UNDERGROUND

Mike Henry's big copper call

MINING is going to need one quarter of a trillion dollars in growth capital by the end of the decade to get enough copper to meet global decarbonisation needs.

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

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

That is the prediction, based on expected demand that BHP chief executive officer Mike Henry shared with the Bank of America Global Metals, Mining & Steel conference. The US$250 billion over the next...

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