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Billiton

American  
[bih-lee-ton] / bɪˈli tɒn /
Also Belitoeng,

noun

  1. an island in Indonesia, between Borneo and Sumatra. 1,866 sq. mi. (4,833 sq. km).


Billiton British  
/ bɪˈliːtɒn, ˈbɪlɪtɒn /

noun

  1. Also called: Belitung.  an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km (1866 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Antamina, co-owned by Glencore and BHP Billiton, built a road and pipeline from the mine of the same name some 20 years ago that goes through the rural community of Aquia.

From Reuters Nov. 2, 2021

The company was known as BHP Billiton until 2017.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2021

Most prominent was Australia’s BHP Billiton, which had spent $5bn investing with Chesapeake in the Fayetteville shale and ploughed another $15bn into the purchase of Houston-based Petrohawk.

From The Guardian Aug. 30, 2018

The analysis includes loans to companies like Glencore and BHP Billiton, which produce commodities like copper and oil in addition to coal.

From New York Times May 28, 2018

These mountain systems are homologous in structure with those, not of Celebes or of Halmahera, but of Malacca, Banka and Billiton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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