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BHP
Quarterly Production Report |
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Release time |
Immediate |
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Date |
27 April 2000 |
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Quarter |
Ended 31 March 2000 |
NB: Monthly production figures for the month of December 1999 (compared to December 1998) have been provided as an attachment to enable determination of December month production and comparative for the previous year.
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Minerals |
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- Steelmaking and Energy Materials |
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quarter |
% change |
YTD |
% change |
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Coal (Queensland) (millions tonnes) |
6.304 |
4 |
20.964 |
2 |
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Iron Ore (West Aust) (millions tonnes) |
11.479 |
(17) |
39.488 |
(18) |
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Briquettes (Boodarie) (‘000 tonnes) |
63 |
- |
343 |
- |
Queensland coal production for the quarter ended 31 March was higher compared with the same quarter last year. Increased production at Blackwater was due to increased by pass production and higher recovery while higher production at Peak Downs reflects a major maintenance shutdown during the same period last year. This was in part offset by the sale of Moura mine effective August 1999. Production at Illawarra collieries for the third quarter is in line with the same quarter last year. Higher production from Indonesia was due largely to the expansion of the mine area near Satui. Coal production at USA mines was in line with the same quarter last year, with lower production from San Juan mine reflecting increased sourcing of customer requirements from La Plata mine.
WA iron ore production for the quarter was lower than for the same quarter last year reflecting reduced customer demand and production difficulties associated with cyclonic weather.
BHP's HBI plant at Port Hedland, WA, commenced production of briquettes in February 1999. Lower production for the quarter, compared to the previous quarter, is due to downtime associated with electrical storms in early February and continued commissioning difficulties.
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- Non-Ferrous and Industrial Materials | ||||
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quarter |
% change |
YTD |
% change |
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Copper in concentrate (‘000 tonnes) |
178.1 |
(21) |
608.1 |
(20) |
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Diamonds (Ekati) (‘000 carats) |
296 |
- |
1047 |
- |
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Silver in concentrate (Cannington) (‘000 ounces) |
7 823 |
- |
23 493 |
- |
Production of copper in concentrate for the quarter ended 31 March was lower than for the same quarter last year largely due to the cessation of production at BHP’s North American copper operations in June 1999. Production of copper in concentrate at Escondida was marginally lower due to lower average head grade. Tintaya production of copper in concentrate was higher for the quarter compared to the same period last year due to higher mill throughput, head grades and mill recovery.
Ekati diamond mine is at full production following commissioning of the mine operations in October 1998. Cannington silver production and shipments are higher for the third quarter compared to the same quarter last year due to the mine ramping up to full production.
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Steel | ||||
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quarter |
% change |
YTD |
% change | |
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Raw Steel (Core) (‘000 tonnes) |
1 356 |
7 |
4 560 |
1 |
Raw steel production (core steel operations) for the quarter ended 31 March was higher than for the same quarter last year largely reflecting improved domestic market demand for both flat and coated products in Australia and New Zealand. Higher domestic despatches from Australian core steel operations was due to increased customer demand. Lower export despatches from Port Kembla was due to operational difficulties and the timing of shipments.
Raw steel production (discontinuing steel operations) was lower for the third quarter compared to the corresponding period last year due to the closure of Newcastle primary steel operations in September 1999. Sydney Steel Mill is continuing to operate at peak levels following the closure of the Newcastle primary operations. Higher output from Delta, Ohio, is due to the plant now operating at rated capacity and increased US production of rolled and coated products is due to the commissioning of operations and improved market conditions, particularly in Indonesia. Lower export despatches from Newcastle and Whyalla was due to the cessation of export billet production following the closure of the Newcastle operations.
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Petroleum | ||||
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quarter |
% change |
YTD |
% change |
|
Oil & Condensate (‘000 barrels) |
22 161 |
34 |
57 578 |
18 |
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Natural Gas (bcf) |
59.6 |
5 |
176.7 |
- |
Oil and condensate production for the third quarter was higher compared to the same quarter last year largely due to new production from Laminaria and Buffalo oil fields. Production from Laminaria increased from December to February, reaching daily production rates of 149,700 bopd (100%). Following first oil from Buffalo in late December 1999, production increased to an average rate of 44,000 bopd (100%) during February.
Gas
production from Liverpool Bay, Bruce and Bass Strait was higher for the quarter compared to the same period last year due to higher demand. Gas production from West Cameron 76 increased following connection of a second pipeline.|
Production and Shipment Report | ||||||||
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Release time |
Immediate |
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Date |
27 April 2000 |
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Quarter |
March 2000 |
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QUARTER ENDED |
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31 MAR |
28 FEB |
10 MONTHS TO MARCH |
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2000 |
1999 |
% change |
2000 |
1999 |
% change |
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Minerals | ||||||||
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Steelmaking and Energy Materials |
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Production |
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Coal |
('millions t) |
13.073 |
12.523 |
4% |
44.701 |
43.894 |
2% |
|
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Iron Ore - West Aust |
('millions t) |
11.479 |
13.760 |
-17% |
39.488 |
48.003 |
-18% |
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Iron Ore - Brazil |
('millions t) |
1.623 |
1.085 |
50% |
5.321 |
4.154 |
28% |
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|
HBI - West Aust |
('000 t) |
63 |
- |
NA |
343 |
- |
NA |
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Shipments |
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Coal |
('millions t) |
13.364 |
13.017 |
3% |
43.728 |
44.183 |
-1% |
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Iron Ore - West Aust |
('millions t) |
11.069 |
13.048 |
-15% |
40.257 |
44.777 |
-10% |
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Iron Ore - Brazil |
('millions t) |
1.673 |
0.989 |
69% |
5.890 |
3.934 |
50% |
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HBI - West Aust |
('000 t) |
93 |
- |
NA |
357 |
- |
NA |
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Non-Ferrous and Industrial Materials |
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Production |
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Copper in concentrate |
('000 t) |
178 |
225 |
-21% |
608 |
760 |
-20% |
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Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 t) |
28 |
23 |
21% |
94 |
50 |
89% |
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Gold in concentrate |
(fine oz) |
137,302 |
149,290 |
-8% |
430,453 |
595,122 |
-28% |
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Silver in (lead) concentrate |
('000 oz) |
7,823 |
5,421 |
44% |
23,493 |
17,040 |
38% |
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Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
51,001 |
37,390 |
36% |
160,910 |
116,062 |
39% |
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Zinc in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
14,830 |
9,131 |
62% |
51,196 |
33,475 |
53% |
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Diamonds |
('000 carats) |
296 |
222 |
33% |
1,047 |
