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Date 31 July 2001

Number 06/01

PRODUCTION REPORT FOR THE QUARTER

ENDED 30 JUNE 2001

BHP Billiton today released its production report for the quarter ended 30 June, 2001. Production of most major mineral commodities was higher than both the corresponding period last year and the March 2001 quarter.

·Aluminium production was 15 per cent higher than the corresponding period last year and in line with the March 2001 quarter following the commencement of production at the Mozal smelter in June 2000. Full production at Mozal (250,000 tonnes per annum) was reached in December 2000, only six months after commissioning. Production at Alumar and Valesul (Brazil) was in line with the March quarter, however power usage restrictions are expected to impact on production in the September 2001 quarter.
·Copper production was 21 per cent higher than the corresponding period last year and in line with the March 2001 quarter. The increase in production compared to the corresponding period last year reflects the addition of Cerro Colorado, Alumbrera and Highland Valley mines following the acquisition of Rio Algom in October 2000. Slightly lower production compared to the March quarter was primarily due to lower production at Escondida as a result of reduced head grades and a major mill shutdown in June.
·Iron Ore production was in line with the corresponding quarter last year and 12 per cent higher than the March 2001 quarter. Increased sales were recorded in all markets, with higher volumes to Chinese, Korean and Taiwanese customers accounting for the majority of the increase.      BHP Billiton sold a record 71.3 million wet tonnes (100 per cent terms) of iron ore for the year ended 30 June 2001, an increase of 8.1 million wet tonnes over the previous twelve-month period. Record Yandi shipments of 30.7 million wet tonnes for the year contributed significantly to this result.
·WA HBI production was higher than the March 2001 quarter reflecting continued production ramp-up. A new daily production record of 5,460 tonnes in June 2001 contributed to a record weekly production milestone of 35,305 tonnes. However a fire in May shut down Train 1 for a period of six weeks and Train 2 for 14 days and significantly impacted production during the quarter.
·Coking Coal production during the period was 48 per cent higher than the corresponding quarter last year and 14 per cent higher than the March 2001 quarter. The increase is due to the acquisition of QCT Resources Limited and higher production from the Blackwater, Goonyella and Riverside mines to make up for the shortfall from other mines as a result of industrial action during the year.
·Thermal Coal production during the period was in line with the corresponding quarter last year and the March 2001 quarter, reflecting the acquisition of Colombian coal assets CDC, in September 2000 (33.3 per cent interest), and CZN in November 2000 (16.6 per cent interest). This was offset, in part, by reduced production in South Africa following the sale of Glisa Colliery and Matla Coal Mines during the June 2001 quarter.
·Ekati Diamond production was 15 per cent higher than the corresponding period last year and 14 per cent higher than the March 2001 quarter due to a combination of higher throughput and higher ore grade. Higher recoveries of low value diamonds were also recorded during the period from the Panda pipe.
·Oil and Condensate production for the June 2001 quarter was 12 per cent lower compared to the corresponding period last year and eight per cent lower than the March 2001 quarter due to natural field decline at Bass Strait and the one-week shut-in of Laminaria/Corallina in June for scheduled maintenance. Production was also lower from Griffin due to the shut-in of the Scindian 3 well since early May. It is expected that the well will remain shut-in until early 2002. This was offset in part by the purchase of a 4.95 per cent interest in the Genesis field in January 2000, the commencement of production at the Keith field in November 2000, and higher production at Liverpool Bay.
·Natural Gas production for the quarter was 13 per cent higher than the corresponding period last year and six per cent higher than the March 2001 quarter following the commencement of gas sales into the Eastern Gas Pipeline and additional nominations to Gascor, Victoria. Production of gas from the Zamzama field in Pakistan also commenced in March 2001. This was offset in part by reduced production at the North West Shelf Project following scheduled maintenance to LNG Train 3 and debottlenecking activities on the North Rankin A platform.
·Raw Steel production during the quarter was in line with the corresponding period last year and four per cent higher than the March 2001 quarter. The performance of the Steel business during the year has been adversely affected by industrial action and major planned repairs to the Hot Strip Mill at the Port Kembla Steelworks. Production in the June 2001 quarter was higher than the March quarter, reflecting the greater number of days lost due to industrial action during the March quarter.


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BHP BILLITON PRODUCTION SUMMARY

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS ENDED

% CHANGE

JUNE Q01

JUNE Q01

FY 01

JUNE

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

vs

vs

vs

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

JUNE Q00

MAR Q01

FY 00

ALUMINIUM

Alumina

('000 tonnes)

497

868

998

2,938

1,878

101%

15%

56%

Aluminium

('000 tonnes)

218

250

250

984

883

15%

0%

11%

BASE METALS

Copper

('000 tonnes)

214.7

263.3

260.1

1,020.9

847.5

21%

-1%

20%

Lead

(tonnes)

55,317

48,929

58,613

216,896

206,897

6%

20%

5%

Zinc

(tonnes)

31,274

34,688

35,501

140,174

127,008

14%

2%

10%

Gold

(ounces)

183,990

180,774

203,510

766,610

589,095

11%

13%

30%

Silver

('000 ounces)

8,827

7,436

8,728

33,653

32,310

-1%

17%

4%

Molybdenum

('000 tonnes)

