Exhibit 8.1
List of Subsidiaries
| # |
Company Name |
Country | ||
| Wholly owned subsidiaries | ||||
| 1. | 141 Union Company | United States of America | ||
| 2. | ACG Mineracao Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 3. | Agnew Pastoral Company Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 4. | Albion Downs Pty Limited | Australia | ||
| 5. | Araguaia Participaçóes Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 6. | ARL Holdings Ltd (in liquidation) | Bermuda | ||
| 7. | ARL South America Exploration Ltd (in liquidation) | Bermuda | ||
| 8. | Avanco Holdings Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 9. | Avanco Lux S.ar.l | Luxembourg | ||
| 10. | Avanco Lux S.C.S. | Avanco Lux S.C.S. | ||
| 11. | Avanco Resources Mineração Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 12. | Avanco Resources Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 13. | AVB Brazil Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 14. | AVB Carajás Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 15. | AVB Copper Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 16. | AVB Mineração Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 17. | AVB Minerals Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 18. | BHP (AUS) DDS Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 19. | BHP (Towage Services) Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 20. | BHP Aluminum Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 21. |
BHP Billiton (UK) DDS Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 22. |
BHP Billiton (UK) Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 23. |
BHP Billiton Brasil Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 24. |
BHP Billiton Company B.V. | Netherlands | ||
| 25. |
BHP Billiton Finance (USA) Limited | Australia | ||
| 26. |
BHP Billiton Finance B.V. | Netherlands | ||
| 27. |
BHP Billiton Finance Limited | Australia | ||
| 28. |
BHP Billiton Finance Plc | United Kingdom | ||
| 29. |
BHP Billiton Freight Singapore Pte Limited | Singapore | ||
| 30. |
BHP Billiton Group Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 31. |
BHP Billiton Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 32. |
BHP Billiton International Metals B.V. | Netherlands | ||
| 33. |
BHP Billiton International Services Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 34. |
BHP Billiton International Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd | China | ||
| 35. |
BHP Billiton Marketing AG | Switzerland | ||
| 36. |
BHP Billiton Marketing Asia Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
| 37. |
BHP Billiton Marketing UK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 38. |
BHP Billiton Petroleum Great Britain Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 39. |
BHP Billiton Services Jersey Limited | Jersey | ||
| 40. |
BHP Billiton SSM Development Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 41. |
BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities | United Kingdom | ||
| 42. |
BHP Billiton UK Holdings Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
| 43. |
BHP Billiton UK Investments Limited | British Virgin Islands | ||
| 44. |
BHP BK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 45. |
BHP Canada Inc. | Canada | ||
| 46. |
BHP Capital No. 20 Pty Limited | Australia | ||
| 47. |
BHP Chile Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 48. |
BHP Chile Inversiones Limitada | Chile |
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| 49. |
BHP Coal Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 50. |
BHP Copper Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 51. |
BHP Direct Reduced Iron Pty Limited(a) | Australia | ||
| 52. |
BHP Energy Coal Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 53. |
BHP Escondida Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 54. |
BHP Exploration Chile SpA | Chile | ||
| 55. |
BHP Finance (International) Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 56. |
BHP Finance Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 57. |
BHP Foreign Holdings Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 58. |
BHP Foundation | United States of America | ||
| 59. |
BHP Freight Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 60. |
BHP Group (UK) Ltd | United Kingdom | ||
| 61. |
BHP Group Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 62. |
BHP Group Operations Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 63. |
BHP Holdings (International) Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 64. |
BHP Holdings (USA) Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 65. |
BHP Holdings International (Investments) Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 66. |
BHP Holdings Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 67. |
BHP Innovation Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 68. |
BHP Internacional Participaçóes Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 69. |
BHP International Finance Corp | United States of America | ||
| 70. |
BHP International Services Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 71. |
BHP Investments Canada Inc | Canada | ||
| 72. |
BHP IO Mining Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 73. |
BHP IO Workshop Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 74. |
BHP Iron Ore Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 75. |
BHP Iron Ore Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 76. |
BHP Japan Limited | Japan | ||
| 77. |
BHP Lonsdale Investments Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 78. |
BHP Manganese Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 79. |
BHP Marine & General Insurances Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 80. |
BHP Marketing North America Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 81. |
BHP Marketing Services India Pvt Ltd | India | ||
| 82. |
BHP Marketing UK Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 83. |
