Exhibit 8.1

List of Subsidiaries of BHP Billiton Ltd and BHP Billiton Plc

as at
30 June 2011



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|   |  | Company Name                                                                  |  | Country                
|1  |  | 101102166 Saskatchewan Ltd.                                                   |  | Canada                 
|2  |  | 141 Union Company                                                             |  | United States          
|3  |  | A & BP Co Pty Ltd                                                             |  | Australia              
|4  |  | African Metals Limited                                                        |  | South Africa           
|5  |  | Albion Downs Pty Limited                                                      |  | Australia              
|6  |  | Aluminium Consortium Venezuela B.V. (Venezuela)                               |  | Venezuela              
|7  |  | Anglo Potash Limited                                                          |  | Canada                 
|8  |  | Araguaia Participações Ltda                                                   |  | Brazil                 
|9  |  | Astra Explorations & Mining Company (Proprietary) Limited (In Deregistration) |  | Botswana               
|10 |  | Athabasca Resources Partnership                                               |  | Canada                 
|11 |  | Atlas Steels Company Limited                                                  |  | Canada                 
|12 |  | Auvernier Limited (In Liquidation)                                            |  | United Kingdom         
|13 |  | Baniettor Mining (Proprietary) Limited                                        |  | South Africa           
|14 |  | BHP Billiton (Aus) Limited                                                    |  | United Kingdom         
|15 |  | BHP Billiton (BVI) Limited                                                    |  | Virgin Islands, British
|16 |  | BHP Billiton (China) Pty Ltd (In Liquidation)                                 |  | Australia              
|17 |  | BHP Billiton (Liberia) Inc.                                                   |  | Liberia                
|18 |  | BHP Billiton (Nouvelle-Caledonie) SAS                                         |  | New Caledonia          
|19 |  | BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc.                                               |  | Philippines            
|20 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad) Holdings Limited                                      |  | Saint Lucia            
|21 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd.                                               |  | Canada                 
|22 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd. (Trinidad and Tobago)                         |  | Trinidad and Tobago    
|23 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3A) Ltd.                                               |  | Trinidad and Tobago    
|24 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3B) Corp.                                              |  | Canada                 
|25 |  | BHP Billiton (Trinidad-3B) Corp. (Trinidad and Tobago)                        |  | Trinidad and Tobago    
|26 |  | BHP Billiton (UK) Limited                                                     |  | United Kingdom         
|27 |  | BHP Billiton (UMC) Pty Ltd                                                    |  | Australia              
|28 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium (RAA) Pty Ltd                                          |  | Australia              
|29 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium (Worsley) Pty Ltd                                      |  | Australia              
|30 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd                                      |  | Australia              
|31 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium Limited                                                |  | United Kingdom         
|32 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium Operations BVI Ltd                                     |  | Virgin Islands, British
|33 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium Technologies Limited                                   |  | Jersey                 
|34 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium Vietnam Jersey Limited                                 |  | Jersey                 
|35 |  | BHP Billiton Aluminium Vietnam UK Limited                                     |  | United Kingdom         
|36 |  | BHP Billiton Australia Investment 3 Pty Ltd                                   |  | Australia              
|37 |  | BHP Billiton Australia UK Finance Limited                                     |  | Virgin Islands, British
|38 |  | BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petroleo Inc.                                       |  | United States          
|39 |  | BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petroleo Inc. (Sucursal Bolivia)                    |  | Bolivia                
|40 |  | BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos Ltda.                                       |  | Brazil                 
|41 |  | BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda                                                      |  | Brazil                 
|42 |  | BHP Billiton Canada Inc.                                                      |  | Canada                 
|43 |  | BHP Billiton Capital Inc.                                                     |  | United States          
|44 |  | BHP Billiton CBM Investments Pty Ltd                                          |  | Australia              
|45 |  | BHP Billiton Chile Inversiones Limitada                                       |  | Chile                  



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|   |  | Company Name                                                    |  | Country                
|46 |  | BHP Billiton China Limited                                      |  | Hong Kong              
|47 |  | BHP Billiton Community Limited                                  |  | Australia              
|48 |  | BHP Billiton Company B.V.                                       |  | Netherlands            
|49 |  | BHP Billiton Development 1 (Australia) Pty Ltd                  |  | Australia              
|50 |  | BHP Billiton Development 1 (Netherlands) B.V. (In Liquidation)  |  | Netherlands            
