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Exhibit 8.1

List of Subsidiaries

 

#   

Company Name

   

Country

   Wholly owned subsidiaries   
1   

141 Union Company

   

United States of America

2   

Agnew Pastoral Company Pty Ltd

   

Australia

3   

Albion Downs Pty Limited

   

Australia

4   

Araguaia Participaçóes Ltda

   

Brazil

5   

BHP (AUS) DDS Pty Ltd

   

Australia

6   

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

   

Australia

7   

BHP (Trinidad) Holdings Ltd

   

Saint Lucia

8   

BHP (Trinidad-3A) Ltd

   

Trinidad and Tobago

9   

BHP Aluminium Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

10   

BHP Billiton (Trinidad-2C) Ltd

   

Canada

11   

BHP Billiton (UK) DDS Limited

   

United Kingdom

12   

BHP Billiton (UK) Limited

   

United Kingdom

13   

BHP Billiton Boliviana de Petróleo Inc.

   

United States of America

14   

BHP Billiton Brasil Exploração e Produção de Petróleo Limitada

   

Brazil

15   

BHP Billiton Brasil Investimentos de Petróleo Ltda

   

Brazil

16   

BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda

   

Brazil

17   

BHP Billiton Chile Inversiones Limitada

   

Chile

18   

BHP Billiton Company B.V.

   

Netherlands

19   

BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited

   

Australia

20   

BHP Billiton Finance B.V.

   

Netherlands

21   

BHP Billiton Finance Limited

   

Australia

22   

BHP Billiton Finance Plc

   

United Kingdom

23   

BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited

   

Singapore

24   

BHP Billiton Group Limited

   

United Kingdom

25   

BHP Billiton Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

26   

BHP Billiton International Metals B.V.

   

Netherlands

27   

BHP Billiton International Services Limited

   

United Kingdom

28   

BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd

   

China

29   

BHP Billiton Marketing AG

   

Switzerland

30   

BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

31   

BHP Billiton Marketing Inc.

   

United States of America

32   

BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited

   

United Kingdom

33   

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

   

Mexico

34   

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

   

Mexico

35   

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

   

Mexico

36   

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

   

Mexico

37   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc.

   

United States of America

38   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Deepwater) Inc.

   

United States of America

39   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc.

   

United States of America

40   

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

   

United Kingdom

41   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23B) Limited

   

United Kingdom

42   

BHP Billiton Petroleum (Trinidad Block 7) Limited

   

United Kingdom

43   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited

   

United Kingdom

44   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

45   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Holdings LLC

   

United States of America

46   

BHP Billiton Petroleum Limited

   

United Kingdom

 

1

47   

BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited

   

Jersey

48   

BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd

   

Australia

49   

BHP Billiton SSM Indonesia Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

50   

BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities

   

United Kingdom

51   

BHP Billiton Technology (Shanghai) Co Ltd

   

China

52   

BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited

   

British Virgin Islands

53   

BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited

   

British Virgin Islands

54   

BHP BK Limited

   

United Kingdom

55   

BHP Canada Inc.

   

Canada

56   

BHP Capital Inc.

   

United States of America

57   

BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited

   

Australia

58   

BHP Chile Inc.

   

United States of America

59   

BHP Coal Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

60   

BHP Copper Inc.

   

United States of America

61   

BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited (a)

   

Australia

62   

BHP Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

63   

BHP Escondida Inc.

   

United States of America

64   

BHP Explorations Chile SpA

   

Chile

65   

BHP Finance (International) Inc.

   

United States of America

66   

BHP Finance Limited

   

United Kingdom

67   

BHP Foreign Holdings Inc.

   

United States of America

68   

BHP Foundation

   

United States of America

69   

BHP Freight Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

70   

BHP Group Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

71   

BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

72   

BHP Hawaii Inc.

   

United States of America

73   

BHP Holdings (International) Inc.

   

United States of America

74   

BHP Holdings (Resources) Inc.

   

United States of America

75   

BHP Holdings (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

76   

BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc.

   

United States of America

77   

BHP Holdings Limited

   

United Kingdom

78   

BHP Innovation Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

79   

BHP Internacional Participaçóes Ltda

   

Brazil

80   

BHP International Finance Corp

   

United States of America

81   

BHP International Services Limited

   

United Kingdom

82   

BHP IO Mining Pty Ltd

   

Australia

83   

BHP IO Workshop Pty Ltd

   

Australia

84   

BHP Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd

   

Australia

85   

BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

86   

BHP Japan Limited

   

Japan

87   

BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

88   

BHP Manganese Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

89   

BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd

   

Australia

90   

BHP Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd

   

India

91   

BHP Marketing UK Limited

   

United Kingdom

92   

BHP MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

93   

BHP Mineral Resources Inc

   

United States of America

94   

BHP Minerals Asia Pacific Pty Ltd

   

Australia

 

2

95   

BHP Minerals Europe Limited

   

United Kingdom

96   

BHP Minerals Exploration Inc.