BHP Metals Exploration d.o.o. Beograd | Serbia | ||
| 84. |
BHP Metals Exploration Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 85. |
BHP MetCoal Holdings Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 86. |
BHP Midgard AB | Sweden | ||
| 87. |
BHP Mineral Resources Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 88. |
BHP Minerals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd | China | ||
| 89. |
BHP Minerals Europe Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 90. |
BHP Minerals Exploration Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 91. |
BHP Minerals Holdings Proprietary Limited(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 92. |
BHP Minerals India Private Limited | India | ||
| 93. |
BHP Minerals International Exploration Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 94. |
BHP Minerals International LLC | United States of America | ||
| 95. |
BHP Minerals Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 96. |
BHP Minerals Service Company | United States of America | ||
| 97. |
BHP New Mexico Coal Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 98. |
BHP Nickel Operations Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 99. |
BHP Nickel West Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 100. |
BHP Olympic Dam Corporation Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 101. |
BHP Peru Holdings Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 102. |
BHP Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 103. |
BHP Queensland Coal Investments Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 104. |
BHP Queensland Coal Limited | United States of America |
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| 105. |
BHP Resolution Holdings LLC | United States of America | ||
| 106. |
BHP Shared Business Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 107. |
BHP Shared Services Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. | Malaysia | ||
| 108. |
BHP SSM Indonesia Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 109. |
BHP SSM International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 110. |
BHP Titanium Minerals Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 111. |
BHP Towage Services (Boodarie) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 112. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Brolga) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 113. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Corella) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 114. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Ibis) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 115. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Kestrel) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 116. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Osprey) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 117. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Quail) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 118. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Robin) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 119. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Whistler) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 120. |
BHP Towage Services (Iron Wren) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 121. |
BHP Towage Services (Mallina) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 122. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Atlantis) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 123. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Clerke) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 124. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Darwin) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 125. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Discovery) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 126. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Endeavour) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 127. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Enterprise) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 128. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Imperieuse) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 129. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Inspiration) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 130. |
BHP Towage Services (RT Tough) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 131. |
BHP Ventures US Inc | United States | ||
| 132. |
BHP WAIO Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 133. |
BHP Western Mining Resources International Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 134. |
BHP World Exploration Inc. | Canada | ||
| 135. |
BHP Yakabindie Nickel Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 136. |
Billiton Australia Finance Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 137. |
Billiton Development B.V. | Netherlands | ||
| 138. |
Billiton Executive Pension Scheme Trustee Limited | United Kingdom | ||
| 139. |
Billiton Guinea B.V. | Netherlands | ||
| 140. |
Billiton Investment 3 B.V. (in liquidation) | Netherlands | ||
| 141. |
Billiton Investment 8 B.V. (in liquidation) | Netherlands | ||
| 142. |
Billiton Investments Ireland Limited | Ireland | ||
| 143. |
Billiton Marketing Holding B.V. | Netherlands | ||
| 144. |
Billiton Suriname Holdings B.V. (in liquidation) | Netherlands | ||
| 145. |
Broadmeadow Mine Services Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 146. |
Carrapateena Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 147. |
Carson Hill Gold Mining Corporation | United States of America | ||
| 148. |
Cassini Resources Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 149. |
Central Queensland Services Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 150. |
Cerro-Quebrado S.A. | Ecuador | ||
| 151. |
Coal Mines Australia Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 152. |
Compañía Minera Cerro Colorado Limitada | Chile | ||