|51 |  | BHP Billiton Development 1 (UK) Limited                         |  | United Kingdom         
|52 |  | BHP Billiton Development 2 (UK) Limited                         |  | United Kingdom         
|53 |  | BHP Billiton Diamonds (Belgium) N.V.                            |  | Belgium                
|54 |  | BHP Billiton Diamonds (Eurasia) LLC                             |  | Russian Federation     
|55 |  | BHP Billiton Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited                    |  | Australia              
|56 |  | BHP Billiton Employee Plan Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia              
|57 |  | BHP Billiton Energy Coal (UK) Limited (In Liquidation)          |  | United Kingdom         
|58 |  | BHP Billiton Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd                      |  | Australia              
|59 |  | BHP Billiton Energy Coal Chile Limited (In Liquidation)         |  | United Kingdom         
|60 |  | BHP Billiton Energy Coal Inc.                                   |  | United States          
|61 |  | BHP Billiton Energy Coal South Africa Limited                   |  | South Africa           
|62 |  | BHP Billiton Eurasia B.V.                                       |  | Netherlands            
|63 |  | BHP Billiton Eurasia B.V. (Moscow Rep Office)                   |  | Russian Federation     
|64 |  | BHP Billiton Executive Services Company Pty Limited             |  | Australia              
|65 |  | BHP Billiton Finance (USA) B.V.                                 |  | Netherlands            
|66 |  | BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited                              |  | Australia              
|67 |  | BHP Billiton Finance Australia Limited                          |  | Virgin Islands, British
|68 |  | BHP Billiton Finance B.V.                                       |  | Netherlands            
|69 |  | BHP Billiton Finance B.V. (Branch Office)                       |  | United Kingdom         
|70 |  | BHP Billiton Finance Limited                                    |  | Australia              
|71 |  | BHP Billiton Finance Plc                                        |  | United Kingdom         
|72 |  | BHP Billiton Finance South Africa Limited                       |  | Virgin Islands, British
|73 |  | BHP Billiton Foreign Holdings Inc.                              |  | United States          
|74 |  | BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited                      |  | Singapore              
|75 |  | BHP Billiton Great Boulder Mines Pty Ltd                        |  | Australia              
|76 |  | BHP Billiton Group (BVI) Limited                                |  | Virgin Islands, British
|77 |  | BHP Billiton Group Limited                                      |  | United Kingdom         
|78 |  | BHP Billiton Group Operations Pty Ltd                           |  | Australia              
|79 |  | BHP Billiton Holdings B.V.                                      |  | Netherlands            
|80 |  | BHP Billiton Holdings Limited                                   |  | United Kingdom         
|81 |  | BHP Billiton Innovation Pty Ltd                                 |  | Australia              
|82 |  | BHP Billiton International Development Limited (In Liquidation) |  | United Kingdom         
|83 |  | BHP Billiton International Metals B.V.                          |  | Netherlands            
|84 |  | BHP Billiton International Services Limited                     |  | United Kingdom         
|85 |  | BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.         |  | China                  
|86 |  | BHP Billiton Investment Holdings Limited                        |  | United Kingdom         
|87 |  | BHP Billiton Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd                          |  | Australia              
|88 |  | BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty Limited                               |  | Australia              
|89 |  | BHP Billiton Japan Limited                                      |  | Japan                  
|90 |  | BHP Billiton Jersey Limited                                     |  | Jersey                 
|91 |  | BHP Billiton Korea Co., Ltd.                                    |  | Korea, Republic of     
|92 |  | BHP Billiton Liberia (Jersey) Limited                           |  | Jersey                 
|93 |  | BHP Billiton Limited                                            |  | Australia              
|94 |  | BHP Billiton Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd                       |  | Australia              
|95 |  | BHP Billiton Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd                |  | Australia              
|96 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing AG                                       |  | Switzerland            



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|    |  | Company Name                                                           |  | Country                    
|97  |  | BHP Billiton Marketing AG  Singapore Branch                           |  | Singapore                  
|98  |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd.                                   |  | Singapore                  
|99  |  | BHP Billiton Marketing B.V.                                            |  | Netherlands                
|100 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Inc.                                            |  | United States              
|101 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Investments ApS                                 |  | Denmark                    
|102 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Investments Limited                             |  | United Kingdom             
|103 |  | BHP Billiton Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd                          |  | India                      
|104 |  | BHP Billiton Marylebone B.V.                                           |  | Netherlands                
|105 |  | BHP Billiton Metais SA                                                 |  | Brazil                     
|106 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Copper Pty Ltd                                |  | Australia                  
|107 |  | BHP Billiton Minerals Pty Ltd                                          |  | Australia                  
