BHP Group Limited, historically known as Broken Hill Proprietary, is an Australian mining company headquartered in Melbourne, tracing its origins to a silver, lead and zinc mine established at Broken Hill, New South Wales, in 1885. It grew into one of the world's largest mining companies, producing iron ore, copper, coal and other commodities, and merged with the Anglo-Dutch mining company Billiton in 2001 before unifying its dual-listed structure into a single Australian-listed company in 2022.
Facts
Company TypeAustralian multinational mining and metals corporation 1 Founded Year HeadquartersMelbourne, Victoria, Australia 1 Connections
Associated With
Diversified mining industry peer.
Diversified mining industry peer; also South32 was demerged from the historic BHP Billiton (predecessor of BHP Group Limited) in 2015 as an independent company.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, located there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia, BHP Group Limited
WikipediaInfobox, Founded field
13 August 1885; 141 years ago (13 August 1885) (as the Broken Hill Proprietary Company)
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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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BHP Group Limited, founded as the Broken Hill Proprietary Company, is an Australian multinational mining and metals corporation.
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