Company News: BHP Billiton Last Update: 15 Sep 2009

Press Release: Production Half Year 31 December 2008

Record half year production of iron ore and copper cathode.
Record half year iron ore shipments.
Half year production records at Western Australia Iron Ore, Saraji, Poitrel and Hunter
Valley Coal (all Australia), Samarco (Brazil) and Cerrejon Coal (Colombia).
Olympic Dam (Australia) achieved a half year record ore hoisted.
Record half year and quarterly gas production at North West Shelf (Australia) due to the
start up of Train 5 and Angel projects.

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