|108 |  | BHP Billiton Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd                                       |  | Australia                  
|109 |  | BHP Billiton New Mexico Coal Inc.                                      |  | United States              
|110 |  | BHP Billiton Nickel Operations Pty Ltd                                 |  | Australia                  
|111 |  | BHP Billiton Nickel West Pty Ltd                                       |  | Australia                  
|112 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd                           |  | Australia                  
|113 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Gold Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia                  
|114 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Marketing Pty Ltd                             |  | Australia                  
|115 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Operations Pty Ltd                            |  | Australia                  
|116 |  | BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Uranium Pty Ltd                               |  | Australia                  
|117 |  | BHP Billiton Overseas Holdings Limited (In Liquidation)                |  | United Kingdom             
|118 |  | BHP Billiton Paddington Limited                                        |  | United Kingdom             
|119 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc.                                 |  | United States              
|120 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) Inc.                        |  | United States              
|121 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Arkansas) Inc.                                 |  | United States              
|122 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Australia) Pty. Ltd.                           |  | Australia                  
|123 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty. Ltd.                         |  | Australia                  
|124 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (China) Corp.                                   |  | Canada                     
|125 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Colombia) Corporation                          |  | Canada                     
|126 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Colombia) Sucursal Colombia                    |  | Colombia                   
|127 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc.                                |  | United States              
|128 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Denmark) ApS                                   |  | Denmark                    
|129 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Falkland) Corporation                          |  | Canada                     
|130 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Falkland) Corporation (Falkland Branch)        |  | Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|131 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Fayetteville) LLC                              |  | United States              
|132 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc.                                      |  | United States              
|133 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (India) Corporation                             |  | Canada                     
|134 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty. Ltd.           |  | Australia                  
|135 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty. Ltd. (Algeria) |  | Algeria                    
|136 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty. Ltd. (India)   |  | India                      
|137 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Laurentian) Corporation                        |  | Canada                     
|138 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Netherlands) B.V.                              |  | Netherlands                
|139 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation                      |  | Canada                     
|140 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America 2) LLC                           |  | United States              
|141 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North America) Inc.                            |  | United States              
|142 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty. Ltd.                    |  | Australia                  
|143 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation                       |  | Canada                     
|144 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Philippines) Corporation (Philippines Branch)  |  | Philippines                
|145 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Pilbara LNG) Pty Ltd                           |  | Australia                  
|146 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Pipelines Investments) Pty. Ltd.               |  | Australia                  
|147 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Sabah) Corporation                             |  | Canada                     



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|    |  | Company Name                                                               |  | Country                
|148 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Sabah) Corporation (Malaysian Branch)              |  | Malaysia               
|149 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa) LLC                                  |  | Saint Kitts and Nevis  
|150 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (South Africa) LLC (South Africa branch)            |  | South Africa           
|151 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Victoria) Pty. Ltd.                                |  | Australia              
|152 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Vietnam) Corporation                               |  | Canada                 
|153 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum (Vietnam) Corporation (Vietnamese Operating Office) |  | Vietnam                
|154 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited                               |  | United Kingdom         
|155 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited (South Africa)                |  | South Africa           
|156 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc.                                 |  | United States          
|157 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC                                        |  | United States          
