• Mining interests in Gabon.

Duration: December 20, 2011 to July 13, 2012

General Issues: Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Natural Resources

Spending: about $80,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2011: State - Dept of (DOS)

Related Foreign Entities: Billiton Marketing Holding BV (The Hague, 2521BE, NED); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 100%; BHP Billiton Holdings Ltd. (London, SW1V1BH, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 42%; BHP Billiton Marketing Investments ApS (Copenhagen, DEN); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 58%; The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Pty. Ltd. (Melbourne, VIC 3000, AUS); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 58%; BHP Billiton Ltd. (Melbourne, VIC 3000, AUS); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 58%; BHP Billiton Holdings Ltd. (London, SW1V 1BH, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 42%; BHP Billiton UK Holdings Ltd. (Tortola, IVB); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 21%; BHP Billiton UK Investments Ltd. (Tortola, IVB); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 21%; BHP Billiton Group Ltd. (London, SW1V 1BH, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 42%; BHP Billiton Plc (London, SW1V 1BH, GBR); contribution to lobbying: $0; ownership 42%