-

0.2

0.2

0.7

-

na

0%

na

CARBON STEEL MATERIALS

Iron ore

('000 tonnes)

17,060

15,274

17,074

65,854

59,816

0%

12%

10%

Metallurgical coal

('000 tonnes)

7,316

9,498

10,802

37,136

30,633

48%

14%

21%

Manganese ores

('000 tonnes)

788

917

936

3,774

3,600

19%

2%

5%

Manganese alloys

('000 tonnes)

195

160

136

642

676

-30%

-15%

-5%

Hot briquetted iron

('000 tonnes)

145

243

276

1,046

580

90%

13%

80%

STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS

Nickel

('000 tonnes)

13.2

16.8

16.8

60.8

54.1

27%

0%

12%

Chrome ores

('000 tonnes)

967

674

665

3,158

3,726

-31%

-1%

-15%

Chrome alloys

('000 tonnes)

281

192

194

908

1,055

-31%

1%

-14%

THERMAL COAL

('000 tonnes)

22,834

23,010

23,134

92,866

93,902

1%

1%

-1%

OTHER MINERALS

Diamonds

('000 carats)

370

375

427

1,428

1,301

15%

14%

10%

PETROLEUM

Crude oil and condensate

('000 bbl)

20,833

19,911

18,378

79,102

79,784

-12%

-8%

-1%

Natural gas

(bcf)

63.25

67.61

71.64

261.83

238.63

13%

6%

10%

LPG

('000 tonnes)

167.36

170.62

175.60

673.56

681.68

5%

3%

-1%

Ethane

('000 tonnes)

19.94

15.69

18.53

67.42

79.82

-7%

18%

-16%

STEEL

Raw steel

('000 tonnes)

1,338

1,277

1,328

5,432

5,461

-1%

4%

-1%

Marketable steel products

('000 tonnes)

1,268

1,345

1,469

5,316

4,883

16%

9%

9%

BHP BILLITON ATTRIBUTABLE PRODUCTION

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS TO

BHP Billiton

JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

Interest

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

ALUMINIUM

ALUMINA

Production ('000 tonnes)

Worsley (a)

86%

177

206

211

541

674

1,632

592

Suriname

45%

211

213

215

213

211

852

857

Alumar

36%

109

120

107

114

113

454

429

Total

497

539

533

868

998

2,938

1,878

ALUMINIUM

Production ('000 tonnes)

Hillside

100%

122

126

127

122

123

498

494

Bayside

100%

43

46

45

44

43

178

177

Alumar

46.3%

43

43

44

42

43

172

171

Valesul

45.5%

10

11

12

11

9

43

41

Mozal (b)

47%

-

7

23

31

32

93

-

Total

218

233

251

250

250

984

883

BASE METALS

COPPER

Mine production ('000 tonnes)

Escondida

57.5%

106.0

114.0

109.7

101.8

92.3

417.3

449.7

Ok Tedi (c)

52%

56.0

51.5

55.9

53.5

55.2

216.1

185.4

Tintaya

100%

22.0

23.4

24.8

19.1

20.8

88.1

87.3

Alumbrera (d)

25%

-

-

10.3

11.2

12.4

33.9

-

Highland Valley (d)

33.6%

-

-

16.0

14.8

14.1

45.0

-

Selbaie

100%

3.3

3.6

3.3

3.4

3.1

13.4

13.5

Total

187.3

192.5

219.9

203.8

197.9

813.7

735.9

Refined production ('000 tonnes)

Escondida

57.5%

20.1

20.0

20.5

21.0

22.0

83.4

80.2

Cerro Colorado (d)

100%

-

-

31.0

32.0

34.0

97.0

-

San Manuel

100%

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

10.3

13.1

Pinto Valley

100%

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.8

16.4

18.2

Total

27.4

27.1

58.6

59.5

62.2

207.1

111.6

LEAD

Mine production (tonnes)

Cannington

100%

53,871

54,029

52,108

47,608

57,127

210,872

200,480

Pering

100%

1,446

1,616

1,601

1,321

1,486

6,024

6,417

Total

55,317

55,645

53,709

48,929

58,613

216,896

206,897

ZINC

Mine production (tonnes)

Cannington

100%

15,212

15,556

21,335

18,868

20,363

76,122

61,754

Selbaie

100%

11,231

11,359

11,231

10,810

9,740

43,140

44,600

Pering

100%

4,831

5,005

5,499

5,010

5,398

20,912

20,654

Total

31,274

31,920

38,065

34,688

35,501

140,174

127,008

Refer footnotes on page 5.

