Original article by Barry FitzGerald
The Australian – Page: 17 & 18 : 18-Apr-16

BHP Billiton may seek to restructure its non-operating joint ventures in Latin America in the wake of the Samarco disaster in Brazil. Any such move would affect the Samarco iron ore mine, the Cerrejon coal mine in Colombia and the Antamina copper and zinc mine in Peru. BHP Billiton holds large stakes in all three mines, but it does not operate any of them. Credit Suisse has estimated that unwinding the joint ventures could affect some $US17.4bn worth of mining assets in the region.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, SAMARCO MINERACAO SA, VALE SA, CREDIT SUISSE (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED, GLENCORE PLC, TECK CORPORATION, MITSUBISHI CORPORATION, ANGLO AMERICAN PLC