |
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Total |
344 |
340 |
344 |
337 |
338 |
675 |
678 |
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BASE METALS (c) |
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COPPER |
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Payable metal in concentrate ('000 tonnes) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
169.0 |
168.2 |
165.2 |
129.7 |
160.6 |
290.3 |
337.6 |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
34.3 |
32.9 |
29.1 |
29.0 |
34.1 |
63.1 |
62.2 |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
18.1 |
16.2 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
- |
35.4 |
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Total |
221.4 |
217.3 |
207.2 |
158.7 |
194.7 |
353.4 |
435.2 |
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Cathode ('000 tonnes) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
20.0 |
15.4 |
11.7 |
17.5 |
32.7 |
50.2 |
39.6 |
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Cerro Colorado |
100% |
21.5 |
28.1 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
27.4 |
57.4 |
36.0 |
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Spence (e) |
100% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.3 |
- |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
9.9 |
9.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
19.6 |
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Pinto Valley |
100% |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
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Olympic Dam |
100% |
53.5 |
47.1 |
54.6 |
41.6 |
39.7 |
81.3 |
102.6 |
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Total |
107.0 |
101.8 |
104.5 |
91.2 |
106.0 |
197.2 |
202.1 |
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LEAD |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Cannington |
100% |
77,187 |
68,754 |
55,507 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
85,431 |
142,060 |
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Total |
77,187 |
68,754 |
55,507 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
85,431 |
142,060 |
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ZINC |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Cannington |
100% |
18,780 |
20,885 |
14,926 |
10,426 |
8,806 |
19,232 |
32,968 |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
5,148 |
7,534 |
12,638 |
13,585 |
10,970 |
24,555 |
20,107 |
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Total |
23,928 |
28,419 |
27,564 |
24,011 |
19,776 |
43,787 |
53,075 |
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Refer footnotes on page 4. |
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BASE METALS (continued) |
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GOLD |
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Payable metal in concentrate (ounces) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
19,200 |
17,877 |
23,567 |
17,049 |
22,365 |
39,414 |
38,394 |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
8,200 |
8,032 |
4,958 |
- |
- |
- |
16,248 |
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Olympic Dam (refined gold) |
100% |
27,300 |
26,186 |
27,636 |
24,111 |
16,199 |
40,310 |
53,724 |
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Total |
54,700 |
52,095 |
56,161 |
41,160 |
38,564 |
79,724 |
108,366 |
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SILVER |
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Payable metal in concentrate ('000 ounces) |
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Escondida |
57.5% |
945 |
714 |
925 |
724 |
880 |
1,604 |
1,740 |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
859 |
865 |
808 |
713 |
736 |
1,449 |
1,501 |
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Tintaya (d) |
100% |
168 |
138 |
119 |
- |
- |
- |
335 |
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Cannington |
100% |
11,672 |
9,693 |
7,503 |
5,714 |
4,805 |
10,519 |
21,251 |
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Olympic Dam (refined silver) |
100% |
