BHP Billiton

Identity area

Identifier

daa/341

Authorized form of name

BHP Billiton

Parallel form(s) of name

Other form(s) of name

  • Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited, 1885-1990
  • BHP Limited, 1990-2001
  • BHP Billiton, 2001- present

Type

  • Business

Contact area

Type

Address

Street address

171 Collins Street, Melbourne

Locality

Melbourne

Region

Victoria

Country name

Postal code

3000

Telephone

Fax

URL

Note

Description area

History

Broken Hill Proprietary’s rich history began in a silver, lead and zinc mine in Broken Hill, Australia. Incorporated in 1885, BHP engaged in the discovery, development, production and marketing of iron ore, copper, oil and gas, diamonds, silver, lead, zinc and a range of other natural resources. BHP was also a market leader in value-added flat steel products.

Billiton’s roots trace back to 1851 and a tin mine on a little known island in Indonesia, Billiton (Belitung) island. Billiton became a global leader in the metals and mining sector and a major producer of aluminium and alumina, chrome and manganese ores and alloys, steaming coal, nickel and titanium minerals. Billiton also developed a substantial and growing copper portfolio.
BHP and Billiton merged in 2001.
For further history, see https://www.bhp.com/about/our-history

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

Records management and collecting policies

Records of BHP and some of its predecessor companies. The collection centres around records which document the development and conduct of company policy, and the key operations of BHP in the minerals, petroleum and steel industries.

Buildings

Holdings


  • Photographs, 1885- present
  • Minutes of the Board of Directors, 1885-1985
  • Records of Managing Director/CEO/Chairman, 1925- present
  • Operations reports for Works and Branches, 1915-1987

Other records of BHP and some of its predecessor companies are held.

Finding aids, guides and publications

Access area

Opening times

Enquiries should be sent to enquiries@bhpbilliton.com

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

Services area

Research services

Reproduction services

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised 17 Apr 2018

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Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (Thematic area)
  • Agriculture (Thematic area)
  • Defence (Thematic area)
  • Environment (Thematic area)
  • Geography (Thematic area)
  • Industry, Manufacturing and Commerce (Thematic area)
  • Labour (Thematic area)
  • Local Studies (Thematic area)
  • Natural Resources (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

171 Collins Street, Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria 3000