BASE METALS (continued)

GOLD

Mine production (ounces)

Ok Tedi (c)

52%

149,565

144,357

130,307

118,540

127,928

521,131

440,239

Escondida

57.5%

16,358

20,469

17,586

14,024

13,652

65,726

75,772

Tintaya

100%

9,641

8,173

5,457

6,054

9,050

28,734

39,484

Alumbrera (d)

25%

-

-

33,172

33,556

43,740

110,468

-

Selbaie

100%

8,426

12,574

10,236

8,600

9,141

40,551

33,600

Total

183,990

185,573

196,758

180,774

203,510

766,610

589,095

SILVER

Mine production ('000 ounces)

Cannington

100%

8,239

8,195

8,194

6,989

8,392

31,770

29,664

Selbaie

100%

588

494

606

447

337

1,884

2,646

Total

8,827

8,689

8,800

7,436

8,728

33,653

32,310

MOLYBDENUM

Mine production ('000 tonnes)

Highland Valley (d)

33.6%

-

-

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.7

-

CARBON STEEL MATERIALS

IRON ORE

Production ('000 tonnes)

Mt Newman Joint Venture

85%

6,030

5,620

5,500

4,591

5,239

20,952

19,396

Goldsworthy Joint Venture

85%

1,424

1,630

1,730

1,453

1,788

6,604

6,114

Yandi Joint Venture

85%

6,570

7,080

5,840

6,354

6,882

26,148

22,618

Jimblebar

100%

1,246

1,130

1,250

991

1,272

4,641

4,923

Samarco

50%

1,790

1,820

1,910

1,885

1,893

7,509

6,765

Total

17,060

17,280

16,230

15,274

17,074

65,854

59,816

METALLURGICAL COAL (e)

Production ('000 tonnes)

CQCA

52.1%

3,597

3,961

3,794

3,519

4,064

15,336

15,000

Gregory Joint Venture

64.1%

703

851

970

845

960

3,626

3,249

BHP Mitsui Coal (f)

80%

1,245

1,414

1,525

1,678

1,802

6,418

6,108

QCT Resources (g)

50%

-

-

1,260

1,837

2,087

5,183

-

Illawarra

100%

1,771

1,738

1,328

1,619

1,889

6,573

6,276

Total

7,316

7,964

8,877

9,498

10,802

37,136

30,633

MANGANESE ORES

Saleable production ('000 tonnes)

South Africa (h)

60%

506

555

579

538

490

2,162

2,099

Australia (h)

60%

282

469

318

379

446

1,612

1,501

Total

788

1,024

897

917

936

3,774

3,600

MANGANESE ALLOYS

Saleable production ('000 tonnes)

South Africa (h)

60%

130

111

106

96

85

397

461

Australia (h)

60%

65

64

67

64

51

245

215

Total

195

175

173

160

136

642

676

Refer footnotes on page 5.

CARBON STEEL MATERIALS (cont'd)

HOT BRIQUETTED IRON

Production ('000 tonnes)

Port Hedland

100%

99

105

291

177

276

848

420

Orinoco (i)

50%

46

48

82

67

-

198

160

Total

145

153

373

243

276

1,046

580

STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS

NICKEL

Production ('000 tonnes)

CMSA

99.8%

7.5

6.4

6.9

9.4

9.1

31.8

28.9

Yabulu

100%

5.7

6.4

7.5

7.4

7.7

29.0

25.2

Total

13.2

12.8

14.4

16.8

16.8

60.8

54.1

CHROME ORES

Saleable production ('000 tonnes)

Samancor (h)

60%

967

921

898

674

665

3,158

3,726

CHROME ALLOYS

Saleable production ('000 tonnes)

Samancor (h)

60%

281

273

249

192

194

908

1,055

THERMAL COAL

Production ('000 tonnes)

Ingwe

100%

16,034

14,561

17,811

14,379

14,571

61,323

66,316

New Mexico

100%

3,695

3,080

3,962

3,993

3,890

14,924

14,485

COAL

100%

1,229

1,235

1,227

1,512

1,329

5,303

5,100

Kalimantan (j)

80%

1,876

1,966

2,134

2,035

2,291

8,485

8,001

Colombia (k)

16%-33%

-

-

687

1,091

1,053

2,831

-

Total

22,834

20,842

25,821

23,010

23,134

92,866

93,902

OTHER MINERALS

DIAMONDS

Production ('000 carats)

Ekati™

51%

370

309

318

375

427

1,428

1,301

PETROLEUM

Production

Crude oil & condensate

(000 bbl)

20,833

20,820

20,000

19,911

18,378

79,102

79,784

Natural gas

(bcf)

63.25

61.75

60.83

67.61

71.64

261.83

238.63

LPG

('000 tonnes)

167.36

172.56

155.04

170.62

175.60

673.56

681.68

Ethane

('000 tonnes)

19.94

23.19

9.98

15.69

18.53

67.42

79.82

Refer footnotes on page 5.

STEEL

Production ('000 tonnes)

Raw steel

100%

1,338

1,455

1,372

1,277

1,328

5,432

5,461

Marketable steel products

100%

1,268

1,425

1,268

1,345

1,469

5,316

4,883

(a) Interest in Worsley increased from 30% to 86% effective January 2001.

(b) Mozal produced its first metal in June 2000 and achieved full commissioning of its 253,000 tpa capacity in December 2000.
(c) Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton holds a 52% equity interest in Ok Tedi.
(d) Included from 1 October 2000, the effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.

(e) Coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. Production figures include some thermal coal.

(f) Shown on 100% basis before 20% outside equity interest.

(g) Production reported represents BHP Billiton's 50% equity interest in MetCoal Holdings. MetCoal Holdings is equally owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd and acquired QCT Resources Limited in November 2000.
(h) Shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

(i) BHP Billiton ceased its investment in Orinoco in March 2001.