222 |
245 |
238 |
198 |
145 |
343 |
401 |
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Total |
13,866 |
11,655 |
9,593 |
7,349 |
6,566 |
13,915 |
25,228 |
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URANIUM OXIDE CONCENTRATE |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Olympic Dam |
100% |
1,070 |
913 |
865 |
793 |
822 |
1,615 |
2,158 |
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Total |
1,070 |
913 |
865 |
793 |
822 |
1,615 |
2,158 |
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MOLYBDENUM |
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Payable metal in concentrate (tonnes) |
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Antamina |
33.8% |
772 |
632 |
538 |
719 |
768 |
1,487 |
1,345 |
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Total |
772 |
632 |
538 |
719 |
768 |
1,487 |
1,345 |
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CARBON STEEL MATERIALS |
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IRON ORE (f) |
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Production ('000 tonnes) |
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Mt Newman Joint Venture |
85% |
6,166 |
5,884 |
6,490 |
7,394 |
7,536 |
14,930 |
12,400 |
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Goldsworthy Joint Venture |
85% |
1,669 |
1,371 |
1,808 |
806 |
84 |
890 |
3,062 |
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Area C Joint Venture |
85% |
4,969 |
3,332 |
5,401 |
4,821 |
5,334 |
10,155 |
9,255 |
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Yandi Joint Venture |
85% |
8,372 |
8,561 |
8,854 |
8,504 |
9,106 |
17,610 |
16,781 |
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Jimblebar |
85% |
1,569 |
1,549 |
1,607 |
1,490 |
1,449 |
2,939 |
3,214 |
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Samarco |
50% |
1,865 |
1,802 |
1,955 |
1,988 |
1,945 |
3,933 |
3,746 |
|||||
Total |
24,610 |
22,499 |
26,115 |
25,003 |
25,454 |
50,457 |
48,458 |
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METALLURGICAL COAL (g) |
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Production ('000 tonnes) |
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BMA |
50% |
6,441 |
5,972 |
6,474 |
6,657 |
6,106 |
12,763 |
13,134 |
|||||
BHP Mitsui Coal (h) |
80% |
710 |
763 |
850 |
873 |
873 |
1,746 |
1,436 |
|||||
Illawarra |
100% |
1,822 |
1,725 |
1,900 |
1,717 |
1,987 |
3,704 |
3,389 |
|||||
Total |
8,973 |
8,460 |
9,224 |
9,247 |
8,966 |
18,213 |
17,959 |
||||||
MANGANESE ORES |
|||||||||||||
Saleable production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||||
South Africa (i) |
60% |
529 |
532 |
673 |
644 |
663 |
1,307 |
1,095 |
|||||
Australia (i) |
60% |
749 |
694 |
716 |
865 |
866 |
1,731 |
1,570 |
|||||
Total |
1,278 |
1,226 |
1,389 |
1,509 |
1,529 |
3,038 |
2,665 |
||||||
Refer footnotes on page 4. |
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CARBON STEEL MATERIALS (cont'd) |
|||||||||||||
MANGANESE ALLOYS |
|||||||||||||
Saleable production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||||
South Africa (i) |
60% |
105 |
119 |
131 |
93 |
126 |
219 |
184 |
|||||
Australia (i) |
60% |
60 |
54 |
44 |
60 |
66 |
126 |
120 |
|||||
Total |
165 |
173 |
175 |
153 |
192 |
345 |
304 |
||||||
DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
|||||||||||||
DIAMONDS |
|||||||||||||
Production ('000 carats) |
|||||||||||||
Ekatiâ„¢ |
80% |
614 |
512 |
583 |
487 |
937 |
1,424 |
1,466 |
|||||
FERTILISER |
|||||||||||||
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||||
Southern Cross Fertiliser Operations (j) |
100% |
252.6 |
222.5 |
141.3 |
84.3 |
- |
84.3 |
497.5 |
|||||
ENERGY COAL |
|||||||||||||
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||||
South Africa |
100% |
12,940 |
11,605 |
12,854 |
13,151 |
13,032 |
26,183 |
27,489 |
|||||
USA |
100% |
4,065 |
2,829 |
3,891 |
3,467 |
3,871 |
7,338 |
8,626 |
|||||
Australia |
100% |
2,045 |
1,897 |
2,636 |
2,766 |
2,790 |
5,556 |
4,613 |
|||||
Colombia |
33% |
2,237 |
2,341 |
2,406 |
2,398 |
2,337 |
4,735 |
4,569 |
|||||
Total |
21,287 |
18,672 |
21,787 |