   

United States of America

97   

BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited (a)(b)

   

Australia

98   

BHP Minerals India Private Limited

   

India

99   

BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc.

   

United States of America

100   

BHP Minerals International LLC

   

United States of America

101   

BHP Minerals Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

102   

BHP Minerals Service Company

   

United States of America

103   

BHP New Mexico Coal Inc.

   

United States of America

104   

BHP Nickel Operations Pty Ltd

   

Australia

105   

BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

106   

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

   

Australia

107   

BHP Peru Holdings Inc.

   

United States of America

108   

BHP Petroleum (Argentina) S.A.

   

Argentina

109   

BHP Petroleum (Arkansas Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

110   

BHP Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

111   

BHP Petroleum (Bass Strait) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

112   

BHP Petroleum (Bimshire) Limited

   

United Kingdom

113   

BHP Petroleum (Carlisle Bay) Limited

   

United Kingdom

114   

BHP Petroleum (Egypt) Limited

   

United Kingdom

115   

BHP Petroleum (Foreign Exploration Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

116   

BHP Petroleum (International Exploration) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

117   

BHP Petroleum (Mexico Holdings) LLC

   

United States of America

118   

BHP Petroleum (Mexico) Limited

   

United Kingdom

119   

BHP Petroleum (New Ventures) Corporation

   

Canada

120   

BHP Petroleum (North America) LLC

   

United States of America

121   

BHP Petroleum (North West Shelf) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

122   

BHP Petroleum (Tankers) Limited

   

Bermuda

123   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 14) Limited

   

United Kingdom

124   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 23A) Limited

   

United Kingdom

125   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 28) Limited

   

United Kingdom

126   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 29) Limited

   

United Kingdom

127   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 3) Limited

   

United Kingdom

128   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 5) Limited

   

United Kingdom

129   

BHP Petroleum (Trinidad Block 6) Limited

   

United Kingdom

130   

BHP Petroleum (Victoria) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

131   

BHP Petroleum International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

132   

BHP Petroleum Investments (Great Britain) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

133   

BHP Petroleum Pty Ltd

   

Australia

134   

BHP Pty Ltd

   

Australia

135   

BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd

   

Australia

136   

BHP Queensland Coal Limited

   

United States of America

137   

BHP Resolution Holdings LLC

   

United States of America

138   

BHP Resources Inc.

   

United States of America

139   

BHP Shared Business Services Pty Ltd

   

Australia

140   

BHP Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.

   

Malaysia

141   

BHP SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd

   

Australia

142   

BHP SSM International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

 

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143   

BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd

   

Australia

144   

BHP Towage Services (Boodarie) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

145   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Brolga) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

146   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Corella) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

147   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Ibis) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

148   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Kestrel) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

149   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Osprey) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

150   

BHP Towage Services (Iron Whistler) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

151   

BHP Towage Services (Mallina) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

152   

BHP Towage Services (Mount Florance) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

153   

BHP Towage Services (RT Atlantis) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

154   

BHP Towage Services (RT Clerke) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

155   

BHP Towage Services (RT Darwin) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

156   

BHP Towage Services (RT Discovery) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

157   

BHP Towage Services (RT Endeavour) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

158   

BHP Towage Services (RT Enterprise) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

159   

BHP Towage Services (RT Imperieuse) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

160   

BHP Towage Services (RT Inspiration) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

161   

BHP Towage Services (RT Rotation) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

162   

BHP Towage Services (RT Sensation) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

163   

BHP Towage Services (RT Tough) Pty Ltd

   

Australia

164   

BHP WAIO Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

165   

BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd

   

Australia

166   

BHP World Exploration Inc.

   

Canada

167   

BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd

   

Australia

168   

Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd

   

Australia

169   

Billiton Development B.V.

   

Netherlands

170   

Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited

   

United Kingdom

171   

Billiton Guinea B.V.

   

Netherlands

172   

Billiton Investment 3 B.V.

   

Netherlands

173   

Billiton Investment 8 B.V.

   

Netherlands

174   

Billiton Investments Ireland Limited

   

Ireland

175   

Billiton Marketing Holding B.V.

   

Netherlands

176   

Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V.

   

Netherlands

177   

Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

178   

Broken Hill Proprietary (USA) Inc.

   

United States of America

179   

Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation

   

United States of America

180   

Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd (a)

   

Australia

181   

Cerro-Quebrado S.A.

   

Ecuador

182   

Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd

   

Australia

183   

Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada

   

Chile

184   

Consolidated Nominees Proprietary Limited

   

South Africa

185   

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

   

Australia

186   

Global BHP Copper Ltd

   

Cayman Islands

187   

Hamilton Brothers Petroleum Corporation

   

United States of America

188   

Hamilton Oil Company Inc.

   

United States of America

189   

Hay Point Services Pty Limited (a)

   

Australia

190   

Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd

   

Australia

191   

Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda

   

Brazil

192   

Marcona International S.A.