397 |
>100% |
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Shipments |
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Copper |
('000 t) |
194 |
289 |
-33% |
746 |
944 |
-21% |
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Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 t) |
28 |
19 |
47% |
91 |
52 |
76% |
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Gold |
(fine oz) |
151,696 |
236,974 |
-36% |
513,435 |
790,543 |
-35% |
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Silver in concentrate |
('000 oz) |
7,164 |
6,605 |
8% |
22,713 |
17,907 |
27% |
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Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
46,731 |
45,546 |
3% |
155,599 |
120,643 |
29% |
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Zinc in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
14,114 |
11,335 |
25% |
49,128 |
33,326 |
47% |
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Steel | ||||||||
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Core |
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Production |
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Raw steel |
('000 t) |
1,356 |
1,272 |
7% |
4,560 |
4,507 |
1% |
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Marketable steel products |
('000 t) |
1,933 |
1,168 |
65% |
4,119 |
3,983 |
3% |
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Despatches |
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Steel despatches |
('000 t) |
1,156 |
1,148 |
1% |
3,884 |
4,074 |
-5% |
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|
Discontinuing Operations |
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Production |
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Raw steel |
('000 t) |
367 |
676 |
-46% |
1,712 |
2,428 |
-29% |
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Marketable steel products |
('000 t) |
696 |
781 |
-11% |
2,513 |
2,816 |
-11% |
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Despatches |
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Steel despatches |
('000 t) |
716 |
798 |
-10% |
2,579 |
2,785 |
-7% |
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Petroleum | ||||||||
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Production |
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Crude oil & condensate |
('000 bbl) |
22,161 |
16,546 |
34% |
64,551 |
54,167 |
19% |
|
|
Natural gas |
(bcf) |
59.6 |
56.7 |
5% |
196.5 |
193.9 |
1% |
|
|
LPG |
('000 t) |
177.9 |
119.9 |
48% |
564.2 |
483.7 |
17% |
|
|
Ethane |
('000 t) |
18.0 |
12.2 |
47% |
66.6 |
62.1 |
7% |
|
|
Methanol |
('000 t) |
10.3 |
7.7 |
33% |
31.3 |
25.9 |
21% |
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Figures include BHP share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
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PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT
(1) - MARCH 2000 | |||||||||||||
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QUARTER ENDED |
10 MONTHS TO MARCH |
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31 MAR |
28 FEB |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 | ||||||||||
| MINERALS (1) (2) | |||||||||||||
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Coal Production |
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Queensland |
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CQCA | |||||||||||||
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- Blackwater |
(millions tonnes) |
0.931 |
0.688 |
2.943 |
2.356 |
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- Goonyella |
(millions tonnes) |
0.865 |
0.892 |
2.914 |
2.962 |
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- Peak Downs |
(millions tonnes) |
1.007 |
0.742 |
3.044 |
2.615 |
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- Saraji |
(millions tonnes) |
0.663 |
0.577 |
2.009 |
1.970 |
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- Norwich Park |
(millions tonnes) |
0.451 |
0.385 |
1.714 |
1.388 |
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Gregory Joint Venture | |||||||||||||
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- Gregory |
(millions tonnes) |
0.134 |
0.267 |
0.734 |
0.730 |
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- Crinum |
(millions tonnes) |
0.767 |
0.391 |
2.126 |
1.463 |
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BHP Mitsui Coal | |||||||||||||
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- Moura (3) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.866 |
0.869 |
3.012 |
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- Riverside |
(millions tonnes) |
0.911 |
0.798 |
2.547 |
2.475 |
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- South Walker Creek (Trial Mine) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.575 |
0.462 |
2.063 |
1.607 |
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BHP total share of production (Queensland) |
(millions tonnes) |
6.304 |
6.068 |
20.963 |
20.578 |
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NSW |
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Illawarra Collieries |
(millions tonnes) |
1.445 |
1.462 |
5.121 |
5.732 |
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BHP total share of production (NSW) |
(millions tonnes) |
1.445 |
1.462 |
5.121 |
5.732 |
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Indonesia (4) |
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|
- Senakin |
(millions tonnes) |
0.893 |
0.805 |
3.436 |
2.894 |
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- Satui |
(millions tonnes) |
0.786 |
0.545 |
2.632 |
1.950 |
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|
- Petangis |
(millions tonnes) |
0.204 |
0.176 |
0.738 |
0.757 |
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|
BHP total share of production (Indonesia) |
(millions tonnes) |
1.883 |
1.526 |
6.806 |
5.601 |
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USA |
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|
New Mexico Operations | |||||||||||||
|
- Navajo Mine |
(millions tonnes) |
1.956 |
1.766 |
7.012 |
6.419 |
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|
- San Juan Mine |
(millions tonnes) |
0.531 |
0.779 |
1.329 |
2.622 |
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|
- La Plata Mine |
(millions tonnes) |
0.954 |
0.922 |
3.470 |
2.942 |
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|
BHP total share of production (USA) |
(millions tonnes) |
3.441 |
3.467 |
11.811 |
11.983 |
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|
BHP total share of production |
(millions tonnes) |
13.073 |
12.523 |
44.701 |
43.894 |
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|
Total Coal Shipments |
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|
- Metallurgical |
(millions tonnes) |
6.963 |
6.819 |
23.473 |
23.675 |
||||||||
|
- Thermal |
(millions tonnes) |
6.401 |
6.198 |
20.255 |
20.508 |
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|
BHP total share of shipments |
(millions tonnes) |
13.364 |
13.017 |
43.728 |
44.183 |
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(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
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(2) |
Coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. |
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(3) |
Sale of Moura Mine was effective 20 August 1999. |
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(4) |
Production reported at 86.5%, after allowing for the Indonesian state - owned corporation's 13.5% share of all production. |
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| MINERALS (1) | |||||||||||||
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Iron Ore |
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Production |
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Western Australia |
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Mt Newman Joint Venture |
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|
- Mt Whaleback |
(millions tonnes) |
3.101 |
4.511 |
9.819 |
16.232 |
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|
- OB 23/25 |
(millions tonnes) |
1.413 |
1.352 |
4.409 |
4.726 |
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|
Goldsworthy Joint Venture |
(millions tonnes) |
1.017 |
1.135 |
5.003 |
4.168 |
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|
Yandi Joint Venture |
(millions tonnes) |
4.853 |
5.661 |
16.254 |
18.508 |
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|
Jimblebar |
(millions tonnes) |
1.095 |
1.101 |
4.003 |
4.369 |
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BHP total share of production |
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|
(Western Australia) |
(millions tonnes) |
11.479 |
13.760 |
39.488 |
48.003 |
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|
Brazil |
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|
Samarco (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
1.623 |
1.085 |
5.321 |
4.154 |