21,782 |
22,030 |
43,812 |
45,297 |
||||||
STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
|||||||||||||
NICKEL |
|||||||||||||
Production ('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||||||
CMSA |
99.8% |
13.0 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
25.5 |
25.8 |
|||||
Yabulu |
100% |
5.9 |
7.0 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
14.8 |
12.0 |
|||||
Nickel West |
100% |
30.1 |
20.3 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
28.0 |
52.5 |
55.3 |
|||||
Total |
49.0 |
40.2 |
41.6 |
44.5 |
48.3 |
92.8 |
93.1 |
||||||
(a) |
LPG and Ethane are now reported as Natural Gas Liquid (NGL), consistent with petroleum industry practice. Product-specific conversions will be made and NGL will be reported in barrels of oil equivalent (boe). |
||||||||||||
(b) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Valesul on 1 July 2006. |
||||||||||||
(c) |
Metal production is reported on the basis of payable metal. |
||||||||||||
(d) |
BHP Billiton sold Tintaya effective from 1 June 2006. |
||||||||||||
(e) |
Spence operations were commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |
||||||||||||
(f) |
Iron ore production is reported on a wet tonnes basis. |
||||||||||||
(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%. |
||||||||||||
(i) |
Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%. |
||||||||||||
(j) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Southern Cross Fertiliser operations on 1 August 2006. |
||||||||||||
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|||||||||||||
QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
||||||||||||
DEC |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
|||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
|||||||
PETROLEUM |
|||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||||
CRUDE OIL & CONDENSATE ('000 barrels) |
|||||||||||||
Bass Strait |
3,584 |
3,414 |
3,964 |
3,847 |
3,311 |
7,158 |
7,304 |
||||||
Minerva |
26 |
18 |
20 |
23 |
21 |
44 |
60 |
||||||
North West Shelf - condensate |
1,405 |
1,263 |
1,091 |
1,350 |
1,410 |
2,760 |
2,775 |
||||||
North West Shelf - Wanaea/Cossack |
979 |
751 |
1,111 |
1,634 |
1,325 |
2,959 |
2,128 |
||||||
Griffin |
344 |
204 |
296 |
323 |
312 |
635 |
780 |
||||||
Pakistan |
54 |
59 |
60 |
61 |
62 |
123 |
103 |
||||||
Typhoon/Boris (a) |
23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
329 |
||||||
Mad Dog |
604 |
549 |
698 |
528 |
549 |
1,077 |
1,044 |
||||||
Other Americas (b) |
161 |
68 |
68 |
78 |
81 |
159 |
284 |
||||||
Angostura |
1,018 |
1,080 |
1,191 |
1,174 |
618 |
1,792 |
2,016 |
||||||
Liverpool Bay |
1,161 |
1,278 |
1,199 |
931 |
1,280 |
2,211 |
2,321 |
||||||
Bruce/Keith |
256 |
209 |
182 |
178 |
202 |
380 |
510 |
||||||
Ohanet |
353 |
389 |
426 |
357 |
472 |
829 |
836 |
||||||
ROD |
1,234 |
1,604 |
1,245 |
1,607 |
1,320 |
2,927 |
2,946 |
||||||
Total |
11,202 |
10,886 |
11,551 |
12,091 |
10,963 |
23,054 |
23,436 |
||||||
NATURAL GAS (billion cubic feet) |
|||||||||||||
Bass Strait |
21.12 |
18.26 |
34.43 |
33.54 |
20.53 |
54.07 |
57.05 |
||||||
Minerva |
8.14 |
5.78 |
6.36 |
7.73 |
6.90 |
14.63 |
18.44 |
||||||
North West Shelf - Domestic |
3.81 |
3.55 |
4.63 |
3.54 |
3.89 |
7.43 |
7.78 |
||||||
North West Shelf - LNG |
23.16 |
21.15 |
22.70 |
21.68 |
23.59 |
45.27 |
44.35 |
||||||
Griffin |
0.41 |
0.12 |
0.19 |
0.49 |
0.45 |
0.94 |
0.97 |
||||||
Moranbah Coal Bed Methane (c) |
1.73 |
1.75 |
1.86 |
1.12 |
- |
1.12 |
3.38 |
||||||
Illawarra Coal Bed Methane |
1.60 |
1.50 |
1.35 |
1.50 |
0.95 |
2.45 |
2.72 |
||||||
Pakistan |
8.40 |
8.52 |
9.02 |
9.14 |
9.34 |
18.48 |
15.72 |
||||||
Typhoon/Boris (a) |
0.01 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
0.47 |
||||||
Mad Dog |
0.12 |
0.11 |
0.25 |
0.17 |
0.16 |
0.33 |
0.20 |
||||||
Other Americas (b) |
1.00 |
1.78 |
2.34 |
2.55 |
2.27 |
4.82 |
2.89 |
||||||
Bruce/Keith |
6.28 |
6.52 |
5.40 |
4.21 |
5.42 |
9.63 |
12.09 |
||||||
Liverpool Bay |
10.57 |
8.81 |
10.06 |
6.16 |
9.59 |
15.75 |
17.94 |
||||||
Total |
86.35 |
77.85 |
98.59 |
91.83 |
83.09 |
174.92 |
184.00 |