(j) Production shown on 86.5% basis after allowing for Indonesian state owned corporation's 13.5% share of production.
(k) Colombian thermal coal interests acquired in September and November 2000.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS TO

JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

ALUMINIUM

BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.

('000 tonnes)

ALUMINA

Production

Worsley, Australia (a)

177

206

211

541

674

1,632

592

Paranam, Suriname

211

213

215

213

211

852

857

Alumar, Brazil

109

120

107

114

113

454

429

Total

497

539

533

868

998

2,938

1,878

Sales

Worsley, Australia (a)

175

185

205

388

725

1,503

624

Paranam, Suriname

205

214

194

224

186

818

850

Alumar, Brazil

107

110

116

120

116

462

403

Total

487

509

515

732

1,027

2,783

1,877

(a) Interest in Worsley increased from 30% to 86% effective January 2001.

ALUMINIUM

Production

Hillside, South Africa

122

126

127

122

123

498

494

Bayside, South Africa

43

46

45

44

43

178

177

Alumar, Brazil

43

43

44

42

43

172

171

Valesul, Brazil

10

11

12

11

9

43

41

Mozal, Mozambique (b)

-

7

23

31

32

93

-

Total

218

233

251

250

250

984

883

Sales

Hillside, South Africa

122

126

127

121

124

498

494

Bayside, South Africa

47

41

46

42

50

179

189

Alumar, Brazil

44

42

43

41

45

171

172

Valesul, Brazil

11

11

11

7

12

41

40

Mozal, Mozambique (b)

-

5

20

32

33

90

-

Total

224

225

247

243

264

979

895

(b) Mozal produced its first metal in June 2000 and achieved full commissioning of its 253,000 tpa capacity in December 2000.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS TO

JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

BASE METALS

BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.

Escondida, Chile

Material mined (100%)

('000 tonnes)

73,592

75,557

77,436

74,691

77,115

304,800

266,726

Sulphide ore milled (100%)

('000 tonnes)

11,528

12,358

11,534

11,128

10,650

45,671

46,199

Average copper grade

(%)

1.83%

1.85%

1.94%

1.95%

1.82%

1.89%

1.93%

Production ex Mill (100%)

('000 tonnes)

184.5

199.5

190.4

176.4

159.5

725.8

780.9

Production

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

106.0

114.0

109.7

101.8

92.3

417.3

449.7

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

16,358

20,469

17,586

14,024

13,652

65,726

75,772

Copper cathode (SXEW)

('000 tonnes)

20.1

20.0

20.5

21.0

22.0

83.4

80.2

Sales

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

117.0

89.4

122.5

113.2

91.2

416.3

459.7

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

19,478

17,582

21,838

17,814

13,422

70,656

83,094

Copper cathode (SXEW)

('000 tonnes)

24.0

22.1

19.8

21.8

23.1

86.8

83.7

OK Tedi, Papua New Guinea (a)

Material mined

('000 tonnes)

21,020

22,299

22,673

22,244

22,482

89,698

84,296

Ore milled

('000 tonnes)

7,997

7,371

8,286

8,250

8,116

32,023

27,653

Average head grades

- Copper

(%)

0.97%

0.93%

0.91%

0.85%

0.92%

0.90%

0.88%

- Gold

(g/t)

0.98

0.99

0.77

0.70

0.82

0.82

0.84

Production

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

56.0

51.5

55.9

53.5

55.2

216.1

185.4

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

149,565

144,357

130,307

118,540

127,928

521,131

440,239

Sales

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

46.0

37.6

55.5

55.5

70.0

218.6

187.2

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

122,739

104,586

141,549

119,735

164,354

530,224

432,907

(a) Ok Tedi data shown on 100% basis. BHP Billiton holds a 52% equity interest in Ok Tedi.

Tintaya, Peru

Material mined

('000 tonnes)

16,244

16,394

16,723

14,566

16,447

64,130

59,650

Ore milled

('000 tonnes)

1,519

1,620

1,744

1,429

1,508

6,301

5,709

Average copper grade

(%)

1.61%

1.56%

1.56%

1.47%

1.56%

1.54%

1.68%

Production

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

22.0

23.4

24.8

19.1

20.8

88.1

87.3

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

9,641

8,173

5,457

6,054

9,050

28,734

39,484

Sales

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

21.0

18.3

25.3

12.5

33.1

89.2

86.8

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

7,563

6,603

5,431

3,629

11,560

27,223

37,372

Cerro Colorado, Chile (a)

Material mined

('000 tonnes)

-

-

14,957

13,342

14,177

42,475

-

Ore milled

('000 tonnes)

-

-

3,264

3,479

3,546

10,290

-

Average copper grade

(%)

-

-

1.08%

1.09%

1.09%

1.09%

-

Production

Copper cathode

('000 tonnes)

-

-

31

32

34

97

-

Sales

Copper cathode

('000 tonnes)

-

-

30

33

34

97

-

(a) Cerro Colorado (BHP Billiton 100%) included from 1 October 2000, the effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.

