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In August 2005 BHP Billiton announced it had completed the purchase of 100% of WMC Resources shares, securing control of the world's largest uranium deposit at Olympic Dam. Control of the Yeelirrie deposit in WA also passed to BHPB. BHP Billiton is the world's largest diversified resources company, with over 100 operations in more than 20 countries. It is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of export thermal coal, as well as receiving the crown as the world's second largest uranium producer. BHP got its start with a silver, lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill in New South Wales, bought into iron ore in 1899 and never looked back. The company is now responsible for production of aluminium, energy coal and metallurgical coal, copper, ferro-alloys, iron ore and titanium minerals, and has substantial interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas, nikel, diamonds and silver. |
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the Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western
Australia
email robin@anawa.org.au |