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Australian Shipments |
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|
- Lumps |
(millions tonnes) |
3.147 |
4.085 |
11.047 |
13.548 |
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|
- Fines |
(millions tonnes) |
7.922 |
8.963 |
29.210 |
31.229 |
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|
BHP total share of Australian shipments |
(millions tonnes) |
11.069 |
13.048 |
40.257 |
44.777 |
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Brazil |
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|
Samarco (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
1.673 |
0.989 |
5.890 |
3.934 |
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Hot Briquetted Iron - Western Australia (3) |
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Production |
('000 tonnes) |
63 |
0 |
343 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Shipments |
('000 tonnes) |
93 |
0 |
357 |
0 |
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|
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(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
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(2) |
Production & shipments reported is the proportion of total production & shipments determined by BHP's equity interest in Samarco Mineracao (49%). |
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(3) |
Port Hedland, West Australia commenced production of hot briquetted iron on 1 April 1999 and its first shipment occurred on 10 May 1999. |
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| MINERALS (1) | |||||||||||||
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COPPER PRODUCTION SUMMARY |
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Copper in Concentrate |
- Chile |
117.2 |
125.2 |
379.8 |
393.0 |
||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
- PNG |
39.6 |
43.3 |
146.6 |
163.3 |
||||||||
|
- Peru |
21.3 |
14.8 |
70.8 |
59.2 |
|||||||||
|
- USA (2) |
0.0 |
42.0 |
10.9 |
144.2 |
|||||||||
|
Total |
178.1 |
225.3 |
608.1 |
759.7 |
|||||||||
|
Gold in Concentrate |
- Chile |
18411 |
22436 |
65990 |
70833 |
||||||||
|
(fine ounces) |
- PNG |
109730 |
98767 |
327583 |
417453 |
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|
- Peru |
9161 |
6585 |
31306 |
29461 |
|||||||||
|
- USA (2) |
0 |
21502 |
5574 |
77375 |
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|
Total |
137 302 |
149 290 |
430 453 |
595 122 |
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|
Copper Cathodes (SXEW) |
- Chile |
20.1 |
14.0 |
66.5 |
21.4 |
||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
- USA (2) |
7.6 |
8.9 |
27.2 |
28.3 |
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|
Total |
27.7 |
22.9 |
93.7 |
49.7 |
|||||||||
|
Copper Smelting and Refining (3) |
- Concentrate Smelted |
0.0 |
272.5 |
0.0 |
912.5 |
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|
(all sources) ('000 tonnes) |
- New Fine Copper (Smelting) |
0.0 |
80.4 |
0.6 |
280.1 |
||||||||
|
- Total Refined Copper (Refining) |
15.8 |
95.9 |
51.7 |
317.1 |
|||||||||
|
- Saleable Rod |
0.0 |
34.6 |
60.6 |
116.2 |
|||||||||
|
- Gold Fine Ounces |
0 |
112 579 |
56 257 |
299 759 |
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COPPER SHIPMENTS SUMMARY |
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|
Copper (4) |
- Chile |
110.4 |
126.9 |
366.5 |
398.3 |
||||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
- PNG |
48.9 |
48.0 |
147.3 |
156.8 |
||||||||
|
- Peru |
26.8 |
14.8 |
74.5 |
57.8 |
|||||||||
|
- Smelter and Refinery (2) |
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|
- BHP Source |
0.0 |
49.0 |
39.0 |
161.5 |
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|
- Custom and Purchased |
7.7 |
50.0 |
118.8 |
169.2 |
|||||||||
|
193.8 |
288.7 |
746.1 |
943.6 |
||||||||||
|
Gold (fine ounces) |
- Chile |
18 168 |
25 088 |
68 031 |
74 894 |
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|
(fine ounces) |
- PNG |
121 658 |
116 450 |
325 429 |
404 455 |
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|
- Peru |
11 774 |
7 084 |
32 455 |
27 018 |
|||||||||
|
- Smelter and Refinery (2) |
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|
- BHP Source |
0 |
26 373 |
42 716 |
104 304 |
|||||||||
|
- Custom and Purchased |
96 |
61 979 |
44 804 |
179 872 |
|||||||||
|
151 696 |
236 974 |
513 435 |
790 543 |
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|
Copper Cathode (SXEW) |
- Chile |
20.4 |
10.2 |
64.1 |
19.5 |
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|
('000 tonnes) |
- USA (2) |
7.6 |
8.9 |
27.2 |
32.4 |
||||||||
|
28.0 |
19.1 |
91.3 |
51.9 |
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(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
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(2) |
On 25 June 1999 BHP announced the cessation of production from its North American Copper operations, excluding operations at its White Pine Refinery. SX-EW operations and rod fabrication will continue to satisfy customer commitments. | ||||||||||||
|
(3) |
In addition to smelting and refining copper concentrate from BHP operations, the San Manuel smelter also smelts and refines copper concentrate on a toll or purchase basis. |
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|
(4) |
Excludes USA and Chile Copper Cathodes (SXEW) shipments. |
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| MINERALS (1) (2) | |||||||||||||
|
Escondida, Chile - Copper |
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|
Material mined (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
66 216 |
61 044 |
213 399 |
207 338 |
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|
Ore milled (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
11 484 |
11 214 |
38 079 |
34 260 |
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|
Average head grade |
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|
- Copper |
(%) |
2.00 |
2.21 |
1.98 |
2.24 |
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|
Production ex Mill - 100% |
('000 tonnes) |
199.41 |
216.40 |
660.56 |
678.15 |
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Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
117 |
125 |
380 |
393 |
||||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
18 411 |
22 436 |
65 990 |
70 833 |
||||||||
|
- Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
20.1 |
14.0 |
66.5 |
21.4 |
||||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||||||
|
Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
110 |
126.9 |
366.5 |
398.3 |
||||||||
|
Gold |
(fine ounces) |
18 168 |
25 088 |
68 031 |
74 894 |
||||||||
|
Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
20 |
10.2 |
64.1 |
19.5 |
||||||||
|
Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea - Copper |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
20 316 |
21 184 |
70 526 |
62 066 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
5 655 |
5 357 |
21 769 |
21 116 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
1.01 |
1.04 |
0.86 |
0.97 |
||||||||
|
- Gold |
(g/t) |
1.12 |
0.99 |
0.79 |
0.97 |
||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
39.6 |
43.3 |
146.6 |
163.3 |
||||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
109 730 |
98 767 |
327 583 |
417 453 |
||||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||||||
|
Copper |
('000 tonnes) |
48.9 |
48.0 |
147.3 |
156.8 |
||||||||
|
Gold |
(fine ounces) |
121 658 |
116 450 |
325 429 |
404 455 | ||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
||||||||||||
|
(2) |
Material mined, ore treated and average head grade data is based on total mine activity. All copper operations are controlled entities except Escondida, Chile which is a joint venture (BHP share 57.5%). |
||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
| MINERALS (1) (2) | |||||||||||||
|
| |||||||||||||
|
Tintaya, Peru - Copper |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
14 345 |
13 283 |
47 508 |
43 763 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
1 330 |
1 075 |
4 615 |
4 062 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
1.77 |
1.72 |
1.68 |
1.63 |
||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
21.30 |
16.20 |
70.80 |
59.20 |
||||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
9 161 |
6 585 |
31 306 |
29 461 |
||||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||||||
|
Copper |
('000 tonnes) |
26.80 |
14.80 |
74.50 |
57.80 |
||||||||
|
Gold |
(fine ounces) |
11 774 |
7 084 |
32 455 |
27 018 |
||||||||
|
Robinson Mine, USA - Copper (3) |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
22 538 |
5 511 |
73 317 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
3 637 |
2 209 |
25 596 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0.00 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
0.56 |
||||||||
|
- Gold |
(g/t) |
0.00 |
0.30 |
0.21 |
0.29 |
||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
0.0 |
16.3 |
4.3 |
115.2 |
||||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
0 |
16 165 |
