Bhp Marine And General Insurances
General Insurance in Townsville

To rejoice the anniversary of this powerful occasion Beyond the Surface looks back at the milestone events and people that have shaped our Company. Formed from a merger between BP and billion, we value our heritage and the mighty foundations on which our company is built. From two small mining companies founded in the mid1800s, we are now a world leader in the diversified resources industry. Incorporated in 1885, BP engaged in the discovery, development, production and marketing of iron ore, copper, oil and gas, diamonds, silver, lead, zinc and a range of other instinctive resources. Their discovery is in a tropical region, surpassing Cornwall in England as the world's largest producer of tin. Charles Rasp discovers rich silver and precede at Broken Hill 1883. While at work he discovers wealthy silver and lead. The Company’s directors resolve to hire the superior mining experts from around the world. Inspired partly by brewing techniques, the PotterDelprat Process is developed by BP to extract huge tonnages of zinc that were not previously commercially viable. Fresh versions of this flotation process are old around the world to extract a wide variety of minerals. Its invention really a chain of innovations is a lofty point in the history of metallurgy. More awards are officially conferred for acts of bravery than for any preceding event in Australian history. In the following half century, the company’s expanding steelworks, at Newcastle and Port Kembla, lure scores of new businesses and aid to industrialism the nation. billion establishes a people’s fund to provide educational, medical and social services to its workforce. During World War II, Lewis is the most potent civilian in the nation and heads the munitions and aircraft industries with their large workforce. Huge deposits of rich iron ore are developed at Mt. A lengthy railway is built to the Indian Ocean. The Company intensifies its exploration, research and development of new mines. It is also at the forefront of sustainable mining practices. The deal transforms BP into a worldwide minerals' company. The big mine at Escondido in Chile located in the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth begins producing copper. The discovery of diamonds in Canada's Northwest Territories was kept occult for almost four months, but when news broke it sparked the largest staking rush in North American history. It is to be divested from Gen cor in 1997 and listed on the London Stock Exchange. As we take a look back at our wealthy history and the milestones and events that have shaped our Company, we talk with some of our longest serving employees about their experiences.