BHP: the mines it operates or owns, and what they report
BHP is a listed company headquartered in Australia (Australian Securities Exchange (primary listing); secondary listings on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges and American depositary receipts on the New York Stock Exchange). This site lists 5 operations tied to it, for iron ore, copper, zinc and nickel: it operates 3 and holds an interest in 2 more. On the operations here where a whole-operation figure can be stated (in metal content, or as the commodity page says for ore and smelted metal), its interests add up to about 860,300 tonnes of copper (3.7% of world output) and 247,489,400 tonnes of iron ore as ore, not iron content (9.5% of world output) and 153,500 tonnes of zinc (1.2% of world output). That leaves out operations without such a figure, so it is not the company's total.
Its operations on this site
| Operation | Commodity and country | Role | Interest | Whole-operation output | Share of world output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Australia Iron Ore (WAIO) | iron ore | Operator | 85% | 291,164 thousand tonnes (kt), saleable product, wet metric tonnes (wmt) | 11% |
| Escondida | copper | Operator | 57.5% | 1,261.2 kt payable copper (concentrate + cathode) | 5.5% |
| Antamina (zinc) | zinc | Owner | 33.75% | 454,800 tonnes of zinc production | 3.5% |
| Antamina | copper | Owner | 33.75% | 381,800 t copper production | 1.7% |
| Nickel West (BHP) | nickel | Operator | 100% | 30.2 kt total nickel, saleable product | — |
How much is that on its interests?
- copper: 860,300 tonnes of content across 2 operations, about 3.7% of world output. Periods differ by operation (CY2025). At least one whole-operation figure is derived from an owner's share; see that operation's page.
- iron ore: 247,489,400 tonnes of iron ore as ore, not iron content across 1 operation, about 9.5% of world output. Periods differ by operation (FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)).
- zinc: 153,500 tonnes of content across 1 operation, about 1.2% of world output. Periods differ by operation (CY2025).
Sources
- BHP: Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 30 June 2026 (annual report (SEC Form 20-F), FY2026 (Jul 2025 to Jun 2026)). Opened 4 November 2026.