4 115 |
57 943 |
||||||||
|
San Manuel Mine, USA - Copper (3) |
|||||||||||||
|
Underground |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
4 354 |
6 545 |
87 776 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
4 336 |
6 544 |
87 776 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0.00 |
0.66 |
0.59 |
0.66 |
||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
0.0 |
25.7 |
6.5 |
29.0 |
||||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
0 |
5 337 |
1 459 |
19 432 |
||||||||
|
- Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
3.2 |
4.3 |
11.9 |
15.4 |
||||||||
|
Pinto Valley, USA - Copper (3) |
|||||||||||||
|
Open Pit |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
||||||||
|
- Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
4.4 |
4.6 |
15.3 |
12.9 |
||||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
||||||||||||
|
(2) |
Material mined, ore treated and average head grade data is based on total mine activity. All copper operations are controlled entities except Escondida, Chile which is a joint venture (BHP share 57.5%). |
||||||||||||
|
(3) |
On 25 June 1999 BHP announced the cessation of production from its North American Copper operations, excluding operations at its White Pine Refinery. SXEW operations and rod fabrication will continue to satisfy customer commitments. | ||||||||||||
| MINERALS (1) | |||||||||||||
|
Diamonds (2) |
|||||||||||||
|
Ekati, Canada |
|||||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Diamonds |
('000 carats) |
296 |
222 |
1 047 |
397 |
||||||||
|
Silver, Lead & Zinc (3) |
|||||||||||||
|
Cannington, Australia |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
397 |
329 |
1 303 |
1 160 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
418 |
355 |
1 338 |
1 152 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Silver |
(g/t) |
641 |
575 |
583 |
541 |
||||||||
|
- Lead |
(%) |
13.50 |
12.30 |
13.33 |
11.90 |
||||||||
|
- Zinc |
(%) |
4.41 |
3.80 |
4.53 |
4.30 |
||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
- Silver in (lead) concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
7 823 |
5 421 |
23 493 |
17 040 |
||||||||
|
- Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
51 001 |
37 390 |
160 910 |
116 062 |
||||||||
|
- Zinc in concentrate |
|
(tonnes) |
14 830 |
9 131 |
51 196 |
33 475 |
|||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||||||
|
-Silver in concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
7 164 |
6 605 |
22 713 |
17 907 |
||||||||
|
- Lead in concentrate |
|
(tonnes) |
46 731 |
45 546 |
155 599 |
120 643 |
|||||||
|
- Zinc in concentrate |
|
(tonnes) |
14 114 |
11 335 |
49 128 |
33 326 |
|||||||
|
Platinum Group Metals (4) |
|||||||||||||
|
Hartley, Zimbabwe |
|||||||||||||
|
Material mined (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
401 |
0 |
1 213 |
||||||||
|
Ore milled (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
339 |
0 |
1 033 |
||||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||||||
|
- Platinum Group Metals |
|
(g/t) |
0.00 |
3.57 |
0.00 |
3.17 |
|||||||
|
Production (BHP Share) |
|||||||||||||
|
- Platinum in final leach concentrate |
|
(ounces) |
0 |
8 965 |
11 629 |
24 651 |
|||||||
|
- Palladium in final leach concentrate |
|
(ounces) |
0 |
6 376 |
8 883 |
19 276 |
|||||||
|
- Rhodium in final leach concentrate |
|
(ounces) |
0 |
636 |
821 |
1 669 |
|||||||
|
Shipments (BHP Share) |
|||||||||||||
|
- Platinum in final leach concentrate |
|
(ounces) |
5 762 |
3 245 |
23 353 |
21 782 |
|||||||
|
- Palladium in final leach concentrate |
|
(ounces) |
4 612 |
2 900 |
18 254 |
18 890 |
|||||||
|
- Rhodium in final leach concentrate |
|
(ounces) |
460 |
356 |
1 833 |
1 447 |
|||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
||||||||||||
|
(2) |
Ekati, Canada commissioned during October 1998. BHP's interest in the joint venture and reported share of production is 51%. | ||||||||||||
|
(3) |
Cannington, Queensland operation is a controlled entity. |
||||||||||||
|
(4) |
BHP's interest in the joint venture and reported share of production is 67%, however BHP has an effective economic interest of 90.1%. On the 2 June 1999 BHP announced that it had signed an agreement with Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited (Zimplats) for the conditional sale by BHP to Zimplats of its interest in Hartley and Mhondoro joint venture projects in Zimbabwe. | ||||||||||||
| MINERALS (1) | |||||||||||||
|
Manganese Ore |
|||||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||||||
|
Groote Eylandt (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.098 |
0.000 |
0.959 |
||||||||
|
Australian Shipments |
|||||||||||||
|
Groote Eylandt (2) (3) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.111 |
0.000 |
0.833 |
||||||||
|
Ilmenite |
|||||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||||||
|
Beenup (4) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.073 |
0.000 |
0.195 |
||||||||
|
Ferro Alloys |
|||||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||||||
|
Tasmania (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.011 |
0.000 |
0.166 |
||||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
||||||||||||
|
(2) |
Sale of Groote Eylandt mine and Tasmanian smelter was effective 17 December 1998. |
||||||||||||
|
(3) |
Ore shipments external to BHP. |
||||||||||||
|
(4) |
On 26 February 1999 BHP announced the closure of its Beenup mine in Western Australia. |
||||||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - MARCH 2000 | |||||||||||||
| QUARTER ENDED | 10 MONTHS TO MARCH | ||||||||||||
| 31 MAR | 28 FEB | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | 1999 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||||
|
STEEL - CORE BUSINESSES (1) | |||||||||||||
|
('000 tonnes unless stated otherwise) |
|||||||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||||||
|
Iron Sands |
- New Zealand |
666 |
430 |
2173 |
1811 |
||||||||
|
Coke |
- Australia |
595 |
545 |
1990 |
2024 |
||||||||
|
Iron |
- Australia |
1214 |
1126 |
4094 |
4028 |
||||||||
|
Raw Steel |
- Port Kembla Steelworks |
1210 |
1133 |
4070 |
4038 |
||||||||
|
- Glenbrook Steelworks (NZ) |
146 |
139 |
490 |
469 |
|||||||||
|
Total |
Raw Steel |
1356 |
1272 |
4560 |
4507 |
||||||||
|
Marketable steel products |
|||||||||||||
|
Flat Products |
- Flat and Tinplate Products |
1165 |
1096 |
3934 |
3861 |
||||||||
|
Coated Products |
- Rolled and Coated Products |
535 |
445 |
1762 |
1612 |
||||||||
|
- Flat and Coated Products (NZ) |
145 |
122 |
463 |
421 |
|||||||||
|
- Rolled and Coated Products (Offshore) |
70 |
47 |
186 |
132 |
|||||||||
|
Building Products (Includes offshore) |
63 |
58 |
208 |
216 |
|||||||||
|
Sub Total (2) |
1933 |
1168 |
4119 |
3983 |
|||||||||
|
Despatches (3) |
|||||||||||||
|
Business Unit |
- Flat Products |
871 |
1054 |
3827 |
3868 |
||||||||
|
- Coated Products |
669 |
662 |
2160 |
2415 |
|||||||||
|
Sub Total (4) |
1156 |
1148 |
3884 |
4074 |
|||||||||
|
External |
Australia |
- Domestic |
472 |
436 |
1624 |
1603 |
|||||||
|
- Export |
448 |
517 |
1525 |
1812 |
|||||||||
|
New Zealand |
- Domestic |
47 |
49 |
155 |
161 |
||||||||
|
- Export |
96 |
73 |
320 |
272 |
|||||||||
|
Other Offshore |
93 |
73 |
260 |
226 |
|||||||||
|
Total |
1156 |
1148 |
3884 |
4074 |
|||||||||
|
(1) |
Includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities. |
||||||||||||
|
(2) |
The total excludes production for intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the individual businesses. |
||||||||||||
|
(3) |
Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and by-products. |
||||||||||||
|
(4) |
The total excludes intra-business despatches. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the despatches of the individual business units. |
||||||||||||
PRODUCTION AND
SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - MARCH 2000 10 MONTHS TO MARCH 31 MAR 28 FEB 2000 1999 2000 1999 STEEL - DISCONTINUING OPERATIONS
(1) ('000 tonnes unless stated
otherwise) Production
Iron
Ore -
Australia 687 680 2457 2436 Coke -
Australia 149 321 721 1153 Iron
-
Australia 290 648 1494 2259 Raw
Steel - Whyalla
Steelworks 266 247 828 862 - Newcastle
Steelworks 0 390 565 1354 - Sydney Steel
Mill 101 39 319 212 Total Raw
Steel 367 676 1712 2428 Raw
Steel - Delta, Ohio USA
(2) 160 141 555 469 Marketable steel
products Long
Products - Rod, Bar & Wire
Products 278 352 1029 1374 - Structural &
Rail Products 259 245 797 824 - Merchandising and Tube
Products 197 200 717 725 Other Offshore
(USA) - Roll Formed Products
105 60 362 237 Sub Total
(3) 696 781 2513 2816 - Delta, Ohio USA
(2) 157 137 544 457 Despatches
(4) Business
Unit - Long
Products 636 805 2259 2884 - Other Offshore
(USA) 104 60 362 237 Sub Total
(5) 716 798 2579 2785 External Australia - Domestic
519 479 1775 1782 -
Export 92 259 442 766 Offshore
105 60 362 237 Total 716 798 2579 2785 Delta, Ohio USA
(2) 171 146 548 454 (1) Includes BHP's share
of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from
controlled
entities. (2) Investments.