|158 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum International Pty. Ltd.                             |  | Australia              
|159 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia              
|160 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited                                             |  | United Kingdom         
|161 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Pty Ltd                                             |  | Australia              
|162 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Trading and Marketing Inc.                          |  | United States          
|163 |  | BHP Billiton Petroleum Trading and Marketing Pty Ltd                       |  | Australia              
|164 |  | BHP Billiton Plc                                                           |  | United Kingdom         
|165 |  | BHP Billiton Plc (South Africa)                                            |  | South Africa           
|166 |  | BHP Billiton PNG Services Limited                                          |  | Papua New Guinea       
|167 |  | BHP Billiton Properties (Proprietary) Limited                              |  | South Africa           
|168 |  | BHP Billiton RBM Holdings (Proprietary) Limited                            |  | South Africa           
|169 |  | BHP Billiton Resources (China) Pty Ltd (In Liquidation)                    |  | Australia              
|170 |  | BHP Billiton Resources Exploration Pty Ltd                                 |  | Australia              
|171 |  | BHP Billiton Resources International (RSA) Pty Ltd                         |  | Australia              
|172 |  | BHP Billiton Resources International (RSA) PTY LTD  South Africa Branch   |  | South Africa           
|173 |  | BHP Billiton Resources Marketing Pty Ltd                                   |  | Australia              
|174 |  | BHP Billiton SA Holdings Limited                                           |  | South Africa           
|175 |  | BHP Billiton SA Investments Limited                                        |  | United Kingdom         
|176 |  | BHP Billiton SA Limited                                                    |  | South Africa           
|177 |  | BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited                                       |  | Jersey                 
|178 |  | BHP Billiton Shared Business Services Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia              
|179 |  | BHP Billiton Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.                            |  | Malaysia               
|180 |  | BHP Billiton South Africa (Jersey) Limited                                 |  | Jersey                 
|181 |  | BHP Billiton South Africa Holdings B.V.                                    |  | Netherlands            
|182 |  | BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd                                       |  | Australia              
|183 |  | BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd                                |  | Australia              
|184 |  | BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd                                         |  | Singapore              
|185 |  | BHP Billiton SSM International Pty Ltd                                     |  | Australia              
|186 |  | BHP Billiton SSM Technology Pty Limited                                    |  | Australia              
|187 |  | BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities                                       |  | United Kingdom         
|188 |  | BHP Billiton Taiwan Limited                                                |  | Taiwan                 
|189 |  | BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited                                           |  | Virgin Islands, British
|190 |  | BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited                                        |  | Virgin Islands, British
|191 |  | BHP Billiton Uranium Holding Company Pty Ltd                               |  | Australia              
|192 |  | BHP Billiton WAIO Pty Ltd                                                  |  | Australia              
|193 |  | BHP Billiton Wesminco Oil Pty Ltd                                          |  | Australia              
|194 |  | BHP Billiton Western Mining Holdings Pty Ltd (In Deregistration)           |  | Australia              
|195 |  | BHP Billiton Western Mining Innovation Pty Ltd (In Deregistration)         |  | Australia              
|196 |  | BHP Billiton Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd                |  | Australia              



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|    |  | Company Name                                                       |  | Country                              
|197 |  | BHP Billiton Westmin Talc Pty Ltd (In Liquidation)                 |  | Australia                            
|198 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc.                                |  | Canada                               
|199 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Angola)                       |  | Angola                               
|200 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Argentina)                    |  | Argentina                            
|201 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Botswana)                     |  | Botswana                             
|202 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Burundi)                      |  | Burundi                              
|203 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Colombia)                     |  | Colombia                             
|204 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Cote dIvoire)                |  | Cote dIvoire                        
|205 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Democratic Republic of Congo) |  | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
|206 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Ecuador)                      |  | Ecuador                              
|207 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Ethiopia)                     |  | Ethiopia                             
|208 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Gabon)                        |  | Gabon                                
|209 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Ghana)                        |  | Ghana                                
