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BHP lays out potential $10B investment in Chile

BHP is looking to invest more than US$10 billion to further develop its copper business in Chile, the company's president Minerals Americas Ragnar Udd told delegates at the 2022 CRU World Copper Conference in Santiago, Chile

Paul Harris in Santiago
The Escondida mine in Chile

The Escondida mine in Chile

The investment would include a new concentrator and leach operation at its Escondida mine. Udd said the company was looking to continue investing if Chile continues to provide the "right conditions"...

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