Production and despatches reported is that proportion of total
production and despatches determined by BHP's equity interest: North
Star BHP LLC (50%). (3) The total excludes
production for intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure
for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the individual
businesses. (4) Steel products only.
Excludes pig iron and by-products. (5)
The total excludes
intra-business despatches. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel
is less than the sum of
the despatches of the individual business
units.
QUARTER ENDED
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - MARCH 2000 | ||||||||||||
|
QUARTER ENDED |
10 MONTHS TO MARCH | |||||||||||
|
31 MAR |
28 FEB |
|||||||||||
|
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
|||||||||
| PETROLEUM (1) | ||||||||||||
|
Crude Oil & Condensate ('000 barrels) |
||||||||||||
|
Australia / Asia |
||||||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
8 725 |
7 122 |
30 823 |
23 532 |
||||||||
|
North West Shelf |
||||||||||||
|
- Condensate |
1 479 |
1 500 |
4 739 |
5 033 |
||||||||
|
- Wanaea / Cossack |
1 735 |
265 |
4 000 |
2 384 |
||||||||
|
Laminaria |
3 508 |
0 |
5 293 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Buffalo |
1 917 |
0 |
1 959 |
0 |
||||||||
|
Other Australia |
||||||||||||
|
- Jabiru / Challis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
198 |
||||||||
|
- Griffin |
1 070 |
1 845 |
5 035 |
6 813 |
||||||||
|
- Elang/Kakatua |
0 |
1 248 |
0 |
3 247 |
||||||||
|
Asia - PNG |
0 |
673 |
1 422 |
2 314 |
||||||||
|
Americas |
875 |
858 |
3 120 |
2 960 |
||||||||
|
Europe/Russia/Africa/Middle East |
||||||||||||
|
Liverpool Bay |
2 053 |
2 489 |
5 965 |
6 537 |
||||||||
|
Other Europe - Bruce |
799 |
546 |
2 195 |
1 149 |
||||||||
|
Total |
22 161 |
16 546 |
64 551 |
54 167 |
||||||||
|
Natural gas (billion cubic feet) |
||||||||||||
|
Australia / Asia |
||||||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
14.75 |
13.31 |
65.35 |
66.56 |
||||||||
|
North West Shelf - Domestic |
3.11 |
3.06 |
10.98 |
10.56 |
||||||||
|
North West Shelf - LNG |
15.35 |
15.15 |
50.95 |
50.48 |
||||||||
|
Griffin |
0.47 |
0.46 |
1.44 |
2.18 |
||||||||
|
Americas |
4.72 |
1.35 |
13.56 |
4.75 |
||||||||
|
Europe/Russia/Africa/Middle East |
||||||||||||
|
- Bruce |
10.83 |
8.58 |
23.70 |
21.83 |
||||||||
|
- Liverpool Bay |
10.40 |
9.70 |
30.53 |
26.87 |
||||||||
|
- Johnston/Ravenspurn Nth |
0.00 |
5.13 |
0.02 |
10.71 |
||||||||
|
Total |
59.6 |
56.7 |
196.5 |
193.9 |
||||||||
|
LPG ('000 tonnes) |
||||||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
115.21 |
76.17 |
416.58 |
355.45 |
||||||||
|
North West Shelf |
35.17 |
27.62 |
99.66 |
90.29 |
||||||||
|
Griffin |
1.00 |
1.03 |
3.50 |
4.69 |
||||||||
|
Bruce |
26.50 |
15.04 |
44.50 |
33.27 |
||||||||
|
Total |
177.9 |
119.9 |
564.2 |
483.7 |
||||||||
|
Ethane ('000 tonnes) |
17.96 |
12.24 |
66.55 |
62.14 |
||||||||
|
Methanol ('000 tonnes) |
10.28 |
7.73 |
31.32 |
25.86 |
||||||||
|
(1) |
Includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities. |
|||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||
|
Production and Shipment Report | |||||
|
Release time |
Immediate |
||||
|
Date |
27 April 2000 |
||||
|
Month |
December 1999 |
||||
|
MONTH OF DECEMBER |
|||||
|
1999 |
1998 |
% change |
|||
|
Minerals | |||||
|
Steelmaking and Energy Materials |
|||||
|
Production |
|||||
|
Coal |
('millions t) |
4.200 |
4.038 |
4% |
|
|
Iron Ore - West Aust |
('millions t) |
2.264 |
4.202 |
-46% |
|
|
Iron Ore - Brazil |
('millions t) |
0.618 |
0.249 |
>100% |
|
|
HBI - West Aust |
('000 t) |
32 |
- |
NA |
|
|
Shipments |
|||||
|
Coal |
('millions t) |
4.373 |
4.498 |
-3% |
|
|
Iron Ore - West Aust |
('millions t) |
3.498 |
4.392 |
-20% |
|
|
Iron Ore - Brazil |
('millions t) |
0.537 |
0.425 |
26% |
|
|
HBI - West Aust |
('000 t) |
47 |
- |
NA |
|
|
Non-Ferrous and Industrial Materials |
|||||
|
Production |
|||||
|
Copper in concentrate |
('000 t) |
58 |
107 |
-46% |
|
|
Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 t) |
9 |
6 |
52% |
|
|
Gold in concentrate |
(fine oz) |
34,193 |
51,277 |
-33% |
|
|
Silver in (lead) concentrate |
('000 oz) |
2,105 |
1,684 |
25% |
|
|
Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
14,461 |
12,345 |
17% |
|
|
Zinc in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
4,704 |
3,229 |
46% |
|
|
Diamonds |
('000 carats) |
104 |
87 |
20% |
|
|
Shipments |
|||||
|
Copper |
('000 t) |
55 |
94 |
-41% |
|
|
Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 t) |
6 |
1 |
>100% |
|
|
Gold |
(fine oz) |
27,866 |
77,659 |
-64% |
|
|
Silver in concentrate |
('000 oz) |
2,366 |
2,624 |
-10% |
|
|
Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
16,681 |
18,511 |
-10% |
|
|
Zinc in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
5,046 |
4,149 |
22% |
|
|
Steel | |||||
|
Core |
|||||
|
Production |
|||||
|
Raw steel |
('000 t) |
486 |
419 |
16% |
|
|
Marketable steel products |
('000 t) |
438 |
384 |
14% |
|
|
Despatches |
|||||
|
Steel despatches |
('000 t) |
341 |
339 |
1% |
|
|
Discontinuing Operations |
|||||
|
Production |
|||||
|
Raw steel |
('000 t) |
89 |
227 |
-61% |
|
|
Marketable steel products |
('000 t) |
220 |
216 |
2% |
|
|
Despatches |
|||||
|
Steel despatches |
('000 t) |
212 |
260 |
-18% |
|
|
Petroleum | |||||
|
Production |
|||||
|
Crude oil & condensate |
('000 bbl) |
6,840 |
4,366 |
57% |
|
|
Natural gas |
(bcf) |
20.6 |
19.3 |
7% |
|
|
LPG |
('000 t) |
59.9 |
27.9 |
>100% |
|
|
Ethane |
('000 t) |
6.1 |
3.4 |
79% |
|
|
Methanol |
('000 t) |
3.0 |
2.6 |
15% |
|
|
Figures include BHP share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). |
|||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - DECEMBER 1999 | |||||||||
|
MONTH OF DECEMBER | |||||||||
|
1999 |
1998 |
||||||||
|
MINERALS (1) (2) | |||||||||
|
Coal Production |
|||||||||
|
Queensland |
|||||||||
|
CQCA |
|||||||||
|
- Blackwater |
(millions tonnes) |
0.287 |
0.209 |
||||||
|
- Goonyella |
(millions tonnes) |
0.249 |
0.291 |
||||||
|
- Peak Downs |
(millions tonnes) |
0.243 |
0.226 |
||||||
|
- Saraji |
(millions tonnes) |
0.198 |
0.123 |
||||||
|
- Norwich Park |
(millions tonnes) |
0.171 |
0.124 |
||||||
|
Gregory Joint Venture |
|||||||||
|
- Gregory |
(millions tonnes) |
0.162 |
0.061 |
||||||
|
- Crinum |
(millions tonnes) |
0.143 |
0.203 |
||||||
|
BHP Mitsui Coal |
|||||||||
|
- Moura (3) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.258 |
||||||
|
- Riverside |
(millions tonnes) |
0.229 |
0.261 |
||||||
|
- South Walker Creek (Trial Mine) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.169 |
0.138 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of production (Queensland) |
(millions tonnes) |
1.851 |
1.894 |
||||||
|
NSW |
|||||||||
|
Illawarra Collieries |
(millions tonnes) |
0.555 |
0.502 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of production (NSW) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.555 |
0.502 |
||||||
|
Indonesia (4) |
|||||||||
|
- Senakin |
(millions tonnes) |
0.334 |
0.244 |
||||||
|
- Satui |