|210 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Guinea)                       |  | Guinea                               
|211 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Guyana)                       |  | Guyana                               
|212 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Ireland)                      |  | Ireland                              
|213 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Kazakhstan)                   |  | Kazakhstan                           
|214 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Liberia)                      |  | Liberia                              
|215 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Namibia)                      |  | Namibia                              
|216 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Pakistan)                     |  | Pakistan                             
|217 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Papua New Guinea)             |  | Papua New Guinea                     
|218 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Peru)                         |  | Peru                                 
|219 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Philippines)                  |  | Philippines                          
|220 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (South Africa)                 |  | South Africa                         
|221 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Tanzania)                     |  | Tanzania, United Republic of         
|222 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Venezuela)                    |  | Venezuela                            
|223 |  | BHP Billiton World Exploration Inc. (Zambia)                       |  | Zambia                               
|224 |  | BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd                               |  | Australia                            
|225 |  | BHP Billiton Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd                             |  | Australia                            
|226 |  | BHP Billiton Yeelirrie Development Company Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia                            
|227 |  | BHP Billiton Yeelirrie Management Services Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia                            
|228 |  | BHP Billiton Zambia Limited                                        |  | Zambia                               
|229 |  | BHP Canadian Diamonds Company                                      |  | Canada                               
|230 |  | BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited                                     |  | Australia                            
|231 |  | BHP Chile Inc.                                                     |  | United States                        
|232 |  | BHP Chile Inc. (Chile Branch)                                      |  | Chile                                
|233 |  | BHP Coal Holdings Pty Limited                                      |  | Australia                            
|234 |  | BHP Coal Pty Ltd                                                   |  | Australia                            
|235 |  | BHP Copper Inc.                                                    |  | United States                        
|236 |  | BHP Development Finance Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia                            
|237 |  | BHP Escondida Inc.                                                 |  | United States                        
|238 |  | BHP Finance (International) Inc.                                   |  | United States                        
|239 |  | BHP Financial Services (UK) Limited                                |  | Guernsey                             
|240 |  | BHP Group Resources Pty Ltd                                        |  | Australia                            
|241 |  | BHP Hawaii Inc.                                                    |  | United States                        
|242 |  | BHP Holdings (International) Inc.                                  |  | United States                        
|243 |  | BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc.                                      |  | United States                        
|244 |  | BHP Holdings (USA) Inc.                                            |  | United States                        
|245 |  | BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc.                      |  | United States                        



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|    |  | Company Name                                            |  | Country       
|246 |  | BHP Internacional Participacoes Ltda                    |  | Brazil        
|247 |  | BHP International Finance Corp.                         |  | United States 
|248 |  | BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd                        |  | Australia     
|249 |  | BHP Khanij Anveshana Pvt Limited                        |  | India         
|250 |  | BHP Mineral Resources Inc.                              |  | United States 
|251 |  | BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd                       |  | Australia     
|252 |  | BHP Minerals Europe Limited                             |  | United Kingdom
|253 |  | BHP Minerals Exploration Inc.                           |  | United States 
|254 |  | BHP Minerals Ghana Inc.                                 |  | United States 
|255 |  | BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited               |  | Australia     
|256 |  | BHP Minerals India Pvt Limited                          |  | India         
|257 |  | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc.             |  | United States 
|258 |  | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. (Venezuela) |  | Venezuela     
|259 |  | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. (Argentina) |  | Argentina     
|260 |  | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. (Pakistan)  |  | Pakistan      
|261 |  | BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. (Uruguay)   |  | Uruguay       
|262 |  | BHP Minerals International LLC                          |  | United States 
|263 |  | BHP Minerals Pacific Inc.                               |  | United States 
|264 |  | BHP Minerals Service Company                            |  | United States 
