BHP(US:BHP) 智通财经网·2025-10-01 07:56Group 1 - BHP plans to invest AUD 840 million (approximately USD 554 million) to expand its Olympic Dam underground copper mine in South Australia to increase copper production [1] - The investment will fund the construction of a new tunnel to access copper resources in the southern area of the mine, along with infrastructure to enhance ore processing capacity and efficiency, and a new oxygen plant at the smelter [1] - BHP anticipates a 70% increase in global copper demand by 2050 and has identified copper as a core growth business, planning to invest over USD 10 billion in Chile over the next decade [1] Group 2 - BHP aims to increase its annual copper production from 1.7 million tons to approximately 2.5 million tons, leveraging the world-class copper mining region in South Australia [1] - Currently, BHP's assets in South Australia contribute nearly 20% of its total global copper production [1] - Recent supply chain disruptions have led to rising copper prices, influenced by Freeport-McMoRan's declaration of force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia [2]