   

Panama

193   

Minera Spence SA

   

Chile

 

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194   

Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited

   

Australia

195   

Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd

   

Australia

196   

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

   

Mexico

197   

OS ACPM Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

198   

OS MCAP Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

199   

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

   

Mexico

200   

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

   

Mexico

201   

Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited

   

South Africa

202   

Pilbara Gas Pty Limited (a)

   

Australia

203   

PT BHP Billiton Indonesia

   

Indonesia

204   

PT Billiton Indonesia

   

Indonesia

205   

RAL Cayman Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

206   

Rio Algom Exploration Inc.

   

Canada

207   

Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc.

   

Canada

208   

Rio Algom Limited

   

Canada

209   

Rio Algom Mining LLC

   

United States of America

210   

Riocerro Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

211   

Riochile Inc.

   

Cayman Islands

212   

Stein Insurance Company Limited

   

Guernsey

213   

Tamakaya Energía SpA

   

Chile

214   

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

   

Australia

215   

UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd (a)(b)

   

Australia

216   

United Iron Pty Ltd

   

Australia

217   

Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd

   

Singapore

218   

WMC (Argentina) Inc.

   

United States of America

219   

WMC Corporate Services Inc.

   

United States of America

220   

WMC Finance (USA) Limited

   

Australia

221   

WMC Mineraçóo Ltda

   

Brazil

222   

WMC Resources Marketing Limited

   

Canada

  

 

Subsidiaries where effective interest is less than 100 per cent

   
223   

BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

224   

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

   

Australia

225   

BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (80%)

   

Australia

226   

BHP Shared Services Philippines Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

227   

Cerro-Yatsur S.A. (51%)

   

Ecuador

228   

Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda (90%)

   

Brazil

229   

Kelti S.A. (57.5%)

   

Chile

230   

Minera Escondida Ltda (57.5%)

   

Chile

231   

QNI Philippines Inc. (99.99%)

   

Philippines

232   

Red Mountain Infrastructure Pty Ltd (80%)

   

Australia

  

 

Joint operations

   
233   

Bass Strait (50%)

   

Australia

234   

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

   

Canada

235   

Blue Ocean Bulk Shipping Limited (50%)

   

Liberia

236   

BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

237   

BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

238   

BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd (50%)

   

Singapore

239   

BMA Japan KK (50%)

   

Japan

240   

Central Queensland Coal Associates (50%)

   

Australia

 

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241   

Greater Angostura (45%)

   

Trinidad and Tobago

242   

Gregory (50%)

   

Australia

243   

Gulf of Mexico (23.9–44%)

   

United States of America

244   

Macedon (71.43%)

   

Australia

245   

Minerva (90%)

   

Australia

246   

Mt Goldsworthy (85%)

   

Australia

247   

Mt Newman (85%)

   

Australia

248   

North West Shelf (12.5–16.67%)

   

Australia

249   

North West Shelf Gas Pty Limited (16.67%)

   

Australia

250   

North West Shelf Liaison Company Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

251   

North West Shelf Lifting Coordinator Pty Ltd (16.67%)

   

Australia

252   

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

   

Australia

253   

Posmac (65%)

   

Australia

254   

Pyrenees (40–71.43%)

   

Australia

255   

ROD Integrated Development (29.50%)

   

Algeria

256   

South Blackwater Coal Pty Limited (50%)

   

Australia

257   

Trion (60%)

   

Mexico

258   

Yandi (85%)

   

Australia

  

 

Joint ventures and associates

   
259   

Caesar Oil Pipeline Company LLC (25%)

   

United States of America

260   

Carbones del Cerrejón Limited (33.33%)

   

Anguilla

261   

Cerrejón Zona Norte S.A. (33.33%)

   

Colombia

262   

Cleopatra Gas Gathering Company LLC (22%)

   

United States of America

263   

CMC-Coal Marketing DAC (33.33%)

   

Ireland

264   

Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (33.75%)

   

Peru

265   

Global HubCo B.V. (33.33%)

   

Netherlands

266   

Marine Well Containment Company LLC (10%)

   

United States of America

267   

NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd (27.98%)

   

Australia

268   

Resolution Copper Mining LLC (45%)

   

United States of America

269   

Rightship Pty Limited (33.33%)

   

Australia

270   

Samarco Mineração S.A. (50%)

   

Brazil

271   

SolGold Plc (13.56%)

   

United Kingdom

  

 

Minority Investments

   
272   

Commonwealth Steamship Insurance Company Pty Limited (29.72%)

   

Australia

273   

Interstate Steamship Insurance Company Pty Ltd (24.91%)

   

Australia

274   

Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited (25%)

   

Australia

275   

Ponta Ubu Agropecuária Ltda. (49%)

   

Brazil

 

(a) 

These companies are parties to the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee (Deed) and members of the Closed Group as at 30 June 2021. These companies originally entered into the Deed on 6 June 2016 or have subsequently joined the deed by way of an Assumption Deed.

 

(b) 

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

 

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