|265 |  | BHP Navajo Coal Company                                 |  | United States 
|266 |  | BHP Peru Holdings Inc.                                  |  | United States 
|267 |  | BHP Petroleum (Argentina) S.A.                          |  | Argentina     
|268 |  | BHP Petroleum (Ashmore Operations) Pty Ltd              |  | Australia     
|269 |  | BHP Petroleum (Cambodia) Pty Ltd                        |  | Australia     
|270 |  | BHP Petroleum (Pakistan) Pty Ltd                        |  | Australia     
|271 |  | BHP Petroleum (Pakistan) Pty Ltd (Pakistan)             |  | Pakistan      
|272 |  | BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited                         |  | Bermuda       
|273 |  | BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited  Australian Branch     |  | Australia     
|274 |  | BHP Petroleum (U.K.) Corporation                        |  | United States 
|275 |  | BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia     
|276 |  | BHP Queensland Coal Limited                             |  | United States 
|277 |  | BHP Queensland Coal Limited                             |  | Australia     
|278 |  | BHP Resources Inc.                                      |  | United States 
|279 |  | BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd                           |  | Australia     
|280 |  | BHP Venezuela Inc.                                      |  | United States 
|281 |  | BHP Venezuela Inc. (Venezuela)                          |  | Venezuela     
|282 |  | BHPB Freight Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia     
|283 |  | Billiton (RA) B.V.                                      |  | Netherlands   
|284 |  | Billiton Aluminium SA Limited                           |  | South Africa  
|285 |  | Billiton Argentina B.V.                                 |  | Netherlands   
|286 |  | Billiton Argentina B.V.  Argentina Branch              |  | Argentina     
|287 |  | Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd                      |  | Australia     
|288 |  | Billiton Australia Holdings B.V.                        |  | Netherlands   
|289 |  | Billiton Chile B.V.                                     |  | Netherlands   
|290 |  | Billiton Coal Australia Holdings B.V.                   |  | Netherlands   
|291 |  | Billiton Coal SA Limited                                |  | South Africa  
|292 |  | Billiton Development (Zambia) Limited                   |  | Zambia        
|293 |  | Billiton Development B.V.                               |  | Netherlands   
|294 |  | Billiton E & D 3 B.V.                                   |  | Netherlands   
|295 |  | Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited       |  | United Kingdom
|296 |  | Billiton Exploration Australia Pty Limited              |  | Australia     



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|    |  | Company Name                                         |  | Country                
|297 |  | Billiton Guinea B.V.                                 |  | Netherlands            
|298 |  | Billiton Intellectual Property B.V.                  |  | Netherlands            
|299 |  | Billiton Investment 1 B.V.                           |  | Netherlands            
|300 |  | Billiton Investment 12 B.V.                          |  | Netherlands            
|301 |  | Billiton Investment 13 B.V.                          |  | Netherlands            
|302 |  | Billiton Investment 15 B.V.                          |  | Netherlands            
|303 |  | Billiton Investment 2 B.V.                           |  | Netherlands            
|304 |  | Billiton Investment 3 B.V.                           |  | Netherlands            
|305 |  | Billiton Investment 7 B.V.                           |  | Netherlands            
|306 |  | Billiton Investment 8 B.V.                           |  | Netherlands            
|307 |  | Billiton Investment 9 B.V.                           |  | Netherlands            
|308 |  | Billiton Investments Ireland Limited                 |  | Ireland                
|309 |  | Billiton Manganese Australia Pty Ltd                 |  | Australia              
|310 |  | Billiton Manganese Holdings B.V.                     |  | Netherlands            
|311 |  | Billiton Marketing France SARL                       |  | France                 
|312 |  | Billiton Marketing Holding B.V.                      |  | Netherlands            
|313 |  | Billiton Marketing Investments B.V.                  |  | Netherlands            
|314 |  | Billiton Nickel (Ravensthorpe) Pty Limited           |  | Australia              
|315 |  | Billiton Nickel Holdings B.V.                        |  | Netherlands            
|316 |  | Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V.                      |  | Netherlands            
|317 |  | Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd                    |  | Australia              
|318 |  | Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc.                   |  | United States          
|319 |  | Broken Hill Proprietary Billiton Mongolia LLC        |  | Mongolia               
|320 |  | Bulkers Limited                                      |  | Liberia                
|321 |  | Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation                  |  | United States          
|322 |  | Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd                  |  | Australia              
|323 |  | Cerro Matoso SA                                      |  | Colombia               
|324 |  | Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd                         |  | Australia              
|325 |  | Compania Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada              |  | Chile                  
|326 |  | Conicol BVI Limited                                  |  | Virgin Islands, British
|327 |  | Consolidated Nominees (Proprietary) Limited          |  | South Africa           
|328 |  | Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda                 |  | Brazil                 
|329 |  | Corridor Sands Limitada                              |  | Mozambique             
|330 |  | County Shipping Company Limited                      |  | Hong Kong              
|331 |  | Dampier Coal (Queensland) Proprietary Limited        |  | Australia              
|332 |  | Dendrobium Coal Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia              
|333 |  | Dendrobium Community Enhancement Program Pty Ltd     |  | Australia              