(millions tonnes) |
0.271 |
0.199 |
||||||
|
- Petangis |
(millions tonnes) |
0.025 |
0.040 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of production (Indonesia) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.630 |
0.483 |
||||||
|
USA |
|||||||||
|
New Mexico Operations |
|||||||||
|
- Navajo Mine |
(millions tonnes) |
0.687 |
0.590 |
||||||
|
- San Juan Mine |
(millions tonnes) |
0.159 |
0.241 |
||||||
|
- La Plata Mine |
(millions tonnes) |
0.318 |
0.328 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of production (USA) |
(millions tonnes) |
1.164 |
1.159 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of production |
(millions tonnes) |
4.200 |
4.038 |
||||||
|
Total Coal Shipments |
|||||||||
|
- Metallurgical |
(millions tonnes) |
2.591 |
2.337 |
||||||
|
- Thermal |
(millions tonnes) |
1.782 |
2.161 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of shipments |
(millions tonnes) |
4.373 |
4.498 |
||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
Coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. |
||||||||
|
(3) |
Sale of Moura Mine was effective 20 August 1999. |
||||||||
|
(4) |
Production reported at 86.5%, after allowing for the Indonesian state - owned corporation's 13.5% share of all production. | ||||||||
|
MINERALS (1) | |||||||||
|
Iron Ore |
|||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
Western Australia |
|||||||||
|
Mt Newman Joint Venture |
|||||||||
|
- Mt Whaleback |
(millions tonnes) |
0.181 |
1.358 |
||||||
|
- OB 23/25 |
(millions tonnes) |
0.163 |
0.385 |
||||||
|
Goldsworthy Joint Venture |
(millions tonnes) |
0.534 |
0.275 |
||||||
|
Yandi Joint Venture |
(millions tonnes) |
0.976 |
1.865 |
||||||
|
Jimblebar |
(millions tonnes) |
0.410 |
0.319 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of production |
|||||||||
|
(Western Australia) |
(millions tonnes) |
2.264 |
4.202 |
||||||
|
Brazil |
|||||||||
|
Samarco (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.618 |
0.249 |
||||||
|
Australian Shipments |
|||||||||
|
- Lumps |
(millions tonnes) |
1.104 |
1.193 |
||||||
|
- Fines |
(millions tonnes) |
2.394 |
3.199 |
||||||
|
BHP total share of Australian shipments |
(millions tonnes) |
3.498 |
4.392 |
||||||
|
Brazil |
|||||||||
|
Samarco (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.537 |
0.425 |
||||||
|
Hot Briquetted Iron - Western Australia (3) |
|||||||||
|
Production |
('000 tonnes) |
32 |
0 |
||||||
|
Shipments |
('000 tonnes) |
47 |
0 |
||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
Production & shipments reported is the proportion of total production & shipments determined by BHP's equity interest in Samarco Mineracao (49%). | ||||||||
|
(3) |
Port Hedland, West Australia commenced production of hot briquetted iron on 1 April 1999 and its first shipment occurred on 10 May 1999. | ||||||||
|
MINERALS (1) | |||||||||
|
COPPER PRODUCTION SUMMARY |
|||||||||
|
Copper in Concentrate |
- Chile |
37.9 |
42.6 |
||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
- PNG |
12.5 |
13.3 |
||||||
|
- Peru |
7.6 |
5.6 |
|||||||
|
- USA (2) |
0.0 |
45.0 |
|||||||
|
Total |
58.0 |
106.5 |
|||||||
|
Gold in Concentrate |
- Chile |
6002 |
7818 |
||||||
|
(fine ounces) |
- PNG |
24435 |
32225 |
||||||
|
- Peru |
3756 |
2466 |
|||||||
|
- USA (2) |
0 |
8768 |
|||||||
|
Total |
34193 |
51277 |
|||||||
|
Copper Cathodes (SXEW) |
- Chile |
6.6 |
3.1 |
||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
- USA (2) |
2.7 |
3.0 |
||||||
|
Total |
9.3 |
6.1 |
|||||||
|
Copper Smelting and Refining (3) |
- Concentrate Smelted |
0.0 |
102.3 |
||||||
|
(all sources) ('000 tonnes) |
- New Fine Copper (Smelting) |
0.0 |
29.9 |
||||||
|
- Total Refined Copper (Refining) |
5.4 |
32.8 |
|||||||
|
- Saleable Rod |
0.0 |
12.5 |
|||||||
|
- Gold Fine Ounces |
0 |
36127 |
|||||||
|
COPPER SHIPMENTS SUMMARY |
|||||||||
|
Copper (4) |
- Chile |
33.2 |
38.6 |
||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
- PNG |
9.3 |
17.7 |
||||||
|
- Peru |
2.9 |
3.5 |
|||||||
|
- Smelter and Refinery (2) |
|||||||||
|
- BHP Source |
3.1 |
19.5 |
|||||||
|
- Custom and Purchased |
6.7 |
14.4 |
|||||||
|
55.2 |
93.7 |
||||||||
|
Gold (fine ounces) |
- Chile |
5877 |
7814 |
||||||
|
(fine ounces) |
- PNG |
19741 |
47712 |
||||||
|
- Peru |
1310 |
1657 |
|||||||
|
- Smelter and Refinery (2) |
|||||||||
|
- BHP Source |
938 |
7814 |
|||||||
|
- Custom and Purchased |
0 |
12662 |
|||||||
|
27866 |
77659 |
||||||||
|
Copper Cathodes (SXEW) |
- Chile |
5.9 |
0.9 |
||||||
|
('000 tonnes) |
|||||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
On 25 June 1999 BHP announced the cessation of production from its North American Copper operations, excluding operations at its White Pine Refinery. SX-EW operations and rod fabrication will continue to satisfy customer commitments. | ||||||||
|
(3) |
In addition to smelting and refining copper concentrate from BHP operations, the San Manuel smelter also smelts and refines copper concentrate on a toll or purchase basis. | ||||||||
|
(4) |
Excludes USA and Chile Copper Cathodes (SXEW) shipments. |
||||||||
|
(5) |
The average price booked for copper shipments, after hedging and finalisation adjustments for the November Quarter, was US$0.77 per pound. | ||||||||
|
MINERALS (1) (2) | |||||||||
|
Escondida, Chile - Copper |
|||||||||
|
Material mined (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
21524 |
21113 |
||||||
|
Ore milled (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
4071 |
3543 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
1.92 |
2.35 |
||||||
|
Production ex Mill - 100% |
('000 tonnes) |
66 703.00 |
72 449.00 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
37.9 |
42.6 |
||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
6 002 |
7 818 |
||||||
|
- Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
6.6 |
3.1 |
||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||
|
Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
33.2 |
38.6 |
||||||
|
Gold |
(fine ounces) |
5 877 |
7 814 |
||||||
|
Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
5.9 |
0.9 |
||||||
|
Ok Tedi, Papua New Guinea - Copper |
|||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
7 176 |
7 295 |
||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
2 078 |
1 794 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0.76 |
1.09 |
||||||
|
- Gold |
(g/t) |
0.58 |
1.09 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
12.5 |
13.3 |
||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
24435 |
32225 |
||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||
|
Copper |
('000 tonnes) |
9.3 |
17.7 |
||||||
|
Gold |
(fine ounces) |
19741 |
47712 |
||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
Material mined, ore treated and average head grade data is based on total mine activity. All copper operations are controlled entities except Escondida, Chile which is a joint venture(BHP share 57.5%). | ||||||||
|
MINERALS (1) (2) | |||||||||
|
Tintaya, Peru - Copper |
|||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
5039 |
4860 |