| 153. |
Consolidated Nominees Proprietary Limited | South Africa | ||
| 154. |
Crossbow Resources Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 155. |
CTP Assets Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 156. |
CTP Operations Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 157. |
Estrela Metals Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 158. |
Global BHP Copper Ltd | Cayman Islands | ||
| 159. |
Hay Point Services Pty Limited(a) | Australia |
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| 160. |
Hunter Valley Energy Coal Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 161. |
Jenipapo Recursos Naturais Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 162. |
Marcona International S.A. | Panama | ||
| 163. |
MCT Mineração Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 164. |
Mineração Águas Boas Ltda | Brazil | ||
| 165. |
Minera Spence SA | Chile | ||
| 166. |
Minotaur Resources Holdings Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 167. |
Mt Arthur Coal Pty Limited | Australia | ||
| 168. |
Mt Arthur Underground Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 169. |
Operation Services Chile SpA | Chile | ||
| 170. |
OS ACPM Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 171. |
OS MCAP Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 172. |
OZ Exploration Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 173. |
OZ Minerals Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 174. |
OZ Minerals Brazil (Holdings) Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 175. |
OZ Minerals Carrapateena Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 176. |
OZ Minerals Equity Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 177. |
OZ Minerals Group Treasury Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 178. |
OZ Minerals Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 179. |
OZ Minerals Insurance Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
| 180. |
OZ Minerals International (Holdings) Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 181. |
OZ Minerals Investments Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 182. |
OZ Minerals Jamaica Limited (in liquidation) | Jamaica | ||
| 183. |
OZ Minerals Musgrave Holdings Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 184. |
OZ Minerals Musgrave Operations Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 185. |
OZ Minerals Peru S.A.C. (in liquidation) | Peru | ||
| 186. |
OZ Minerals Prominent Hill Operations Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 187. |
OZ Minerals Prominent Hill Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 188. |
OZ Minerals Services Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 189. |
OZ Minerals Zinifex Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 190. |
OZM Carrapateena Pty Ltd(a) | Australia | ||
| 191. |
Phoenix Mining Finance Company Proprietary Limited (in liquidation) | South Africa | ||
| 192. |
Pilbara Gas Pty Limited(a) | Australia | ||
| 193. |
Pilbara Pastoral Company Pty Limited | Australia | ||
| 194. |
PT Billiton Indonesia | Indonesia | ||
| 195. |
RAL Cayman Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
| 196. |
Rio Algom Exploration Inc. | Canada | ||
| 197. |
Rio Algom Investments (Chile) Inc. | Canada | ||
| 198. |
Rio Algom Limited | Canada | ||
| 199. |
Rio Algom Mining LLC | United States of America | ||
| 200. |
Riocerro Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
| 201. |
Riochile Inc. | Cayman Islands | ||
| 202. |
SLM Santa Lucia Mineração Eireli | Brazil | ||
| 203. |
Stein Insurance Company Limited | Guernsey | ||
| 204. |
Tamakaya Energia SpA | Chile | ||
| 205. |
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 206. |
UMAL Consolidated Pty Ltd(a)(b) | Australia | ||
| 207. |
United Iron Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 208. |
Westminer Insurance Pte Ltd | Singapore | ||
| 209. |
Wirraway Metals & Mining Pty Ltd | Australia | ||
| 210. |
WMC Corporate Services Inc. | United States of America | ||
| 211. |
WMC Finance (USA) Limited | Australia | ||
| 212. |
WMC Mineracao Ltda. | Brazil | ||
| 213. |
ZRUS Holdings Pty Ltd | Australia |
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| Subsidiaries where effective interest is less than 100 per cent | ||||
| 214. |
BHP Billiton (Philippines) Inc. (99.99%) | Philippines | ||
| 215. |
BHP Iron Ore (Jimblebar) Pty Ltd (85%) | Australia | ||
| 216. | BHP Shared Services Philippines Inc. (99.99%) | Philippines | ||
| 217. |
Consórcio Santos Luz de Imóveis Ltda (90%) | Brazil | ||
| 218. |
Kelti S.A. (57.5%) | Chile | ||
| 219. |
Minera Escondida Ltda (57.5%) | Chile | ||
| 220. |
QNI Philippines Inc. (99.99%) | Philippines | ||
| 221. | Joint operations | |||
| Mt Goldsworthy (85%) | Australia | |||
| 222. |
Mt Newman (85%) | Australia | ||
| 223. |
Yandi (85%) | Australia | ||
| 224. |
Central Queensland Coal Associates (50%) | Australia | ||
| 225. |
BHP SaskPower Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Knowledge Centre Inc. (50%) | Canada | ||
| 226. |
BM Alliance Coal Marketing Pty Limited (50%) | Australia | ||
| 227. |
BM Alliance Coal Operations Pty Limited (50%) | Australia | ||
| 228. |
BM Alliance Marketing Pte Ltd (50%) | Singapore | ||
| 229. |
BMA Japan KK (50%) | Japan | ||
| 230. | Joint ventures and associates | |||
| CMC-Coal Marketing DAC (33.33%) | Ireland | |||
| 231. |
Compañía Minera Antamina S.A. (33.75%) | Peru | ||
| 232. |
Global HubCo B.V. (33.33%) | Netherlands | ||
| 233. |
NCIG Holdings Pty Ltd (27.98%) | Australia | ||
| 234. |
Resolution Copper Mining LLC (45%) | United States of America | ||
| 235. |
RightShip Pty Limited (33.33%) | Australia | ||
| 236. |
Samarco Mineração S.A. (50%) | Brazil | ||
| (a) | These companies are parties to the Limited Deed of Cross Guarantee (Deed) and members of the Closed Group as at 30 June 2024. |
| (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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