Exhibit 8.2
 LIST
OF SUBSIDIARIES OF NIPPON MINING HOLDINGS, INC.
  Percentage ofCountry of
    
    Voting Rights*Name
    
    Incorporation
    
    (%)
    
    Main BusinessJapan Energy Corporation
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Production and sale of petroleum
productsNippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Production and sale of nonferrous
metal products and electronic
materialsKashima Oil Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    70.7
    
    
    Production and sale of petroleum
productsKashima Aromatics Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    80.0
    
    
    Production and sale of petroleum
productsJOMO-NET Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Sale of petroleum productsAbu Dhabi Oil Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    31.5
    
    
    Petroleum productionUnited Petroleum Development Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    45.0
    
    
    Petroleum productionJapan Energy Development Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Exploration, production and sale
of petroleum and natural gasJapan Gas Energy Corporation
    
    Japan
    
    
    51.0
    
    
    Import and wholesale of LPGPan Pacific Copper Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    66.0
    
    
    Production and sale of nonferrous
metal productsNikko Smelting & Refining Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    (1)
    
    Smelting and refining of copperHibi Kyodo Smelting Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    63.5
    (2)
    
    Smelting and refining of copperNippon Mining of Netherlands B.V.
    
    Netherlands
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Investment in Collahuasi Mine and
Los Pelambres MineNippon LP Resources B.V.
    
    Netherlands
    
    
    60.0
    
    
    Investment in Los Pelambres MineNikko Shoji Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Sale of nonferrous metal and other
productsNikko Metals Philippines, Inc.
    
    Philippines
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Production and sale of copper foilsNikko Fuji Electronics Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Production and sale of
surface-treated products such as
gold platingToho Titanium Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    42.6
    
    
    Production and sale of titanium
metals and other productsNichiyo Engineering Corporation
    
    Japan
    
    
    100.0
    
    
    Planning, practice, supervision
and maintenance activities related
to machinery, electric works and
civil engineering and constructionTatsuta Electric Wire and Cable Co., Ltd.
    
    Japan
    
    
    35.9
    (3)
    
    Production and sale of electric
wires and cablesMaruwn Corporation
    
    Japan
    
    
    38.8
    (4)
    
    Land transportationMinera Los Pelambres
    
    Chile
    
    
    25.0
    (5)
    
    Copper miningLS-Nikko Copper Inc.
    
    Korea
    
    
    49.9
    (6)
    
    Production and sale of nonferrous
metal productsNTT DATA CCS Corporation
    
    Japan
    
    
    40.0
    
    
    Development of software,
information processing and sales
of systems
 
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    Equity ownership is the same as percentage of voting rights unless otherwise indicated.(1)
    
    Nippon Minings ultimate ownership interest is 66.0%.(2)
    
    Nippon Minings ultimate ownership interest is 41.9%. 8.2-1




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(3)
    
    Nippon Minings ultimate ownership interest is 32.6%.(4)
    
    Nippon Minings ultimate ownership interest is 38.7%.(5)
    
    Refer to diagram on page 63 for information in relation to Nippon Minings interest in
Minera Los Pelambres.(6)
    
    Nippon Minings ultimate ownership interest is 39.9%. 8.2-2