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BHP (BHP Group) is a global resources company and one of the world's largest mining corporations. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, the company is dual-listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. BHP operates across multiple continents, with significant mining and processing operations in Australia, the Americas and other regions. The company's core business focuses on the extraction and processing of major commodities including iron-ore, copper, metallurgical coal, nickel and potash. BHP holds a leading market position in iron-ore production, particularly through its extensive operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, where it operates some of the world's largest iron-ore mines. The company employs tens of thousands of people globally and generates annual revenues exceeding tens of billions of dollars. BHP has been actively pursuing decarbonisation initiatives and investing in technologies to reduce emissions across its operations, including renewable energy projects and electric vehicle adoption in its mining fleet. Principal assets include the Escondida copper mine in Chile, the Olympic Dam polymetallic mine in South Australia and the Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The company was formed through the 2001 merger of the Australian Broken Hill Proprietary Company, founded in 1885, and the British Billiton plc, and simplified its name to BHP Group in 2017.

BHP News


Iron-ore mining in Australia
Miners drag Australian shares lower as Fortescue slides on CMRG uncertainty
8th October 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares fell on Thursday, led by miners after Fortescue warned of a drop in its cash balance and said its forecasts hinged on talks with Chinese state-backed iron ore buyer China Mineral... 


Nickel smelter
BHP to sell Kambalda nickel concentrator, tenements to Gold Fields
7th October 2026 By: Reuters

Global miner BHP said on Wednesday it had agreed to sell the Kambalda Nickel Concentrator and a package of associated tenements and mineralisation rights in Western Australia to Johannesburg-listed... 


Radomiro Tomic mine
Fatal accident at Radomiro Tomic mine, Codelco partially suspends operations
2nd October 2026 By: Reuters

A worker was killed in an accident at Chilean State-run miner Codelco's Radomiro Tomic mine, the country's mining regulator Sernageomin said on Thursday. Codelco confirmed in a statement that a... 


Escondida mine
Supervisors at BHP Escondida mine in Chile reject offer, paving way for strike
1st October 2026 By: Reuters

Supervisors at BHP's Escondida copper mine, the world's largest, rejected a collective contract offer on Wednesday, paving the way for a potential strike at the Chilean mine. Last week, the 1... 


People shaking hands
Miners bound to megadeal playbook in pursuit of global scale
29th September 2026 By: Reuters

Mining companies are set on building scale through M&A and partnerships to tackle financial and geopolitical hurdles, despite several thwarted megadeals over the past year. Gold Fields, whose... 


Copper plates
High copper prices support miners in Chile, but investments dent gains
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Despite strong copper prices, growing investment demands are offsetting much of the gains posted by mining companies in Chile, Moody's said in a report on Thursday. Chile, the world's largest... 


Escondida mine
Chile's Escondida mine gradually resumes operations after fatal accident
25th September 2026 By: Reuters

Operations at BHP's Escondida mine in Chile are being resumed progressively as assessments continue, the world's largest copper mine said on Thursday. Operations at the mine were suspended on... 


BHP's Escondida mine
BHP's Escondida mine supervisors say collective contract deal far off
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

Unionized supervisors at BHP's Escondida copper mine in Chile remain far from reaching a new collective contract agreement as time quickly runs out before a mandatory mediation period is set to... 


Lithium site in Argentina
US to fund $7bn of Argentina mineral, energy projects, document shows
23rd September 2026 By: Reuters

The US Export-Import Bank plans to fund up to $7-billion worth of critical minerals and energy projects in Argentina, according to a document seen by Reuters, as part of a push to deepen economic... 


Iron-ore mining landscape
Big iron-ore miners deplete reserves faster than they replace
18th September 2026 By: Bloomberg

The world’s biggest iron-ore producers are depleting ore reserves faster than they can replenish them, as the cost and complexity of developing replacements continues to rise, according to Wood... 


Copper development in South Africa's Northern Cape.
Orion sharpens governance ahead of taking on copper producer status
17th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Base metals company Orion Minerals, which on Thursday, September 17 described itself as being on the way to becoming South Africa’s next significant copper producer, has taken firm steps to sharpen... 


Port Hedland
Combined BHP Ports Unions to seek arbitration over wage deal dispute
15th September 2026 By: Reuters

Combined BHP Ports Unions will take top global miner BHP to arbitration after the two parties failed to agree on terms for a new wage deal for its Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western... 


Codelco's Chuquicamata
Copper output from Chile's Codelco dips in July
11th September 2026 By: Reuters

Copper output at Chilean State miner Codelco, one of the world's largest copper producers, fell 5% from a year earlier in July to 112 800 tons, data from state copper commission Cochilco showed on... 


Image of copper nuggets
Carrapateena block cave expansion, Australia – update
11th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP is continuing to invest in processing plant capacity to enable an uplift in throughput to seven-million tonnes a year.  


drilling site
State exploration programme targets critical minerals
11th September 2026 By: Devina Haripersad

South Africa’s government geological agency the Council for Geoscience (CGS) has introduced a high-resolution mapping programme to identify areas with potential to host critical minerals, with the... 


Image of copper nugget and ore
Olympic Dam growth projects, Australia – update
11th September 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has awarded several contracts to provide study and engineering, procurement and construction management services for potential block-cave development and associated infrastructure.  


Coal worker
Australian union backs class action against BHP over public holiday work
10th September 2026 By: Reuters

An Australian mining union is funding a class action against BHP that could cover up to 7 000 workers employed by the miner's labour hire subsidiaries. The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) said on... 


KGHM's Lubin mine, in Poland
Mining giants KGHM, BHP ink MoU to explore areas of mutual interest globally
8th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The second-largest producer of silver globally and the EU's largest producer of mined copper KGHM Polska Miedź and global diversified miner BHP World Exploration have signed a memorandum of... 


Port Hedland
BHP, union talks for Port Hedland iron-ore workers to stretch on into next week
8th September 2026 By: Reuters

Talks between BHP and unions representing workers at the mining giant's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia ended without a deal, with further negotiations scheduled for next... 


BHP's Olympic Dam operation
BHP tasks Worley for study, EPCM work at copper projects in South Australia
7th September 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified miner BHP has tasked professional services and engineering company Worley to provide study, engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for expansion projects... 


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