Carrapateena

BHP getting Copper SA synergies ahead of schedule. Photo courtesy BHP
MANAGEMENT

BHP lauds SA copper synergies but still smarting at Dick move

Warning that Australia is not the investment magnet it thinks it is

20 February 2024

Prominent Hill's addition, along with Carrapateena, helped boost BHP's copper output from South Australia.
MANAGEMENT

OZ addition lifts BHP's copper game

Rest of Australian production flat

18 October 2023

Productivity improvements at the Prominent Hill Wira shaft from FY26 are expected to help with BHP's SA ramp up.
UNDERGROUND

BHP ramping SA copper production

Looking at ways expand in SA and offset Escondida grade decline

22 August 2023

Three of Orexplore's Geocore X10 units.
EXPLORATION

Orexplore signs $1.55M deal with BHP

Aiming to show benefits orebody knowledge can bring to operations

18 August 2023

BHP has operated the Escondida open cut mine for more than 30 years.
TECHNOLOGY

BHP and Microsoft using AI to lift copper recovery

Helping operators better tune the concentrator

31 May 2023

About $250 billion of growth capital is needed to get enough copper to meet decarbonisation needs.
UNDERGROUND

Mike Henry's big copper call

Government has the levers needed to accelerate the pace of copper supply

17 May 2023

 Edgar Basto speaking at Austmine 2023.
MANAGEMENT

Basto puts faith in SA copper province

Has the job of combining Carrapateena and Prominent Hill with Olympic Dam

10 May 2023

Underground at Prominent Hill.
MANAGEMENT

And so it begins

BHP getting ready to reap synergies from OZ deal

02 May 2023

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