BHP Billiton or Rio Tinto

BHP Billiton Limited is a diversified resources group. The Company is a producer of energy-related products, such as energy coal, oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and uranium. Its customer sector groups (CGS) are organized into nine business units: petroleum, aluminium, base metals, diamonds and specialty products, stainless steel materials, iron ore, manganese, metallurgical coal and energy coal. The Company generally extracts and processes minerals, oil and gas in the southern hemisphere from its production operations in Australia, Latin America and southern Africa. Its sales are concentrated in the northern hemisphere. In August 2006, BHP Billiton plc completed the sale of its 45.5% interest in the Valesul Aluminio SA joint venture to its joint venture partner, Companhia Vale do Rio Doce. In April 2007, the Company acquired a 33.3% interest in Global Alumina's Sangaredi Refinery Project in Guinea, West Africa. In July 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Anglo Potash Ltd.

Address: Level 27, 180 Lonsdale Street, MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA, 3000

Phone: (61) 1300 55 47 57
Fax: (61 3) 9609 3015

Rio Tinto Limited and Rio Tinto plc operate as one business organization (Rio Tinto). Rio Tinto is an international mining company. Rio Tinto’s business is finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Its major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal, uranium, gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide, salt, talc), and iron ore. Rio Tinto’s principal product and global support groups include Aluminum, Copper, Diamonds and Industrial Minerals, Energy, Iron Ore, Exploration and Technology and Innovation. Rio Tinto's Copper group comprises Kennecott Utah Copper in the United States and interests in the copper mines of Escondida, Grasberg, Northparkes and Palabora. Rio Tinto’s Aluminum group consists of integrated, bauxite, alumina and aluminium businesses. The Rio Tinto Energy Group comprises uranium, thermal coal and coking coal operations. On November 14, 2007, Rio Tinto Canada Holding Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto acquired Alcan Inc.

Address: Level 33, 120 Collins Street, MELBOURNE, VIC, AUSTRALIA, 3000

Phone: (03) 9283 3333
Fax: (03) 9283 3707