||||||
NGL ('000 barrels) (d) |
|||||||||||||
Bass Strait |
1,719 |
1,574 |
2,254 |
2,224 |
1,726 |
3,950 |
3,912 |
||||||
North West Shelf |
465 |
410 |
349 |
444 |
441 |
885 |
924 |
||||||
Bruce/Keith |
176 |
94 |
59 |
138 |
107 |
245 |
336 |
||||||
Ohanet |
312 |
370 |
401 |
319 |
436 |
755 |
745 |
||||||
Total |
2,672 |
2,448 |
3,063 |
3,125 |
2,710 |
5,835 |
5,917 |
||||||
TOTAL PETROLEUM PRODUCTS |
28.26 |
26.31 |
31.04 |
30.52 |
27.52 |
58.04 |
60.01 |
||||||
(million barrels of oil equivalent) (e) |
|||||||||||||
(a) |
BHP Billiton sold its interests in Typhoon / Boris, including the Little Burn field with effect from 1 July 2006. The sale was completed on 6 October 2006. |
||||||||||||
(b) |
BHP Billiton sold its interests in the Green Canyon 18 and 60 fields with effect from 16 January 2006. |
||||||||||||
(c) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of its interest in Moranbah Coal Bed Methane in September 2006 quarter. |
||||||||||||
(d) |
LPG and Ethane are now reported as Natural Gas Liquid (NGL), consistent with petroleum industry practice. Product-specific |
||||||||||||
conversions will be made and NGL will be reported in barrels of oil equivalent (boe). |
|||||||||||||
(e) |
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 |
||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
ALUMINIUM |
||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||||
('000 tonnes) |
||||||||||||
ALUMINA |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Worsley, Australia |
663 |
717 |
694 |
704 |
776 |
1,480 |
1,352 |
|||||
Paranam, Suriname |
219 |
228 |
247 |
253 |
241 |
494 |
446 |
|||||
Alumar, Brazil |
130 |
130 |
131 |
121 |
136 |
257 |
242 |
|||||
Total |
1,012 |
1,075 |
1,072 |
1,078 |
1,153 |
2,231 |
2,040 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Worsley, Australia |
710 |
709 |
672 |
666 |
820 |
1,486 |
1,294 |
|||||
Paranam, Suriname |
249 |
213 |
244 |
236 |
243 |
479 |
452 |
|||||
Alumar, Brazil |
121 |
130 |
147 |
108 |
137 |
245 |
228 |
|||||
Total (a) |
1,080 |
1,052 |
1,063 |
1,010 |
1,200 |
2,210 |
1,974 |
|||||
ALUMINIUM |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Hillside, South Africa |
177 |
174 |
177 |
177 |
176 |
353 |
349 |
|||||
Bayside, South Africa |
46 |
46 |
46 |
49 |
50 |
99 |
87 |
|||||
Alumar, Brazil |
45 |
44 |
44 |
44 |
45 |
89 |
90 |
|||||
Valesul, Brazil (b) |
10 |
11 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
|||||
Mozal, Mozambique |
66 |
65 |
66 |
67 |
67 |
134 |
131 |
|||||
Total |
344 |
340 |
344 |
337 |
338 |
675 |
678 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Hillside, South Africa |
175 |
162 |
186 |
170 |
173 |
343 |
343 |
|||||
Bayside, South Africa |
43 |
40 |
48 |
44 |
47 |
91 |
77 |
|||||
Alumar, Brazil |
44 |
48 |
44 |
44 |
42 |
86 |
86 |
|||||
Valesul, Brazil (b) |
12 |
10 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
23 |
|||||
Mozal, Mozambique |
79 |
58 |
68 |
60 |
66 |
126 |
133 |
|||||
Total |
353 |
318 |
357 |
318 |
328 |
646 |
662 |
|||||
Tolling Agreement (a) |
22 |
22 |
38 |
24 |
20 |
44 |
45 |
|||||
375 |
340 |
395 |
342 |
348 |
690 |
707 |
||||||
(a) |
Equity Alumina is converted into Aluminium under a third party tolling agreement. These tonnages are allocated to equity sales. |
|||||||||||
(b) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Valesul with effect 1 July 2006. |
|||||||||||
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
|
|||||||||||
QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
|||||||||||
DEC |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
BASE METALS |
||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. Metals production is payable metal unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||||
Escondida, Chile |
||||||||||||
Material mined (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
92,155 |
90,781 |
94,429 |
59,601 |
93,770 |
153,371 |
183,074 |
||||
Sulphide ore milled (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
22,161 |
21,843 |
21,473 |
18,257 |
22,585 |
40,842 |
44,416 |
||||
Average copper grade |
