South32
{{short description|Mining and metals company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = South32 Limited
| type = Public
| traded_as = {{ASX|S32}}
| logo = South32 logo.svg
| logo_size = 130
| former_name =
| predecessor = BHP Billiton
| foundation = {{start date and age|2015|05|18}}
| founder =
| defunct =
| location_city = Perth, Western Australia
| location_country =
| area_served =
| key_people = Karen Wood (chair)
Graham Kerr (CEO)
| products = Alumina
Aluminium
Copper
Manganese
Metallurgical coal
Lead
Nickel
Silver
Zinc
| production =
| services =
| revenue = $US 6.3 billion
| revenue_year = 2021
| operating_income =
| income_year =
| net_income = $US 1.5 billion
| net_income_year = 2021
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| homepage = [https://www.south32.net/ www.south32.net]
}}
South32 Limited is a mining and metals company headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. It was spun out of BHP Billiton on 18 May 2015.[https://www.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20150518/pdf/42ymhg22fspcls.pdf Admission to Official List] Australian Securities Exchange 18 May 2015 It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange with secondary listings on the Johannesburg and London Stock Exchanges.[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-05/bhp-billiton-south32-spin-off/6445510 BHP Billiton's South 32 spin off: Will it pay off?] ABC News 5 May 2015
Products
The company is a producer of bauxite, alumina, aluminium, metallurgical coal, manganese, nickel, copper, molybdenum, gold, silver, lead and zinc.{{cite web |title=The commodities we bring to society |url=https://www.south32.net/our-business/our-commodities |website=South32 |access-date=30 June 2021}}
Operations
South32 has operations in Australia, South Africa, Mozambique, Colombia and the United States. In addition it has investments in an integrated aluminium business in Brazil and a copper and molybdenum mine in Chile.[http://www.smh.com.au/business/mining-and-resources/south32-debuts-as-australias-thirdbiggest-miner-with-market-value-of-113b-20150518-gh3xo0.html South32 debuts as Australia's third-biggest miner with market value of $11.3b] Sydney Morning Herald 18 May 2015
=Australia=
- Australia Manganese (60% shareholding); GEMCO mine on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory[https://www.south32.net/our-business/australia/gemco GEMCO] South32
- Cannington Mine silver, lead and zinc mine, 200 km southeast of Mount Isa, Queensland[https://www.south32.net/our-business/australia/cannington Cannington] South32
- Illawarra Metallurgical Coal near Wollongong, New South Wales operates two underground metallurgical coal mines[https://www.south32.net/our-business/australia/illawarra-metallurgical-coal Illawarra Metallurgical Coal] South32 In February 2024, South32 announced an agreement to sell the Illawarra mines to a consortium of Golden Energy and Resources and M Resources.{{cite news |last1=McLaren |first1=Mick |title=South32 Illawarra Metallurgical Coal mines to be sold off in deal that needs BlueScope approval |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/south32-to-sell-illawarra-coal-mines-needs-bluescope-approval/103528334 |work=ABC News (Australia) |date=29 February 2024}}
- Worsley Alumina at Worsley, Western Australia (86% owned) is a bauxite mine and alumina refinery, a portion of the alumina is exported to South32's African smelters for conversion into aluminium[https://www.south32.net/our-business/australia/worsley-alumina Worsley Alumina] South32
=Brazil=
- Mineração Rio do Norte bauxite mine near Porto Trombetas (33%)
- Alumar alumina refinery (36%) and the adjoining aluminium smelter (40%) near São Luís
=Chile=
- Sierra Gorda copper and molybdenum mine located near Calama (45%)
=Colombia=
- Cerro Matoso nickel mine and smelter in northern Colombia (99.94%)
=Mozambique=
- Mozal aluminium smelter in Maputo (47.1%)[https://www.south32.net/our-business/southern-africa/mozal-aluminium Mozal Aluminium] South32
=South Africa=
- Hillside aluminium smelter at Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal[https://www.south32.net/our-business/southern-africa/south-africa-aluminium Hillside Aluminium] South32
- The Wessels underground and Mamatwan opencut manganese mines at Hotazel in the Northern Cape
- Metalloys smelters at Meyerton, Gauteng
=United States=
- Hermosa, a mineral resource development option located in the Patagonia mountains of southern Arizona
- Ambler Metals (50%), a mineral resource development option located in Alaska
Former operations
- TEMCO, a manganese smelter located at George Town, Tasmania, was sold to GFG Alliance in January 2021[https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/anglo-american-south32-complete-sale-of-tasmanian-smelter/ Anglo American, South32 complete sale of Tasmanian smelter] Australian Mining 5 January 2021
- South Africa Energy Coal (SAEC), operating thermal coal mining assets in South Africa, was sold to Seriti in June 2021{{cite web |title=Completion of South Africa energy coal divestment |url=https://www.south32.net/docs/default-source/exchange-releases/completion-of-south-africa-energy-coal-divestment.pdf?sfvrsn=ef3df515_2 |website=South32 |date=1 June 2021}}
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Category:Aluminium companies of Australia
Category:Coal companies of Australia
Category:Coal companies of South Africa
Category:Companies based in Perth, Western Australia
Category:Companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Category:Companies in the S&P ASX 50
Category:Metal companies of Australia
Category:Mining companies of Australia
Category:Mining companies of South Africa
Category:Nickel mining companies
Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 2015
Category:Silver mining companies