Alumbrera, Argentina (a)

Material mined (100%)

('000 tonnes)

-

-

27,823

25,829

27,182

80,834

-

Ore milled (100%)

('000 tonnes)

-

-

7,097

7,041

7,445

21,583

-

Average head grades

- Copper

(%)

-

-

0.64%

0.71%

0.74%

0.70%

-

- Gold

(g/t)

-

-

0.8

0.8

1.0

0.9

-

Production

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

-

-

10.3

11.2

12.4

33.9

-

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

-

-

31,250

31,754

41,455

104,459

-

Gold in dore

(fine ounces)

-

-

1,922

1,802

2,285

6,009

-

Sales

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

-

-

7

9

16

32

-

Gold in concentrate

(fine ounces)

-

-

26,819

27,635

45,999

100,453

-

Gold in dore

(fine ounces)

-

-

2,114

2,869

2,853

7,837

-

(a) Alumbrera (BHP Billiton 25%) included from 1 October 2000, the effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.

Highland Valley, Canada (a)

Material mined (100%)

('000 tonnes)

-

-

21,203

19,104

18,988

59,295

-

Ore milled (100%)

('000 tonnes)

-

-

13,155

11,784

11,355

36,294

-

Average copper grade

(%)

-

-

0.42%

0.43%

0.43%

0.43%

-

Production

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

-

-

16.0

14.8

14.1

45.0

-

Molybdenum in conc

('000 tonnes)

-

-

0.3

0.2

0.2

0.7

-

Sales

Copper in concentrate

('000 tonnes)

-

-

10.5

12.8

14.1

37.5

-

Molybdenum in conc

('000 tonnes)

-

-

0.4

0.3

0.3

1.0

-

(a) Highland Valley (BHP Billiton 33.6%) included from 1 October 2000, the effective date of the acquisition of Rio Algom.

Cannington, Australia

Material mined

('000 tonnes)

430

430

460

464

507

1,861

1,618

Ore milled

('000 tonnes)

420

408

461

422

490

1,781

1,604

Average head grades

- Silver

(g/t)

667

653

615

539

577

599

636

- Lead

(%)

14.0%

14.5%

14.0%

13.0%

13.2%

13.3%

14.1%

- Zinc

(%)

4.6%

5.1%

6.0%

6.0%

5.5%

5.4%

5.1%

Production

Silver in concentrate

('000 ounces)

8,239

8,195

8,194

6,989

8,392

31,770

29,664

Lead in concentrate

(tonnes)

53,871

54,029

52,108

47,608

57,127

210,872

200,480

Zinc in concentrate

(tonnes)

15,212

15,556

21,335

18,868

20,363

76,122

61,754

Sales

Silver in concentrate

('000 ounces)

8,608

7,485

7,095

8,779

9,333

32,693

29,985

Lead in concentrate

(tonnes)

60,503

48,504

45,300

58,893

64,466

217,164

205,383

Zinc in concentrate

(tonnes)

18,144

13,853

15,726

24,795

20,739

75,113

64,806

Selbaie, Canada

Ore milled

('000 tonnes)

904

327

1,884

902

896

3,682

3,525

Average head grades

- Zinc

(%)

1.56%

1.61%

1.52%

1.53%

1.51%

1.51%

1.84%

- Copper

(%)

0.44%

0.45%

0.44%

0.45%

0.44%

0.44%

0.49%

- Gold

(g/t)

0.38

0.51

0.49

0.46

0.45

0.45

0.40

- Silver

(g/t)

34.85

22.66

29.40

28.00

25.60

25.60

43.12

Production

Zinc in concentrate

(tonnes)

11,231

11,359

11,231

10,810

9,740

43,140

44,600

Copper in concentrate

(tonnes)

3,338

3,593

3,308

3,360

3,093

13,353

13,500

Gold in concentrate

(ounces)

8,426

12,574

10,236

8,600

9,141

40,551

33,600

Silver in concentrate

('000 ounces)

588

494

606

447

337

1,884

2,646

Sales

Zinc in concentrate

(tonnes)

9,351

9,383

9,786

9,109

8,406

36,684

44,800

Copper in concentrate

(tonnes)

3,012

2,983

3,385

3,258

3,039

12,665

15,600

Gold in concentrate

(ounces)

7,029

6,283

11,776

10,178

8,207

36,444

44,300

Silver in concentrate

('000 ounces)

621

535

494

445

405

1,879

3,005

Pering, South Africa

Ore milled

('000 tonnes)

333

336

336

327

345

1,343

1,365

Average head grades

- Zinc

(%)

1.98%

2.03%

2.22%

2.03%

2.09%

2.09%

2.03%

- Lead

(%)

0.63%

0.68%

0.68%

0.55%

0.60%

0.64%

0.68%

Production

Zinc in concentrate

(tonnes)

4,831

5,005

5,499

5,010

5,398

20,912

20,654

Lead in concentrate

(tonnes)

1,446

1,616

1,601

1,321

1,486

6,024

6,417

Sales

Zinc in concentrate

(tonnes)

5,304

4,927

4,988

5,171

5,063

20,149

20,631

Lead in concentrate

(tonnes)

1,914

1,702

1,246

1,587

1,493

6,028

7,637

San Manuel, USA

Production

Copper cathode (SXEW)

('000 tonnes)

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

10.3

13.1

Pinto Valley, USA

Production

Copper cathode (SXEW)

('000 tonnes)

4.3

4.3

4.4

4.0

3.8

16.4

18.2

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JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

CARBON STEEL MATERIALS

BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.