(%) |
1.58% |
1.62% |
1.63% |
1.55% |
1.55% |
1.55% |
1.59% |
||||
Production ex Mill (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
304.0 |
302.8 |
295.9 |
234.0 |
289.4 |
523.4 |
608.4 |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
169.0 |
168.2 |
165.2 |
129.7 |
160.6 |
290.3 |
337.6 |
||||
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
19,200 |
17,877 |
23,567 |
17,049 |
22,365 |
39,414 |
38,394 |
||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
20.0 |
15.4 |
11.7 |
17.5 |
32.7 |
50.2 |
39.6 |
||||
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
945 |
714 |
925 |
724 |
880 |
1,604 |
1,740 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
160.7 |
184.4 |
158.6 |
133.8 |
167.9 |
301.7 |
330.1 |
||||
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
18,145 |
20,159 |
22,627 |
17,778 |
23,089 |
40,867 |
37,439 |
||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
19.4 |
16.7 |
11.5 |
14.2 |
27.3 |
41.5 |
38.7 |
||||
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
892 |
802 |
891 |
752 |
909 |
1,661 |
1,695 |
||||
Tintaya, Peru (a) |
||||||||||||
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
17,107 |
15,960 |
11,539 |
- |
- |
- |
34,335 |
||||
Sulphide Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
1,734 |
1,523 |
1,123 |
- |
- |
- |
3,280 |
||||
Average copper grade |
(%) |
1.26% |
1.26% |
1.33% |
- |
- |
- |
1.29% |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
18.1 |
16.2 |
12.9 |
- |
- |
- |
35 |
||||
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
8,200 |
8,032 |
4,958 |
- |
- |
- |
16,248 |
||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
9.9 |
9.1 |
6.1 |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
||||
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
168 |
138 |
119 |
- |
- |
- |
335 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
19.4 |
15.1 |
12.0 |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
||||
Payable gold concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
8,376 |
8,016 |
5,079 |
- |
- |
- |
15,159 |
||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
9.8 |
8.3 |
7.1 |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
||||
Payable silver concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
207 |
127 |
109 |
- |
- |
- |
368 |
||||
(a) |
BHP Billiton sold Tintaya with effect from 1 June 2006. |
|||||||||||
Cerro Colorado, Chile |
||||||||||||
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
17,107 |
17,926 |
18,258 |
16,334 |
18,858 |
35,192 |
33,803 |
||||
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
4,348 |
4,266 |
4,490 |
4,508 |
4,578 |
9,086 |
7,692 |
||||
Average copper grade |
(%) |
0.90% |
0.94% |
0.83% |
0.80% |
0.81% |
0.81% |
0.85% |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
21.5 |
28.1 |
30.0 |
30.0 |
27.4 |
57.4 |
36.0 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
19.7 |
24.4 |
34.5 |
27.9 |
28.3 |
56.2 |
34.7 |
||||
Spence, Chile (a) |
||||||||||||
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20,329 |
20,329 |
- |
||||
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3,510 |
3,510 |
- |
||||
Average copper grade |
(%) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.76% |
1.76% |
- |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4.3 |
4.3 |
- |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
1.3 |
- |
||||
(a) |
Spence operations were commissioned during the December 2006 quarter. |
|||||||||||
Antamina, Peru |
||||||||||||
Material mined (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
32,598 |
28,982 |
29,740 |
29,917 |
28,317 |
58,234 |
65,437 |
||||
Sulphide ore milled (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
8,349 |
7,549 |
7,196 |
7,581 |
7,930 |
15,511 |
15,716 |
||||
Average head grades |
||||||||||||
- Copper |
(%) |
1.36% |
1.48% |
1.45% |
1.22% |
1.41% |
1.32% |
1.33% |
||||
- Zinc |
(%) |
0.51% |
0.62% |
0.88% |
0.87% |
0.65% |
0.76% |
0.76% |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
34.3 |
32.9 |
29.1 |
29.0 |
34.1 |
63.1 |
62.2 |
||||
