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Traded as |
ASX: S32 : JSE: S32 |
Industry | |
Predecessor | BHP Billiton |
Founded | May 25, 2015 |
Headquarters | Perth, Australia |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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Products | |
Revenue | US$6,948 million (2015) |
US$1,001 million (2015) | |
US$575 million (2015) | |
Total assets | US$11,035 million (2015) |
Total equity | US$12,247 million (2015) |
Number of employees
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15,545 (2015) |
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Website | www |
South32 is a base metal and coal mining company based in Perth, Western Australia. It was spun out of BHP Billiton on 25 May 2015. The company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with secondary listings planned for the Johannesburg bourse and a standard listing on the London market.
The company is a major producer of commodity metals and coal. They are aluminium, manganese, silver, zinc, lead, nickel, coking coal and thermal coal. It operates mines in South Africa and Australia.
South32 owns mines and processing facilities in Australia, Colombia, South Africa and Mozambique.