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Sale of Yeelirrie Uranium Deposit
BHP Billiton
NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE
Date 27 August 2012
Number 21/12
SALE OF YEELIRRIE URANIUM DEPOSIT
BHP Billiton has signed an agreement to sell its wholly owned Yeelirrie uranium deposit in
Western Australia to Cameco Corporation for US$430 million.
BHP Billiton Uranium President, Dean Dalla Valle, said:
“Cameco is one of the world’s largest publicly listed uranium producers and is highly
respected in the industry. We believe they are well placed to carry this project forward in a
responsible manner.”
The sale is subject to relevant approvals from the Australian Foreign Investment Review
Board and the Government of Western Australia.
About Yeelirrie
Yeelirrie is located 630 kilometres north-east of Perth in the Northern Goldfields region of
Western Australia. Uranium was discovered at the Yeelirrie site in 1972 by Western Mining
Corporation, which was acquired by BHP Billiton in 2005.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com.
Sponsor: Absa Capital (the investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, affiliated with
Barclays)
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Australia Australia
Antonios Papaspiropoulos James Agar
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email: Antonios.Papaspiropoulos@bhpbilliton.com email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com
Kelly Quirke Andrew Gunn
Tel: +61 3 9609 2896 Mobile: +61 429 966 312 Tel: +61 3 9609 3575 Mobile: +61 439 558 454
email: Kelly.Quirke@bhpbilliton.com email: Andrew.Gunn@bhpbilliton.com
Fiona Martin United Kingdom and South Africa
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email: Fiona.Martin2@bhpbilliton.com Tara Dines
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United Kingdom Email : Tara.Dines@bhpbilliton.com
Ruban Yogarajah Americas
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email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com Brendan Harris
Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
Deirdra McCracken email: Brendan.Harris@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764
Email: Deirdra.S.McCracken@bhpbilliton.com Matt Chism
Tel: +1 71 359 96158 Mobile: +1 281 782 2238
Americas email: Matt.E.Chism@bhpbilliton.com
Jaryl Strong
Tel: +1 713 499 5548 Mobile: +1 281 222 6627
email: Jaryl.Strong@bhpbilliton.com
BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209
Registered in Australia Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: 180 Lonsdale Street Registered Office: Neathouse Place
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia London SW1V 1BH United Kingdom
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015 Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
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