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
5,148 |
7,534 |
12,638 |
13,585 |
10,970 |
24,555 |
20,107 |
||||
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
859 |
865 |
808 |
713 |
736 |
1,449 |
1,501 |
||||
Payable molybdenum |
(tonnes) |
772 |
632 |
538 |
719 |
768 |
1,487 |
1,345 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Payable copper |
('000 tonnes) |
35.5 |
30.5 |
25.6 |
33.9 |
35.3 |
69.2 |
66.2 |
||||
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
7,894 |
9,634 |
7,638 |
14,224 |
13,853 |
28,077 |
21,097 |
||||
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
813 |
750 |
505 |
713 |
623 |
1,336 |
1,482 |
||||
Payable molybdenum |
(tonnes) |
751 |
697 |
627 |
719 |
808 |
1,527 |
1,289 |
||||
Cannington, Australia |
||||||||||||
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
887 |
799 |
496 |
428 |
506 |
934 |
1,797 |
||||
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
850 |
809 |
589 |
478 |
478 |
956 |
1,622 |
||||
Average head grades |
||||||||||||
- Silver |
(g/t) |
493 |
431 |
462 |
423 |
360 |
392 |
474 |
||||
- Lead |
(%) |
10.8% |
9.8% |
10.9% |
11.6% |
8.8% |
10.2% |
10.3% |
||||
- Zinc |
(%) |
3.5% |
4.0% |
4.1% |
3.6% |
3.1% |
3.4% |
3.4% |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
11,672 |
9,693 |
7,503 |
5,714 |
4,805 |
10,519 |
21,251 |
||||
Payable lead |
(tonnes) |
77,187 |
68,754 |
55,507 |
48,977 |
36,454 |
85,431 |
142,060 |
||||
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
18,780 |
20,885 |
14,926 |
10,426 |
8,806 |
19,232 |
32,968 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Payable silver |
('000 ounces) |
11,972 |
9,061 |
8,516 |
5,010 |
6,637 |
11,647 |
21,050 |
||||
Payable lead |
(tonnes) |
79,474 |
63,112 |
62,787 |
39,694 |
51,521 |
91,215 |
139,416 |
||||
Payable zinc |
(tonnes) |
16,814 |
17,508 |
20,121 |
6,346 |
12,315 |
18,661 |
27,490 |
||||
Olympic Dam, Australia |
||||||||||||
Material mined (a) |
('000 tonnes) |
2,145 |
2,065 |
2,002 |
2,178 |
2,030 |
4,208 |
4,152 |
||||
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
2,430 |
2,343 |
2,517 |
2,043 |
2,182 |
4,225 |
4,775 |
||||
Average copper grade |
(%) |
2.32% |
2.10% |
2.10% |
2.10% |
2.21% |
2.16% |
2.29% |
||||
Average uranium grade |
kg/t |
0.65 |
0.59 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
0.58 |
1.15 |
1.29 |
||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (ER) |
('000 tonnes) |
48.6 |
43.1 |
50.5 |
38.4 |
35.4 |
73.8 |
92.8 |
||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
4.9 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
||||
Uranium oxide concentrate |
(tonnes) |
1,070 |
913 |
865 |
793 |
822 |
1,615 |
2,158 |
||||
Refined gold |
(fine ounces) |
27,300 |
26,186 |
27,636 |
24,111 |
16,199 |
40,310 |
53,724 |
||||
Refined silver |
('000 ounces) |
222 |
245 |
238 |
198 |
145 |
343 |
401 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (ER) |
('000 tonnes) |
44.9 |
44.1 |
49.0 |
41.6 |
33.7 |
75.3 |
92.4 |
||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
5.8 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.7 |
6.2 |
11.0 |
||||
Uranium oxide concentrate |
(tonnes) |
1,287 |
992 |
1,183 |
620 |
1,009 |
1,629 |
2,166 |
||||
Refined gold |
(fine ounces) |
26,369 |
27,300 |
27,375 |
23,233 |
18,404 |
41,637 |
47,561 |
||||
Refined silver |
('000 ounces) |
254 |
178 |
320 |
188 |
157 |
345 |
398 |
||||
(a) |
Material mined refers to run of mine ore mined and hoisted. |
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Pinto Valley, USA |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Copper cathode (EW) |
('000 tonnes) |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
||||
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
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QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
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DEC |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
CARBON STEEL MATERIALS |
||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||||
('000 tonnes) |
||||||||||||
IRON ORE (a) |
||||||||||||
