Billiton

American

[bih-lee-ton] / bɪˈli tɒn /

Also Belitoeng,

noun

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

Billiton British

/ bɪˈliːtɒn, ˈbɪlɪtɒn /

noun

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)

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A view of the Samarco mine, owned by Vale SA and BHP Billiton Ltd, in Mariana, Brazil, April 12, 2016.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 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

A few miles to the east of Sumatra are the islands of Banka and Billiton, famous for their tin mines.

From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello

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