||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
400 |
307 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
1.98 |
1.94 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
7.6 |
5.6 |
||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
3756 |
2466 |
||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||
|
Copper |
('000 tonnes) |
2.9 |
3.5 |
||||||
|
Gold |
(fine ounces) |
1310 |
1657 |
||||||
|
Robinson Mine, USA - Copper (3) |
|||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
5926 |
||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
5926 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0.00 |
0.56 |
||||||
|
- Gold |
(g/t) |
0.00 |
0.00 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
0.0 |
16.0 |
||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
0 |
6158 |
||||||
|
San Manuel Mine, USA - Copper (3) |
|||||||||
|
Underground |
|||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
8344 |
||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
8344 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0.00 |
0.65 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
0.0 |
29.0 |
||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
0 |
2610 |
||||||
|
- Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
1.0 |
1.5 |
||||||
|
Pinto Valley, USA - Copper (3) |
|||||||||
|
Open Pit |
|||||||||
|
Material mined |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Ore milled |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Copper |
(%) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Copper in concentrate |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
- Gold in concentrate |
(fine ounces) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
- Copper cathodes (SXEW) |
('000 tonnes) |
1.6 |
1.5 |
||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
Material mined, ore treated and average head grade data is based on total mine activity. All copper operations are controlled entities except Escondida, Chile which is a joint venture (BHP share 57.5%). | ||||||||
|
(3) |
On 25 June 1999 BHP announced the cessation of production from its North American Copper operations, excluding operations at its White Pine Refinery. SXEW operations and rod fabrication will continue to satisfy customer commitments. | ||||||||
|
MINERALS (1) | |||||||||
|
Diamonds (2) |
|||||||||
|
Ekati, Canada |
|||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Diamonds |
('000 carats) |
104 |
87 |
||||||
|
Silver, Lead & Zinc (3) |
|||||||||
|
Cannington, Australia |
|||||||||
|
Material mined (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
124012 |
102752 |
||||||
|
Ore milled (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
124058 |
126212 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Silver |
(g/t) |
674 |
566 |
||||||
|
- Lead |
(%) |
14.91 |
12.70 |
||||||
|
- Zinc |
(%) |
4.10 |
3.30 |
||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
- Silver in (lead) concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
2105 |
1684 |
||||||
|
- Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
14461 |
12345 |
||||||
|
- Zinc in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
4704 |
3229 |
||||||
|
Shipments |
|||||||||
|
-Silver in concentrate |
('000 ounces) |
2366 |
2624 |
||||||
|
- Lead in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
16681 |
18511 |
||||||
|
- Zinc in concentrate |
(tonnes) |
5046 |
4149 |
||||||
|
Platinum Group Metals (4) |
|||||||||
|
Hartley, Zimbabwe |
|||||||||
|
Material mined (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
130 |
||||||
|
Ore milled (100% Basis) |
('000 tonnes) |
0 |
122 |
||||||
|
Average head grade |
|||||||||
|
- Platinum Group Metals |
(g/t) |
0.00 |
2.69 |
||||||
|
Production (BHP Share) |
|||||||||
|
- Platinum in final leach concentrate |
(ounces) |
0 |
1693 |
||||||
|
- Palladium in final leach concentrate |
(ounces) |
0 |
1433 |
||||||
|
- Rhodium in final leach concentrate |
(ounces) |
0 |
102 |
||||||
|
Shipments (BHP Share) |
|||||||||
|
- Platinum in final leach concentrate |
(ounces) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
- Palladium in final leach concentrate |
(ounces) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
- Rhodium in final leach concentrate |
(ounces) |
0 |
0 |
||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
Ekati, Canada commissioned during October 1998. BHP's interest in the joint venture and reported share of production is 51%. | ||||||||
|
(3) |
Cannington, Queensland operation is a controlled entity. |
||||||||
|
(4) |
BHP's interest in the joint venture and reported share of production is 67%, however BHP has an effective economic interest of 90.1%. On the 2 June 1999 BHP announced that it had signed an agreement withn Zimbabwe Platinum Mines Limited (Zimplats) for the conditional sale by BHP to Zimplats of its interest in Hartley and Mhondoro joint venture projects in Zimbabwe. | ||||||||
| MINERALS (1) | |||||||||
|
Manganese Ore |
|||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||
|
Groote Eylandt (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.098 |
||||||
|
Australian Shipments |
|||||||||
|
Groote Eylandt (2) (3) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.000 |
||||||
|
Ilmenite |
|||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||
|
Beenup (4) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.032 |
||||||
|
Ferro Alloys |
|||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
Australia |
|||||||||
|
Tasmania (2) |
(millions tonnes) |
0.000 |
0.011 |
||||||
|
(1) |
Production and shipments data includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities (unless otherwise stated). | ||||||||
|
(2) |
Sale of Groote Eylandt mine and Tasmanian smelter was effective 17 December 1998. |
||||||||
|
(3) |
Ore shipments external to BHP. |
||||||||
|
(4) |
On 26 February 1999 BHP announced the closure of its Beenup mine in Western Australia. | ||||||||
|
PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - DECEMBER 1999 | |||||||||
|
MONTH OF DECEMBER | |||||||||
|
1999 |
1998 |
||||||||
|
STEEL - CORE BUSINESSES (1) | |||||||||
|
('000 tonnes unless stated otherwise) |
|||||||||
|
Production |
|||||||||
|
Iron Sands |
- New Zealand |
236 |
98 |
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Coke |
- Australia |
202 |
192 |
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|
Iron |
- Australia |
436 |
374 |
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|
Raw Steel |
- Port Kembla Steelworks |
431 |
372 |
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- Glenbrook Steelworks (NZ) |
55 |
47 |
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|
Total |
Raw Steel |
486 |
419 |
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|
Marketable steel products |
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|
Flat Products |
- Flat and Tinplate Products |
408 |
368 |
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Coated Products |
- Rolled and Coated Products |
159 |
135 |
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|