Pilbara, Australia |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Mt Newman Joint Venture |
6,166 |
5,884 |
6,490 |
7,394 |
7,536 |
14,930 |
12,400 |
|||||
Goldsworthy Joint Venture |
1,669 |
1,371 |
1,808 |
806 |
84 |
890 |
3,062 |
|||||
Area C Joint Venture |
4,969 |
3,332 |
5,401 |
4,821 |
5,334 |
10,155 |
9,255 |
|||||
Yandi Joint Venture |
8,372 |
8,561 |
8,854 |
8,504 |
9,106 |
17,610 |
16,781 |
|||||
Jimblebar |
1,569 |
1,549 |
1,607 |
1,490 |
1,449 |
2,939 |
3,214 |
|||||
Total (BHP Billiton share) |
22,745 |
20,697 |
24,160 |
23,015 |
23,509 |
46,524 |
44,712 |
|||||
Total production (100%) |
26,760 |
24,350 |
28,423 |
27,076 |
27,658 |
54,734 |
52,313 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Lump |
6,483 |
5,276 |
6,092 |
6,429 |
5,856 |
12,285 |
12,474 |
|||||
Fines |
16,357 |
15,547 |
18,481 |
16,222 |
18,499 |
34,721 |
32,194 |
|||||
Total (BHP Billiton share) |
22,840 |
20,823 |
24,573 |
22,651 |
24,355 |
47,006 |
44,668 |
|||||
Total sales (100%) |
26,871 |
24,498 |
28,909 |
26,648 |
28,653 |
55,301 |
52,260 |
|||||
(a) |
Iron ore production and shipments are reported on a wet tonnes basis. |
|||||||||||
Samarco, Brazil |
||||||||||||
Production |
1,865 |
1,802 |
1,955 |
1,988 |
1,945 |
3,933 |
3,746 |
|||||
Shipments |
2,155 |
1,532 |
2,022 |
1,872 |
2,357 |
4,229 |
4,055 |
|||||
METALLURGICAL COAL (a) |
||||||||||||
Queensland, Australia |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
BMA |
||||||||||||
Blackwater |
1,409 |
1,533 |
1,449 |
1,536 |
1,388 |
2,924 |
3,036 |
|||||
Goonyella |
1,921 |
1,751 |
1,986 |
1,892 |
1,296 |
3,188 |
3,530 |
|||||
Peak Downs |
1,186 |
1,095 |
858 |
1,202 |
1,161 |
2,363 |
2,436 |
|||||
Saraji |
602 |
563 |
794 |
682 |
893 |
1,575 |
1,277 |
|||||
Norwich Park |
678 |
550 |
675 |
631 |
677 |
1,308 |
1,437 |
|||||
Gregory Joint Venture |
645 |
480 |
712 |
714 |
691 |
1,405 |
1,418 |
|||||
BMA total |
6,441 |
5,972 |
6,474 |
6,657 |
6,106 |
12,763 |
13,134 |
|||||
BHP Mitsui Coal (b) |
||||||||||||
South Walker Creek |
710 |
763 |
850 |
873 |
782 |
1,655 |
1,436 |
|||||
Poitrel (c) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
91 |
91 |
- |
|||||
BHP Mitsui Coal total |
710 |
763 |
850 |
873 |
873 |
1,746 |
1,436 |
|||||
Queensland total |
7,151 |
6,735 |
7,324 |
7,530 |
6,979 |
14,509 |
14,570 |
|||||
Shipments |
||||||||||||
Coking coal |
4,987 |
5,032 |
5,798 |
5,190 |
5,040 |
10,230 |
9,856 |
|||||
Weak coking coal |
1,366 |
1,342 |
1,444 |
1,600 |
1,749 |
3,349 |
2,573 |
|||||
Thermal coal |
403 |
482 |
581 |
344 |
502 |
846 |
982 |
|||||
Total |
6,756 |
6,856 |
7,823 |
7,134 |
7,291 |
14,425 |
13,411 |
|||||
(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 |
1,822 |
1,725 |
1,900 |
1,717 |
1,987 |
3,704 |
3,389 |
|||||
Shipments |
||||||||||||
Coking coal |
1,457 |
1,508 |
1,292 |
1,366 |
1,583 |
2,949 |
2,647 |
|||||
Thermal coal |
103 |
313 |
136 |
188 |
280 |
468 |
486 |
|||||
Total |
1,560 |
1,821 |
1,428 |
1,554 |
1,863 |
3,417 |
3,133 |
|||||
MANGANESE ORE |
||||||||||||
South Africa |
||||||||||||
Saleable production (a) |
529 |
532 |
673 |
644 |
663 |
1,307 |
1,095 |
|||||
Australia |
||||||||||||
Saleable production (a) |
749 |
694 |
716 |
865 |
866 |
1,731 |
1,570 |
|||||
MANGANESE ALLOY |
||||||||||||
South Africa |
||||||||||||
Saleable production (a) |
105 |
119 |
131 |
93 |
126 |
219 |
184 |
|||||
Australia |
||||||||||||
Saleable production (a) |
60 |
54 |
44 |
60 |
66 |
126 |
120 |
|||||
(a) |
Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%. |
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
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QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
||||||||||||
DEC |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
|||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
|||||||
DIAMONDS AND SPECIALTY PRODUCTS |
|||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
|||||||||||||
DIAMONDS |
|||||||||||||
Ekatiâ„¢, Canada |
|||||||||||||
Ore Processed (100%) |
('000 tonnes) |
962 |
995 |
1,181 |
1,199 |
1,100 |
2,299 |
2,120 |
|||||
Production |
