Bhp Billiton Australia
BHP Billiton was formed by the merger of two giant mining companies and is now the largest mining company in the world. Among them, BHP Billiton was founded in 1885, and its headquarters is in Melbourne. It is one of the oldest and largest companies in Australia. Billiton is a pioneer of international mining industry, which was once famous for its continuous innovation and intensive management. 200 1, the two companies merged to form BHP Billiton Mining Group, with BHP Billiton holding 58% and BHP Billiton holding 42%.
BHP Billiton operates in 20 countries around the world, with more than 90 partners and about 35,000 employees. Its main products are iron ore, coal, copper, aluminum, nickel, petroleum, liquefied natural gas, magnesium and diamonds. BHP Billiton is listed on Australian, London and new york stock exchanges.
BHP Billiton is the largest comprehensive resource company in the world. The remarkable features of the company are high-quality assets, numerous development projects, customer-centered marketing strategy, global business model, diversified products and markets and highly competitive oil industry.
BHP Billiton is headquartered in Melbourne and has a senior representative office in London. In addition, there are business centers in Johannesburg and Houston, and subordinate offices around the world.
BHP Billiton has a long-standing relationship with China, and began to export lead ore to China as early as 189 1. At present, the company has a representative office in Beijing and a factory in Shanghai. In the past ten years, its exploration and development expenses in China have reached $26 million.
BHP Billiton was awarded the "2005 National Outstanding Award for Community Enterprise Organizations". BHP Billiton has carried out various "adventure" plans in many businesses around the world, which have exceeded the company's business needs and covered health, education and other fields. The mining company believes that it has the ability to change these businesses.
Rio Tinto Australia
Rio Tinto Mining Company was established in Spain 1873. Rio Tinto is Spanish, which means Yellow River. 1954, the company sold most of its Spanish business. From 1962 to 1997, the company acquired several influential mining companies in the world, and successfully acquired Australia Northern Mining Company in 2000, becoming a global leader in mineral resources exploration, mining and processing.
Rio Tinto Group is headquartered in Britain and Australia is headquartered in Melbourne. Hammersley Iron Ore Co., Ltd., which is controlled by the company, is the second largest iron ore producer in Australia. There are five production mines in Pilbara, Western Australia (Bai Zixuan Iron Mine, Palabudu Iron Mine, Chiana Iron Mine, Malandu Iron Mine and Bu Nockemann No.2 Mining Area), with proven reserves of about 265.438 billion tons, and the company's annual iron ore production capacity is 55 million tons. It is estimated that after the completion of the Yan Di mining project under construction, the company's annual iron ore production capacity will reach more than 65 million tons.
With a market value of US$ 52.3 billion, Rio Tinto is the second largest mining group in the world, second only to BHP Billiton. The company's total assets are divided by region, with 89% concentrated in Australia and North America. The company's revenue sources are divided by region: North America accounts for 25%, Europe for 22%, Japan for 65,438+08%, Australia and New Zealand for 8%, other Asian countries for 22% and other regions for 5%.
Rio Tinto Mining Group is not only one of the largest suppliers of resources exploitation and mineral products in the world, but also one of the three largest suppliers of iron ore in the world. As the world's largest supplier of resource exploitation and mineral products, Rio Tinto not only provides iron ore to the world, but also provides products including aluminum, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold and industrial minerals. The group's business covers all parts of the world, especially in Australia and North America. China is its fourth largest market after North America, Europe and Japan, and Lu Jiucheng also said that China is also the fastest growing market for the Group's business.
The main business of Rio Tinto and China is two-way trade. It mainly exports raw materials such as iron ore, copper, alumina, nickel, gold, borate and titanium oxide to China. The company has representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, and has exploration projects in Xinjiang, Gansu and Yunnan, mainly copper and nickel.
Brazil vale
Brazil is rich in iron ore resources, accounting for 6.5% of the world's total reserves, and is the largest iron ore-rich producer in the world.
CVRD Vale is the largest iron ore producer and exporter in the world and the largest mining company in the American continent. It is known as Brazil's "crown jewel" and "the engine of the Amazon region". The company was established in June 1942, 1. In addition to iron ore, the company also deals in manganese ore, aluminum ore, gold ore and other mineral products, as well as pulp, ports, railways and energy. 1on may 7, 1997, the company began to privatize and acquired iron ore enterprises on a large scale. At the beginning of 2000, Vale not only acquired SOCOIMEX, but also acquired all the shares of Samitri Mining.
At present, Vale's iron ore production accounts for 80% of Brazil's total national output. Its iron ore resources are concentrated in Tiexijiao area in northern Brazil and the state of Bara, including Timber Pebe Iron Mine, Capanni Ma Iron Mine and Caragas Iron Mine. Its iron ore reserves are about 4 billion tons, and the main minerals can last for nearly 400 years.
The business volume of Vale in various countries and regions in the world accounts for 29.0% in Europe, 27.5% in Brazil, 8.9% in China 12.4% in Japan, 4.4% in the United States and 7.8% in other countries around the world.
Vale has five offices around the world, including one in China,1994; There are commercial operations and mineral mining activities in 15 countries and regions; Two countries are conducting project feasibility studies.
Vale's mineral exploitation and development plan focuses on the whole world, including: mining coal, bauxite, copper, iron and diamonds in Venezuela; Mining aluminum and copper in Peru; Mining aluminum and copper in Chile; Argentina mines potassium, aluminum and copper; Mining manganese ore in Gabon; Mining coal, aluminum and copper in Mozambique; Mining diamonds, aluminum, copper, potassium and iron in Angola; Mining aluminum, copper, nickel and platinum minerals in Brazil; Manganese, diamonds, kaolin and bauxite; Mining aluminum, copper and coal in Mongolia; Mining coal, copper, aluminum and bauxite in China.