('000 tonnes)

IRON ORE (a)

Pilbara, Western Australia

Production

Mt Newman Joint Venture

6,030

5,620

5,500

4,591

5,239

20,952

19,396

Goldsworthy Joint Venture

1,424

1,630

1,730

1,453

1,788

6,604

6,114

Yandi Joint Venture

6,570

7,080

5,840

6,354

6,882

26,148

22,618

Jimblebar

1,246

1,130

1,250

991

1,272

4,641

4,923

Total

15,270

15,460

14,320

13,389

15,181

58,345

53,051

Shipments

Lump

3,587

3,940

3,730

3,950

3,823

15,446

14,076

Fines

11,239

11,040

11,400

11,171

11,545

45,151

39,598

Total

14,826

14,980

15,130

15,121

15,368

60,597

53,674

(a) Iron ore production and shipments are reported on a wet tonnes basis.

Samarco, Brazil

Production

1,790

1,820

1,910

1,885

1,893

7,509

6,765

Shipments

1,715

1,670

2,150

1,699

1,460

6,971

7,195

METALLURGICAL COAL (a)

Queensland, Australia

Production

CQCA

Blackwater

839

1,056

1,076

1,066

1,130

4,328

3,547

Goonyella

836

924

965

967

1,122

3,977

3,453

Peak Downs

831

893

886

571

779

3,129

3,612

Saraji

558

608

433

504

530

2,074

2,319

Norwich Park

533

480

434

411

503

1,828

2,069

CQCA total

3,597

3,961

3,794

3,519

4,064

15,336

15,000

Gregory Joint Venture

Gregory

125

297

109

292

382

1,081

810

Crinum

578

554

861

553

578

2,545

2,439

Gregory JV total

703

851

970

845

960

3,626

3,249

BHP Mitsui Coal (b)

Moura (c)

-

-

-

-

-

-

554

Riverside

563

745

727

834

966

3,272

3,021

South Walker Creek

682

669

798

844

836

3,146

2,533

BHP Mitsui Coal total

1,245

1,414

1,525

1,678

1,802

6,418

6,108

Queensland total

5,545

6,226

6,289

6,042

6,826

25,380

24,357

Shipments

Coking coal

4,177

4,554

4,669

4,401

4,813

18,437

17,744

Weak coking coal

1,111

1,065

1,466

1,138

1,245

4,914

4,574

Thermal coal

512

633

657

474

624

2,387

1,943

Total

5,800

6,252

6,792

6,013

6,682

25,738

24,261

(a) Coal production is reported on the basis of saleable product. Production figures include some thermal coal.
(b) BHP Mitsui Coal production shown on 100% basis before 20% outside equity interest.
(c) Moura sold in August 1999.

QCT Resources, Australia (a)

Production

CQCA

-

-

732

1,093

1,263

3,087

-

Gregory Joint Venture

-

-

173

213

242

628

-

South Blackwater

-

-

355

531

582

1,468

-

Total

-

-

1,260

1,837

2,087

5,183

-

Shipments

Coking coal

-

-

876

1,633

1,476

3,985

-

Weak coking coal

-

-

146

227

231

604

-

Thermal coal

-

-

245

209

268

722

-

Total

-

-

1,267

2,069

1,975

5,311

-

(a) Production and shipments reported represents BHP Billiton's 50% equity interest in MetCoal Holdings. MetCoal Holdings is

equally owned by BHP Billiton and Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd and acquired QCT Resources Limited in November 2000.

Illawarra, Australia

Production

1,771

1,738

1,328

1,619

1,889

6,573

6,276

Shipments

Coking coal

1,573

1,326

1,512

1,410

1,686

5,933

5,748

Thermal coal

85

128

165

67

246

606

469

Total

1,658

1,454

1,677

1,477

1,932

6,539

6,217

MANGANESE ORES

South Africa

Saleable production (a)

506

555

579

538

490

2,162

2,099

(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

Australia

Saleable production (a)

282

469

318

379

446

1,612

1,501

(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

MANGANESE ALLOYS

South Africa

Saleable production (a)

130

111

106

96

85

397

461

(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

Australia

Saleable production (a)

65

64

67

64

51

245

215

(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

HOT BRIQUETTED IRON

Port Hedland, Australia

Production

99

105

291

177

276

848

420

Shipments

72

54

107

238

342

741

404

Orinoco, Venezuela (a)

Production

46

48

82

67

-

198

160

Shipments

47

40

66

52

-

159

169

(a) BHP Billiton ceased its investment in Orinoco in March 2001.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

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JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

STAINLESS STEEL MATERIALS

BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.