('000 carats) |
614 |
512 |
583 |
487 |
937 |
1,424 |
1,466 |
|||||
FERTILISER |
|||||||||||||
Southern Cross Fertiliser Operations, Australia (a) |
|||||||||||||
Production (b) |
('000 tonnes) |
252.6 |
222.5 |
141.3 |
84.3 |
- |
84.3 |
497.5 |
|||||
Sales (b) |
('000 tonnes) |
221.2 |
200.4 |
304.4 |
41.6 |
- |
41.6 |
396.7 |
|||||
(a) |
BHP Billiton completed the sale of Southern Cross Fertiliser operations on 1 August 2006. |
||||||||||||
(b) |
Includes diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate. |
||||||||||||
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
||||||||||||
QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
|||||||||||
DEC |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
ENERGY COAL |
||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||||
('000 tonnes) |
||||||||||||
Ingwe, South Africa |
||||||||||||
Production |
12,940 |
11,605 |
12,854 |
13,151 |
13,032 |
26,183 |
27,489 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Export |
6,273 |
5,658 |
4,271 |
5,168 |
5,211 |
10,379 |
11,709 |
|||||
Local utility |
7,250 |
7,328 |
7,365 |
7,552 |
7,413 |
14,965 |
15,263 |
|||||
Inland |
268 |
203 |
253 |
255 |
227 |
482 |
577 |
|||||
Total |
13,791 |
13,189 |
11,889 |
12,975 |
12,851 |
25,826 |
27,549 |
|||||
New Mexico, USA |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Navajo Coal |
2,252 |
2,305 |
1,471 |
1,778 |
2,104 |
3,882 |
4,490 |
|||||
San Juan Coal |
1,813 |
524 |
2,420 |
1,689 |
1,767 |
3,456 |
4,136 |
|||||
Total |
4,065 |
2,829 |
3,891 |
3,467 |
3,871 |
7,338 |
8,626 |
|||||
Sales - local utility |
3,628 |
3,553 |
3,556 |
3,822 |
3,616 |
7,438 |
7,397 |
|||||
Hunter Valley, Australia |
||||||||||||
Production |
2,045 |
1,897 |
2,636 |
2,766 |
2,790 |
5,556 |
4,613 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Export |
1,312 |
1,267 |
1,048 |
1,245 |
1,858 |
3,103 |
2,882 |
|||||
Inland |
793 |
643 |
1,475 |
1,031 |
1,005 |
2,036 |
1,776 |
|||||
Total |
2,105 |
1,910 |
2,523 |
2,276 |
2,863 |
5,139 |
4,658 |
|||||
Cerrejon Coal, Colombia |
||||||||||||
Production |
2,237 |
2,341 |
2,406 |
2,398 |
2,337 |
4,735 |
4,569 |
|||||
Sales - export |
2,087 |
2,116 |
2,387 |
2,336 |
2,323 |
4,659 |
4,257 |
|||||
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT |
||||||||||||
QUARTER ENDED |
HALF YEAR ENDED |
|||||||||||
DEC |
MAR |
JUNE |
SEPT |
DEC |
DEC |
DEC |
||||||
2005 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
||||||
STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS |
||||||||||||
BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated. |
||||||||||||
('000 tonnes) |
||||||||||||
NICKEL |
||||||||||||
CMSA, Colombia |
||||||||||||
Production |
13.0 |
12.9 |
12.8 |
12.7 |
12.8 |
25.5 |
25.8 |
|||||
Sales |
14.2 |
12.4 |
13.6 |
11.7 |
14.4 |
26.1 |
25.3 |
|||||
Yabulu, Australia |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Nickel metal |
5.9 |
7.0 |
4.3 |
7.3 |
7.5 |
14.8 |
12.0 |
|||||
Cobalt |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Nickel metal |
6.6 |
6.9 |
4.9 |
6.0 |
7.2 |
13.2 |
12.9 |
|||||
Cobalt |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
|||||
Nickel West, Australia |
||||||||||||
Production |
||||||||||||
Nickel contained in finished matte |
13.9 |
5.2 |
9.6 |
11.1 |
12.4 |
23.5 |
23.6 |
|||||
Nickel metal |
16.2 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
13.4 |
15.6 |
29.0 |
31.7 |
|||||
Nickel production (a) |
30.1 |
20.3 |
24.5 |
24.5 |
28.0 |
52.5 |
55.3 |
|||||
Sales |
||||||||||||
Nickel contained in finished matte |
14.3 |
8.8 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
13.5 |
22.8 |
21.9 |
|||||
Nickel metal (b) |
14.9 |
15.7 |
15.8 |
12.9 |
14.3 |
27.2 |
30.8 |
|||||
Nickel sales (a) |
29.2 |
24.5 |
23.7 |
22.2 |
27.8 |
50.0 |
52.7 |
|||||
(a) |
In addition to the production and sales reported above, Nickel West also produced and sold 1.2 kt nickel in concentrate during the |
|||||||||||
quarter ended 30 June 2006. There has been no sales of nickel in concentrate in the December 2006 half year. |
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