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BHP awards $138m contract to Chinese firm for South Australian expansion project

Olympic Dam smelter

Olympic Dam smelter

8th July 2026

By: Reuters

  

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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 contract is a part of BHP's proposed smelter and refinery expansion project in South Australia, the company said.

China Nerin Engineering, a metallurgical engineering design firm, will execute the contract in stages as BHP advances studies on the project ahead of a potential final investment decision (FID) in 2027.

The supply part of the agreement depends on BHP approving the FID on the smelter and refinery expansion, it added.

The contract is tied to BHP's planned expansion of the Olympic Dam smelter and refinery and is central to its plan to boost copper production in South Australia to 500 000 t/y through the 2030s.

China Nerin Engineering said in a separate statement that completion is set for early 2032.

Edited by Reuters

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