‘Copper is the engine’: Red metal bonanza fuels BHP’s $14b profit
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-18 09:46 UTC+10:00
Section: Business / Companies
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, China, Financial Markets, World News, Business & Economy, Asia Pacific
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A copper bonanza is fuelling a jump in revenue and profit at global miner BHP as the red metal’s price hits record highs and shortages of concentrates and other feedstocks in China crimp output from its smelters.
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