('000 tonnes)

NICKEL

CMSA, Colombia

Production

7.5

6.4

6.9

9.4

9.1

31.8

28.9

Sales

7.4

6.4

5.5

8.8

10.2

30.9

28.6

Yabulu, Australia

Production

Nickel

5.7

6.4

7.5

7.4

7.7

29.0

25.2

Cobalt

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.5

0.5

1.8

1.6

Sales

Nickel

7.4

6.3

6.3

6.5

8.2

27.3

26.6

Cobalt

0.3

0.4

0.4

0.4

0.4

1.6

1.5

CHROME ORES

South Africa

Saleable production (a)

967

921

898

674

665

3,158

3,726

(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

CHROME ALLOYS

South Africa

Saleable production (a)

281

273

249

192

194

908

1,055

(a) Shown on 100% basis, BHP Billiton interest in saleable production is 60%.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS TO

JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

THERMAL COAL

BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.

('000 tonnes)

Ingwe, South Africa

Production

16,034

14,561

17,811

14,379

14,571

61,323

66,316

Sales

Export

6,287

6,569

6,489

6,164

6,557

25,778

25,800

Local utility

8,735

7,098

10,273

6,957

6,821

31,148

34,900

Inland

1,375

1,217

1,473

1,207

1,110

5,007

5,400

Total

16,397

14,884

18,235

14,328

14,488

61,933

66,100

New Mexico, USA

Production

Navajo Coal

1,976

1,544

2,119

1,838

2,170

7,671

8,365

San Juan Coal

1,719

1,536

1,843

2,155

1,720

7,253

6,120

Total

3,695

3,080

3,962

3,993

3,890

14,924

14,485

Sales - local utility

3,208

3,785

3,565

3,566

3,434

14,351

13,607

COAL, Australia

Production

1,229

1,235

1,227

1,512

1,329

5,303

5,100

Sales

Export

1,024

949

685

1,190

1,201

4,025

4,100

Inland

229

392

235

396

399

1,422

1,000

Total

1,253

1,341

920

1,586

1,600

5,447

5,100

Kalimantan, Indonesia (a)

Production

Senakin

928

905

1,050

924

1,099

3,996

4,019

Satui

703

818

871

926

981

3,637

3,068

Petangis

245

243

213

185

211

852

914

Total

1,876

1,966

2,134

2,035

2,291

8,485

8,001

Sales - export

2,179

2,075

2,049

1,942

2,308

8,375

8,197

(a) Reported on 86.5% basis after allowing for the Indonesian state-owned corporation's 13.5% share of all production.

CDC & CZN, Colombia (a)

Production

-

-

687

1,091

1,053

2,831

-

Sales - export

-

-

676

1,102

959

2,737

-

(a) BHP Billiton acquired a one third interest in CDC in September 2000. A consortium owned equally by BHP Billiton, Anglo

American and Glencore International acquired a 50% interest in CZN in November 2000.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

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JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

OTHER MINERALS

BHP Billiton attributable production and sales unless otherwise stated.

DIAMONDS

Ekati, Canada

Production

('000 carats)

370

309

318

375

427

1,428

1,301

PLATINUM GROUP METALS (ounces)

Hartley, Zimbabwe (a)

Production

Platinum in final leach concentrate

-

-

-

-

-

-

9,063

Palladium in final leach concentrate

-

-

-

-

-

-

6,944

Rhodium in final leach concentrate

-

-

-

-

-

-

611

Shipments

Platinum in final leach concentrate

3,402

-

-

-

-

-

23,149

Palladium in final leach concentrate

2,701

-

-

-

-

-

17,018

Rhodium in final leach concentrate

172

-

-

-

-

-

1,711

(a) Sale of Hartley finalised in December 2000.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

QUARTER ENDED

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SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

PETROLEUM

BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated.

CRUDE OIL & CONDENSATE ('000 barrels)

Bass Strait

8,282

7,807

7,096

6,990

6,946

28,833

35,918

North West Shelf - condensate

1,378

1,225

1,144

1,240

1,239

4,848

5,656

North West Shelf - Wanaea/Cossack

1,764

1,682

1,885

1,820

1,757

7,145

5,764

Laminaria (a)

3,889

4,369

3,875

3,533

3,076

14,853

9,182

Buffalo (b)

897

757

763

-

-

1,520

2,854

Griffin

1,223

1,991

1,714

2,241

1,194

7,141

5,659

Pakistan (c)

-

-

-

3

14

15

-

Papua New Guinea (d)

-

-

-

-

-

-

1,178

Americas

754

826

944

941

958

3,669

3,552

Liverpool Bay

2,218

1,716

1,978

2,469

2,516

8,678

7,497

Bruce/Keith (e)

428

447

601

674

678

2,400

2,524

Total

20,833

20,820

20,000

19,911

18,378

79,102

79,784

NATURAL GAS (billion cubic feet)

Bass Strait

23.49

27.78

18.96

22.91

26.75

96.40

79.57

North West Shelf - Domestic

3.09

3.13

3.28

3.29

3.81

13.50

13.00

North West Shelf - LNG

14.26

15.19

13.83

14.24

13.47

56.74

60.07

Griffin

0.48

0.75

0.82

0.73

0.84

3.14

1.43

Pakistan (c)

-

-

-

0.40

2.03

2.43

-

Americas

5.31

5.21

5.38

5.19

5.52

21.30

17.88

Bruce

6.52

5.01

9.38

10.43

7.59

32.41

28.30

Keith (e)