|334 |  | Dia Met Minerals (Africa) Limited                    |  | Cayman Islands         
|335 |  | Donkerpoort Iron Limited                             |  | South Africa           
|336 |  | Douglas Colliery Limited                             |  | South Africa           
|337 |  | Douglas Colliery Services Limited                    |  | South Africa           
|338 |  | Electrolytic Metal Corporation (Proprietary) Limited |  | South Africa           
|339 |  | Empresa de Mineracao Jacui Ltda                      |  | Brazil                 
|340 |  | Empresa de Mineracao Seara Ltda.                     |  | Brazil                 
|341 |  | Endeavour Coal Pty Limited                           |  | Australia              
|342 |  | Ermelo Mines Services (Proprietary) Limited          |  | South Africa           
|343 |  | Gard Holdings Limited                                |  | Virgin Islands, British
|344 |  | Gengro Limited                                       |  | South Africa           
|345 |  | Global BHP Copper Ltd.                               |  | Cayman Islands         
|346 |  | Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd                |  | Australia              
|347 |  | Hamilton Brothers Corporation                        |  | United States          



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|    |  | Company Name                                                 |  | Country                              
|348 |  | Hamilton Brothers Exploration Company                        |  | United States                        
|349 |  | Hamilton Brothers Oil and Gas Corporation                    |  | United States                        
|350 |  | Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation                      |  | United States                        
|351 |  | Hamilton Oil Company Inc.                                    |  | United States                        
|352 |  | Hay Point Services Pty Limited                               |  | Australia                            
|353 |  | Hillside Aluminium Limited                                   |  | South Africa                         
|354 |  | Hotazel Manganese Mines (Proprietary) Limited                |  | South Africa                         
|355 |  | Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd                            |  | Australia                            
|356 |  | Illawarra Coal Community Partnerships Program Pty Limited    |  | Australia                            
|357 |  | Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia                            
|358 |  | Illawarra Services Pty Ltd                                   |  | Australia                            
|359 |  | Ingwe Housing Association (NPC)                              |  | South Africa                         
|360 |  | Ingwe Surface Holdings Limited                               |  | South Africa                         
|361 |  | Innovaciones Metalúrgicas de Córdoba S.A.S. - IMETCOR S.A.S. |  | Colombia                             
|362 |  | IPS USA, Inc.                                                |  | United States                        
|363 |  | Jenipapo Recursos Naturais S.A.                              |  | Brazil                               
|364 |  | Kangwane Anthracite (Proprietary) Limited                    |  | South Africa                         
|365 |  | Keliney Closed Joint Stock Company                           |  | Russian Federation                   
|366 |  | Lubilanji Mining SPRL a.k.a <<Lumi SPRL>> (In Liquidation)   |  | Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
|367 |  | Main Street 58 (Proprietary) Limited                         |  | South Africa                         
|368 |  | Manhattan Syndicate Limited                                  |  | South Africa                         
|369 |  | Manitoba Potash Corporation                                  |  | Canada                               
|370 |  | Marcona International, S.A.                                  |  | Panama                               
|371 |  | Middelburg Mine Services (Proprietary) Limited               |  | South Africa                         
|372 |  | Middelplaats Manganese Limited                               |  | South Africa                         
|373 |  | Minera BHP Billiton, S.A. de C.V.                            |  | Mexico                               
|374 |  | Minera Escondida Ltda                                        |  | Chile                                
|375 |  | Minera Spence SA                                             |  | Chile                                
|376 |  | Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited                                   |  | Australia                            
|377 |  | Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd                                |  | Australia                            
|378 |  | Natural Diamond Company Limited                              |  | Jersey                               
|379 |  | Newcoal Generacion S.A.                                      |  | Chile                                
|380 |  | Noumea Entreprises S.A.                                      |  | New Caledonia                        
|381 |  | Oy Alwima Limited                                            |  | Finland                              
|382 |  | P & DP Co Pty Ltd                                            |  | Australia                            
|383 |  | P R I Eastern Limited                                        |  | Cook Islands                         
|384 |  | Pering Mine Services Holdings (Proprietary) Limited          |  | South Africa                         
|385 |  | Pilbara Gas Pty Limited                                      |  | Australia                            
|386 |  | Prairie Potash Corporation                                   |  | Canada                               
|387 |  | PT BHP Billiton Indonesia                                    |  | Indonesia                            
|388 |  | PT BHP Billiton Services Indonesia                           |  | Indonesia                            
|389 |  | PT Billiton Indonesia                                        |  | Indonesia                            
|390 |  | PT Juloi Coal                                                |  | Indonesia                            
|391 |  | PT Kalteng Coal                                              |  | Indonesia                            
