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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


BHP offices, in Perth
BHP resumes negotiations with Port Hedland iron-ore unions
Updated 7 hours ago By: Reuters

BHP and unions representing workers at Western Australia's Port Hedland, the world's largest iron-ore export hub, edged closer to a deal on Tuesday, though talks ended without an agreement and will... 


Copper ore
Sunrise Resources secures lease on copper area in Nevada
20th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

UK-based mineral exploration and development company Sunrise Resources has established a new copper/silver/gold project in Nevada called Lake after its location in the Lake Mining District. Sunrise... 


Port Hedland
Electricians at BHP's key Australian iron-ore hub vote for work stoppages
17th July 2026 By: Reuters

Electricians maintaining diversified miner BHP's high-voltage power network in Western Australia's Pilbara region have overwhelmingly backed strike action, the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) said on... 


Image of native copper nugget
Olympic Dam growth projects, Australia – update
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Multinational mining company BHP has awarded a design and supply contract to China Nerin Engineering for key processing facilities as part of the proposed smelter and refinery expansion in South... 


Port Hedland in Australia
Australian shares end flat; BHP copper output cut, work-stoppage dents miners
16th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australian shares ended flat on Thursday, as banks steadied the benchmark against a BHP-led mining selloff that wiped out most of the sector's recent gains, after the global miner cut its copper... 


The Escondida mine
BHP confident of group’s future growth opportunities, despite warning of lower 2027 copper output
16th July 2026 By: Chanel de Bruyn

Global diversified miner BHP produced nearly two-million tonnes of copper and record iron-ore production for the financial year ended June 30, but has substantially lowered its copper production... 


The Taca Taca project area
First Quantum said to seek sale of stake in giant copper project
15th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

First Quantum Minerals is in talks to sell a stake in one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper projects as rival miners and strategic investors rush to boost exposure to the metal. First... 


Port Hedland
BHP workers to proceed with strike after talks fail, union says
14th July 2026 By: Reuters

Hundreds of workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron-ore operations are set to down tools on Thursday after workers and their elected representatives did not reach agreement with the company, a... 


Olympic Dam smelter
BHP awards $138m contract to Chinese firm for South Australian expansion project
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Mining major BHP on Wednesday awarded a contract worth more than A$200-million ($138.8-million) to China Nerin Engineering to design and supply key processing facilities in South Australia. The... 


McArthur coal mine
Coking coal miners caught between India's surging demand and Australia's taxes
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Miners of coking coal in top exporter Australia face the dilemma of balancing expectations of strong demand growth from top buyer India against a royalty tax system they view as rapacious and... 


Port Hedland
BHP iron-ore workers threaten first strike in decades at Port Hedland
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Hundreds of workers at BHP's Port Hedland iron-ore operations in Western Australia could walk off the job next week, in what would mark the biggest industrial action there in decades, potentially... 


Escondida mine
BHP gets approval to start $15bn copper expansion in Chile
7th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

BHP Group has received its first major environmental approval for the expansion of its Escondida copper mine in Chile, enabling a tranche of work worth as much as $14.7-billion to start. The... 


Fortescue head office sign
Fortescue served with class action alleging sexual harassment, discrimination
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Iron-ore major Fortescue on Monday confirmed it had been served with a class action on behalf of current and former female employees alleging sexual harassment and sex discrimination. 


Iron-ore
Australia flags risk to iron-ore price from China State buyer
3rd July 2026 By: Reuters

An Australian government report on Friday said efforts by China's State-backed iron-ore buyer to cut costs for Chinese steel mills may push down prices in the medium term, in a rare acknowledgment... 


Copper
BHP to transfer Arizona property to Canada's Faraday Copper for 30% stake
3rd July 2026 By: Reuters

Australian miner BHP Group has agreed to transfer its San Manuel property in Arizona to Faraday Copper Corporation in exchange for a 30% stake in the Canadian miner, as Faraday seeks to develop a... 


BHP iron-ore operation
BHP workers approve Pilbara labour deal, unions cite lingering concerns
3rd July 2026 By: Reuters

Workers at BHP's South Flank and Mining Area C iron-ore operations in Western Australia have voted to approve a new labour agreement, unions said on Friday, while noting that many remained... 


Fortescue's Eliwana iron-ore operation
China restricts some Fortescue iron-ore cargoes as talks drag, sources say
2nd July 2026 By: Reuters

China's State iron-ore buyer has asked some domestic steel mills not to take delivery of certain portside iron ore products from Fortescue, industry sources said, the latest Australian miner to... 


SiTration critical minerals recovery process
MIT-spinout verifies breakthrough low-cost copper recovery process at BHP operation
1st July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Premier private research university Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT's) spinout materials recovery and processing startup SiTration has completed a five-week propotype testwork... 


BHP North America president Jessia Farrell
Mining major BHP to split president Americas role into two positions
26th June 2026 By: Reuters

Mining major BHP will split its president Americas role into two positions, president North America and president South America, as part of the executive leadership team changes it announced on... 


Image of the Jansen potash operation
Jansen potash project, Canada – update
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

BHP has announced a two-year extension of Jansen Stage 2 from the 2029 to 2031 financial year. 


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