- Flat and Coated Products (NZ) |
50 |
36 |
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|
- Rolled and Coated Products (Offshore) |
11 |
18 |
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|
Building Products (Includes offshore) |
20 |
22 |
|||||||
|
Sub Total (2) |
438 |
384 |
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|
Despatches (3) |
|||||||||
|
Business Unit |
- Flat Products |
341 |
320 |
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|
- Coated Products |
225 |
212 |
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|
Sub Total (4) |
341 |
339 |
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|
External |
Australia |
- Domestic |
119 |
124 |
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|
- Export |
156 |
151 |
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|
New Zealand |
- Domestic |
18 |
15 |
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|
- Export |
28 |
21 |
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|
Other Offshore |
20 |
28 |
|||||||
|
Total |
341 |
339 |
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(1) |
Includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities. | ||||||||
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(2) |
The total excludes production for intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the individual businesses. | ||||||||
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(3) |
Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and by-products. |
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(4) |
The total excludes intra-business despatches. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the despatches of the individual business units. |
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PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - DECEMBER 1999 | |||||||||
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MONTH OF DECEMBER | |||||||||
|
1999 |
1998 |
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STEEL - DISCONTINUING OPERATIONS (1) | |||||||||
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('000 tonnes unless stated otherwise) |
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|
Production |
|||||||||
|
Iron Ore |
- Australia |
242 |
247 |
||||||
|
Coke |
- Australia |
53 |
113 |
||||||
|
Iron |
- Australia |
93 |
211 |
||||||
|
Raw Steel |
|||||||||
|
- Whyalla Steelworks |
72 |
76 |
|||||||
|
- Newcastle Steelworks |
0 |
140 |
|||||||
|
- Sydney Steel Mill |
17 |
11 |
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|
Total |
Raw Steel |
89 |
227 |
||||||
|
Raw Steel |
- Delta, Ohio USA (2) |
58 |
50 |
||||||
|
Marketable steel products |
|||||||||
|
Long Products |
- Rod, Bar and Wire Products |
52 |
107 |
||||||
|
- Structural & Rail Products |
68 |
55 |
|||||||
|
- Merchandising and Tube Products |
79 |
67 |
|||||||
|
Other Offshore (USA) |
- Roll Formed Products |
36 |
21 |
||||||
|
Sub Total (3) |
220 |
216 |
|||||||
|
- Delta, Ohio USA (2) |
57 |
49 |
|||||||
|
Despatches (4) |
|||||||||
|
Business Unit |
- Long Products |
188 |
253 |
||||||
|
- Other Offshore (USA) |
36 |
21 |
|||||||
|
Sub Total (5) |
212 |
260 |
|||||||
|
External |
Australia |
- Domestic |
161 |
155 |
|||||
|
- Export |
14 |
84 |
|||||||
|
Offshore |
37 |
21 |
|||||||
|
Total |
212 |
260 |
|||||||
|
Delta, Ohio USA (2) |
52 |
49 |
|||||||
|
(1) |
Includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities. |
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(2) |
Investments. Production and despatches reported is that proportion of total production and despatches determined by BHP's equity interest: North Star BHP LLC (50%). |
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|
(3) |
The total excludes production for intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the individual businesses. |
||||||||
|
(4) |
Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and by-products. |
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|
(5) |
The total excludes intra-business despatches. Therefore, the total figure for BHP Steel is less than the sum of the despatches of the individual business units. | ||||||||
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PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT (1) - DECEMBER 1999 | ||||||||
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MONTH OF DECEMBER | ||||||||
|
1999 |
1998 |
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PETROLEUM (1) | ||||||||
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Crude Oil & Condensate ('000 barrels) |
||||||||
|
Australia / Asia |
||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
3077 |
1234 |
||||||
|
North West Shelf |
||||||||
|
- Condensate |
508 |
553 |
||||||
|
- Wanaea / Cossack |
482 |
185 |
||||||
|
Laminaria |
1151 |
0 |
||||||
|
Buffalo |
42 |
0 |
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|
Other Australia |
||||||||
|
- Griffin |
404 |
564 |
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|
- Elang/Kakatua |
0 |
340 |
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|
Asia - PNG |
0 |
213 |
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|
Americas |
298 |
301 |
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Europe/Russia/Africa/Middle East |
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|
Liverpool Bay |
601 |
802 |
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Other Europe - Bruce |
277 |
174 |
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|
Total |
6840 |
4366 |
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Natural gas (billion cubic feet) |
||||||||
|
Australia / Asia |
||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
4.6 |
4.5 |
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|
North West Shelf - Domestic |
1.1 |
1.0 |
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North West Shelf - LNG |
5.3 |
5.3 |
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|
Griffin |
0.1 |
0.2 |
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Americas |
1.8 |
0.4 |
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Europe/Russia/Africa/Middle East |
||||||||
|
- Bruce |
3.7 |
2.3 |
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|
- Liverpool Bay |
4.0 |
3.8 |
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|
- Johnston/Ravenspurn Nth |
0.0 |
1.8 |
||||||
|
Total |
20.6 |
19.3 |
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|
LPG ('000 tonnes) |
||||||||
|
Bass Strait |
41.5 |
13.1 |
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|
North West Shelf |
11.0 |
10.5 |
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Griffin |
0.2 |
0.3 |
||||||
|
Bruce |
7.2 |
4.0 |
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|
Total |
59.9 |
27.9 |
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|
Ethane ('000 tonnes) |
6.1 |
3.4 |
||||||
|
Methanol ('000 tonnes) |
3.0 |
2.6 |
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(1) |
Includes BHP's share of production from joint ventures and 100% of production from controlled entities. |
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