|392 |  | PT Lahai Coal                                                |  | Indonesia                            
|393 |  | PT Maruwai Coal                                              |  | Indonesia                            
|394 |  | PT Pari Coal                                                 |  | Indonesia                            
|395 |  | PT Ratah Coal                                                |  | Indonesia                            
|396 |  | PT Sumber Barito Coal                                        |  | Indonesia                            
|397 |  | QNI International Pty Ltd                                    |  | Australia                            



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|    |  | Company Name                                                                 |  | Country       
|398 |  | QNI Nickel (WA) Pty Limited                                                  |  | Australia     
|399 |  | QNI Philippines Inc                                                          |  | Philippines   
|400 |  | QNI Western Australia Pty Ltd                                                |  | Australia     
|401 |  | RAL Cayman Inc (Agencia Chile)                                               |  | Chile         
|402 |  | RAL Cayman Inc.                                                              |  | Cayman Islands
|403 |  | Rietspruit Mine Services (Pty) Limited                                       |  | South Africa  
|404 |  | Rio Algom Exploration Inc.  Argentina Branch                                |  | Argentina     
|405 |  | Rio Algom Exploration Inc.  Namibian Branch                                 |  | Namibia       
|406 |  | Rio Algom Exploration Inc. (or French Name Form  Exploration Rio Algom Inc) |  | Canada        
|407 |  | Rio Algom Investments (Agencia  Chile) Inc.                                 |  | Chile         
|408 |  | Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc                                            |  | Canada        
|409 |  | Rio Algom Ireland Limited (In Liquidation)                                   |  | Ireland       
|410 |  | Rio Algom Limited                                                            |  | Canada        
|411 |  | Rio Algom Mining LLC                                                         |  | United States 
|412 |  | Rio Algom Namibia (Proprietary) Limited                                      |  | Namibia       
|413 |  | Riocerro Inc                                                                 |  | Cayman Islands
|414 |  | Riochile Inc                                                                 |  | Cayman Islands
|415 |  | Samancor AG                                                                  |  | Switzerland   
|416 |  | Samancor Gabon SA                                                            |  | Gabon         
|417 |  | Samancor Holdings (Proprietary) Limited                                      |  | South Africa  
|418 |  | Samancor Manganese (Proprietary) Limited                                     |  | South Africa  
|419 |  | San Juan Coal Company                                                        |  | United States 
|420 |  | San Juan Transportation Company                                              |  | United States 
|421 |  | San Manuel Arizona Railroad Company                                          |  | United States 
|422 |  | Southeastern Petroleum Sales Corporation                                     |  | United States 
|423 |  | Stein Insurance Company Limited                                              |  | Guernsey      
|424 |  | Tasmanian Electro Metallurgical Company Pty Ltd                              |  | Australia     
|425 |  | Terra Nominees (Proprietary) Limited                                         |  | South Africa  
|426 |  | The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd                                  |  | Australia     
|427 |  | The Norwegian Oil Corporation (DNO  U.S.)                                   |  | United States 
|428 |  | The World Marine & General Insurance Plc                                     |  | United Kingdom
|429 |  | Transkei Granite Holdings (Proprietary) Limited                              |  | South Africa  
|430 |  | Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Investment Company Limited (In Deregistration)     |  | South Africa  
|431 |  | UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd                                                    |  | Australia     
|432 |  | United Iron Pty Ltd                                                          |  | Australia     
|433 |  | Westchester Insurance Company (Proprietary) Limited (In Liquidation)         |  | South Africa  
|434 |  | Western Complex Coal (Pty) Ltd (In Deregistration)                           |  | South Africa  
|435 |  | Western Hog Ranch Company                                                    |  | United States 
|436 |  | Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd                                                  |  | Singapore     
|437 |  | WMC (Argentina) Inc.                                                         |  | United States 
|438 |  | WMC (Liberia) Limited (In Liquidation)                                       |  | Hong Kong     
|439 |  | WMC (Mineral Sands) Limited                                                  |  | Jersey        
|440 |  | WMC (Peru) Inc.                                                              |  | United States 
|441 |  | WMC Corporate Services Inc.                                                  |  | United States 
|442 |  | WMC Exploration Inc.                                                         |  | United States 
|443 |  | WMC Finance (USA) Limited                                                    |  | Australia     
|444 |  | WMC Finance Limited (In Deregistration)                                      |  | Australia     
|445 |  | WMC Mineracao Ltda.                                                          |  | Brazil        
|446 |  | WMC Pty Ltd (In Deregistration)                                              |  | Australia     
|447 |  | WMC Resources (Namibia) (Proprietary) Limited                                |  | Namibia       
|448 |  | WMC Resources Marketing Limited                                              |  | Canada        
|449 |  | WMC Securities Pty Ltd (In Liquidation)                                      |  | Australia     



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