-

-

0.11

0.24

0.25

0.60

-

Liverpool Bay

10.10

4.68

9.07

10.18

11.38

35.31

38.38

Total

63.25

61.75

60.83

67.61

71.64

261.83

238.63

LPG ('000 tonnes)

Bass Strait

118.25

127.94

95.70

113.21

117.66

454.24

491.59

North West Shelf

30.33

31.48

30.69

30.44

31.65

124.26

121.58

Griffin

1.08

1.57

1.50

0.51

-

3.58

4.11

Bruce

17.70

11.57

26.72

23.01

24.85

86.15

64.40

Keith (e)

-

-

0.43

3.45

1.44

5.33

-

Total

167.36

172.56

155.04

170.62

175.60

673.56

681.68

ETHANE ('000 tonnes)

19.94

23.19

9.98

15.69

18.53

67.42

79.82

METHANOL ('000 tonnes)

7.56

-

-

-

-

-

35.14

(a) Laminaria commenced production in November 1999.
(b) Buffalo sold effective September 2000.
(c) Zamzama extended well test commenced in March 2001.
(d) PNG assets sold in December 1999.
(e) Keith commenced production in November 2000.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS TO

JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

STEEL

BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated.

('000 tonnes)

PRODUCTION

Iron Sands

NZS, New Zealand

699

723

712

274

478

2,187

2,587

Coke

Port Kembla, Australia

599

616

599

578

643

2,436

2,396

Iron

Port Kembla, Australia

1,211

1,298

1,231

1,177

1,269

4,976

4,921

Raw Steel

Port Kembla, Australia

1,223

1,308

1,226

1,120

1,176

4,830

4,906

NZS, New Zealand

115

147

146

157

152

602

555

Total

1,338

1,455

1,372

1,277

1,328

5,432

5,461

Delta, Ohio (a)

183

193

186

190

197

766

688

Marketable Steel Products

Flat Products

Flat and Tinplate products

1,181

1,242

1,152

1,094

1,183

4,671

4,729

Coated Products

Rolled and coated products

534

531

464

462

474

1,931

2,120

Flat and coated products (NZS)

108

137

125

139

135

537

533

Rolled and coated products (offshore)

92

70

98

81

89

338

313

Building products (includes offshore)

62

40

34

42

42

154

197

Total (b)

1,268

1,425

1,268

1,345

1,469

5,316

4,883

Delta, Ohio (a)

179

189

182

186

193

750

675

DESPATCHES (c)

Business unit despatches

Flat Products

1,267

1,243

1,069

1,098

1,294

4,704

4,661

Coated Products

772

732

691

666

813

2,903

3,052

Total (d)

1,356

1,236

1,237

1,282

1,587

5,343

4,858

External despatches

Australia

Domestic (e)

466

485

503

515

585

2,089

1,921

Export

670

541

515

546

757

2,359

2,051

New Zealand

Domestic (e)

42

67

62

56

55

240

184

Export

84

68

55

77

97

298

373

Other offshore

94

75

102

88

93

357

329

Total

1,356

1,236

1,237

1,282

1,587

5,343

4,858

Delta, Ohio (a)

174

190

177

190

191

748

673

(a) Production and despatches reported is that proportion determined by BHP Billiton's equity interest in North Star BHP LLC (50%).

(b) Total excludes production for intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure is less than the sum of the individual businesses.
(c) Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and by-products.

(d) Total excludes intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure is less than the sum of the individual businesses.

(e) Includes despatches to OneSteel Limited from 1 November 2000.

PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENT REPORT

QUARTER ENDED

12 MONTHS TO

JUNE

SEPT

DEC

MARCH

JUNE

JUNE

JUNE

2000

2000

2000

2001

2001

2001

2000

STEEL - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (a)

BHP Billiton attributable production unless otherwise stated.

('000 tonnes)

PRODUCTION

Iron Ore

Whyalla, Australia

658

656

254

-

-

909

2,817

Coke

Whyalla, Australia

146

149

49

-

-

198

761

Iron

Whyalla, Australia

295

270

102

-

-

372

1,568

Raw Steel

Whyalla, Australia

266

245

99

-

-

344

1,005

Newcastle, Australia

-

-

-

-

-

-

434

Sydney, Australia

115

128

36

-

-

164

397

Total

381

373

135

-

-

508

1,836

Marketable Steel Products

Long products

767

551

171

-

-

723

2,640

Other offshore (USA) (b)

107

-

-

-

-

-

430

Total (b)

876

540

171

-

-

711

3,125

DESPATCHES (c)

Business unit despatches

Long Products

662

527

166

-

-

701

2,667

Other offshore (USA) (b)

107

-

-

-

-

-

430

Total (d)

769

527

166

-

692

3,047

External despatches

Australia

Domestic

565

482

150

-

-

631

2,170

Export

98

45

16

-

-

61

448

Other offshore (USA) (b)

107

-

-

-

-

-

430

Total

769

527

166

-

-

692

3,048

(a) Data tables reflect the spin-out of OneSteel Limited from BHP Billiton effective 31 October 2000.

(b) US steel businesses were sold in June 2000.
(c) Steel products only. Excludes pig iron and by-products.

(d) Total excludes intra-business sales. Therefore, the total figure is less than the sum of the individual businesses.