CASE STUDY MAY 2008 SAMPLING SYSTEMS ABOUT BHP BHP is a world-leading resources com- pany and are among the world’s top producers of major commodities, in- cluding iron ore, metallurgical coal and copper. We also have substantial inter- ests in oil, gas and energy coal BHP’s Minerals Australia business- includes operations in Western Austral- ia, Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia, focusing on iron ore, copper, coal and nickel. The Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) division is an integrated system of four processing hubs and five mines, connected by more than 1,000 kilometres of rail infra- structure and port facilities in the Pilba- ra region of northern Western Australia. At each mining hub – Newman, Yandi, Mining Area C and Jimblebar – ore from mine

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