Production Report-June 1999

BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED
20 July 1999

                             BHP Production Report

Date           20 July 1999
Month          June 1999

MINERALS
- Steelmaking and Energy Materials
                       month      %          YTD    %
                                change             change

Coal                         
('000 tonnes)         4 471      15        4 471    15

Iron Ore (West Aust)
('000 tonnes)         3 717     (17)       3 717   (17)

Queensland coal production for June was higher compared to the same month last
year largely reflecting lower production in June 1998 due to wet weather and a
longwall changeout at Crinum.  New contractual arrangements for Blackwater also
contributed to higher production for the month.  Higher production from
Indonesia for the month was due to run of mine coal availability and
increased use of mining contractors.  Shipments of coal for June were 5 per
cent higher than for the same month last year.

Western Australia iron ore production was lower than for the same month last
year due to reduced customer demand.

- Non-Ferrous and Industrial  Materials
                        month            %           YTD       %
                                       change                change
Copper in concentrate                    
('000 tonnes)            69.8             (2)         69.8     (2)

Diamonds (Ekati)        117                -         117        -
('000 carats)

Silver in concentrate  
(Cannington)
('000 ounces)           2 070               -        2 070       -

Platinum in                  
concentrate (Hartley)    
(ounces)               2 565               -        2 565       -

Production of copper  in  concentrate for June  was  generally  in  line  with
production  for  the  same  month  last year. BHP  announced  the  cessation  of
production at its North American copper operations on 25 June. Escondida cathode
production  and  shipments of cathode were higher for the  month  following  the
commissioning  of  the oxide leaching plant last year. Shipments  of  copper  in
concentrate  were  lower for the month compared to the  same  month  last  year,
largely reflecting the timing of shipments at Escondida and PNG.

Ekati  diamond mine is at full production following commissioning  of  the  mine
operations in October last year.

Cannington silver production was higher for the month compared to the same month
last year as the mine ramped up to full production.

BHP  announced  the  sale of its platinum interests in Zimbabwe,  including  the
Hartley joint venture project, on 2 June this year.

- Hot Briquetted Iron                                          
                               month       %         YTD       %
                                        change               change

Briquettes (Boodarie)            21        -          21       -
('000 tonnes)

BHP's  HBI plant at Port Hedland, WA, commenced production of 'Boodarie Iron
(TM)' briquettes in April this year.  The plant is now in the first stages of
a two-year ramp-up program.

Steel
                               month       %          YTD        %
                                        change                 change
Raw Steel                    
('000 tonnes)                  694        (5)        694        (5)

Raw steel production was lower for June compared to the same month last year  in
part  due  to maintenance works at Port Kembla Steelworks. Newcastle  Steelworks
output  continued to be impacted by production difficulties associated with  the
boiler  explosion  during April. Reduced steel production was partly  offset  by
continued  higher  output  from  Delta,  Ohio.  Higher  export  despatches  from
Australian operations was due to timing of shipments.

Petroleum
                               month       %          YTD         %
                                        change                 change
Oil & Condensate
('000 barrels)                 5 401     (13)        5 401       (13)

Gas (including LNG)            
(billion cubic feet)           21.5        4          21.5         4

Oil and condensate production was lower for June compared to the same month last
year  reflecting the natural decline in Bass Strait production and the  sale  of
BHP's  interests  in the Jabiru and Challis/Cassini fields,  effective  30  June
1998.  The  Cossack-Pioneer (North West Shelf) remained off-line  due  to  major
refit.  This was partly offset by increased production from Bruce due to  higher
customer  nominations, and additional production wells in the Americas at  Green
Canyon/Ewing Bank and West Cameron.