South32 Limited operates as a global, diversified natural resources company with significant mining and metals operations across Australia, Southern Africa, North America, and South America. Its portfolio includes key assets such as Worsley Alumina, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, Brazil Alumina, Illawarra Metallurgical Coal, Eagle Downs Metallurgical Coal, Australia Manganese, South Africa Manganese, Cerro Matoso, Cannington, Hermosa, and South Africa Energy Coal. The company extracts and processes a wide range of commodities, including alumina, aluminum, bauxite, thermal and coking coal, manganese ore and its alloys, ferronickel, silver, lead, zinc, and other industrial metals, which are distributed globally through exports. Additionally, South32 Limited maintains a strategic alliance with AusQuest Limited, focusing on gold-copper exploration opportunities, particularly at the Gunanya Project. Founded in 2000, originally as BHP Coal Holdings Pty Limited before adopting its current name, the company's corporate headquarters are located in Perth, Australia.