https://www.miningweekly.com
BHP|China Nerin Engineering|Australia|Olympic Dam|Copper Mining|South Australia
||||
bhp|china-nerin-engineering|australia|olympic-dam|copper-mining|south-australia

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

Olympic Dam smelter

Olympic Dam smelter

8th July 2026

By: Reuters

  

Font size: - +

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

Article Enquiry

Email Article

Save Article

Feedback

To advertise email advertising@creamermedia.co.za or click here

Showroom

SafeQuip
SafeQuip

SafeQuip is a leading distributor and manufacturer of fire safety solutions, offering a comprehensive range of products designed to meet all...

VISIT SHOWROOM 
AirNox Pty Ltd
AirNox Pty Ltd

AirNox (Pty) Ltd is a level 1 BBBEE manufacturer of complete AdBlue® solutions for operators of SCR diesel engines and AUS40 across South Africa...

VISIT SHOWROOM 

Latest Multimedia

sponsored by

Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):

Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format

Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):

All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.

Already a subscriber?

Forgotten your password?

MAGAZINE & ONLINE

SUBSCRIBE

RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA

SUBSCRIBE

CORPORATE PACKAGES

CLICK FOR A QUOTATION







sq:0.058 0.079s - 115pq - 2rq
Subscribe Now