BHP Billiton Iron Ore & Boodarie IronA Global Leader

Fundamental Business Strategies

! Sustaining a strong underlying business that continually strives to deliver operating improvements and efficiencies

! Capacity expansion projects that will allow us to manage changes in demand

! A sophisticated marketing approach that aligns the business with the marketplace

BHP Billiton Iron Ore Customers

Calendar Year 2002 Total = 74.6 Mwt

Japan42%

China20%

South Korea17%

Australia - including Newman Fines sales to Boodarie Iron

10%

Taiwan7%

Europe4%

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Mineral Resource Base

* Note 1: high P ore >0.1%P

11Yarrie detrital

31Yarrie crustal

59Yarrie low P

1,430Pisolite

2,138Marra Mamba

75Detrital (lump product)

1,705Brockman high P *1,298Brockman low P

Resource (Mwt)Ore Type

Iron Ore Products

The Iron Ore business is made up of severaljoint ventures (JV) each having their ownrange of products:Mt. Newman Joint Venture• Mt Newman High Grade Lump (Hematite)• Mt Newman High Grade Fines (Hematite)• Port Hedland Sinter Fines (Hematite/Pisolite)Mt. Goldsworthy Mining Associates Joint Venture• Goldsworthy High Grade Lump (Hematite)• Goldsworthy High Grade Fines (Hematite)• Goldsworthy Siliceous Run-Of-Mine (Hematite)Mining Area C Joint Venture• MACTM Lump (Marra Mamba)• MACTM Fines (Marra Mamba)Yandi Joint Venture• Yandi Fine Ore (Pisolite)• Yandi Lump Ore (Pisolite)

Business Performance: June - December 2002

Best On Record

! Sales 40.4Mwt

! Production 38.4 Mwt

BHP Billiton Iron Ore – Sales

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Asian Growth at a Glance

! Asia - 41% of world crude steel production in 2001

! 1990 – 2001 Growth of 3% pa compared

with global average of 0.9% pa

! 1980 – 2000: Asian ore imports ↑ 67%

while global seaborne ore trade ↑ 27%

! Asian iron ore demand

55% of 455Mt (global demand) in 2001

63% of 480Mt (global demand) in 2002

Asian Market Growth

Asia's Iron Ore Imports

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China - Growth Engine of Demand

! 1992 – 2002 Chinese steel production

grew by 85Mtpa (8.5% growth pa)

! 200Mt Steel forecast in 2003

! 300Mt Steel forecast in next 5 – 10 years

! Chinese demand

↑ 19Mt in 2002 (80% of total global ↑)

300Mt forecast in next 5 – 10 years

Sustaining the Business

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Operating Excellence - Increased Rail Tonnages

Safety

! Leadership

! Systems

! Maturity

Our Improving Safety Performance

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Expansion Projects

Picture: Foundations for Area C crusher

Yandi Lump

Expansion ProjectsAuthorised Capital Cost

Mining Area C

! US$213 million(BHP Billiton share)

PACE

! US$351 million (BHP Billiton share)

Area C Bulk Sample

Marketing

New Product Development

! Yandi Lump

! MACTM Fines

! MACTM Lump

Newman Ore Upgrade Project

Regional OfficesBHP Billiton Iron Ore has regional offices in Tokyo, Seoul, Shanghai

and London. Each of these offices are

the first point of contact for the

customer.

Perth Officeis the centre for operations and

technical serv ices.

Singapore & The Hague

Officesare the marketing

centres.

BHB Billiton Iron Ore Customer Support Network

BHP Billiton Iron Ore uses it’s

Newcastle Technology Centre and

Wollongong Centre

to provide fundamental research and investigate technical issues to

optimise the value-in-use of its ores at customers’ facilities.

Conclusion

! World Leader

! Quality Asset Base

! Large Product Range

! Large Scale

! Technology