As of June 17, 2005, WMC Resources Ltd. was acquired by BHP Billiton plc. WMC Resources, Ltd. engages in the discovery, development, production, processing, and marketing of minerals and metals. The company produces nickel, copper, phosphate fertilizers, uranium oxide, gold, and other minor byproducts. It engages in the exploration, development, mining, smelting, and refining of copper and extraction of uranium in South Australia and nickel in Western Australia. The company also engages in the exploration, development, and mining of fertilizer products in Phosphate Hill and distribution of fertilizer products in Australia. It engages in exploration activities in Australia, China, Peru, Mongolia, Tanzania, Malawi, Turkey, and the United States. WMC Resources was formed by W.S Robinson in 1933. The company is based in Southbank, Australia.