What's Going On With Mining Giant BHP Shares Today?
What's Going On With Mining Giant BHP Shares Today?
BHP Group Limited's (NYSE:BHP) subsidiary inked a definitive Exploration Alliance Agreement with Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (NYSE:IE).
必和必拓集团有限公司（纽约证券交易所代码：BHP）的子公司与艾芬豪电气公司（纽约证券交易所代码：IE）签署了最终的勘探联盟协议。
As per the terms, BHP and Ivanhoe Electric plan to explore mutually agreed "Areas of Interest" or AOIs in the U.S. to identify projects within those AOIs that may become 50/50 owned joint ventures.
根据条款，必和必拓和艾芬豪电气计划在美国探索双方商定的 “兴趣领域” 或AOI，以确定这些AOI中可能成为50/50持股合资企业的项目。
The companies have identified six initial AOIs in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, which cover an area of approximately 3,655 km.
两家公司已在亚利桑那州、新墨西哥州和犹他州确定了六个初始AOI，覆盖面积约为3,655千米。
BHP (through a wholly owned subsidiary) expects to provide $15 million to fund the Alliance for its initial three-year term, which may be extendable by mutual agreement. Any funding of BHP beyond the initial $15 million would be on a 50/50 basis.
必和必拓（通过一家全资子公司）预计将提供1500万美元，为联盟最初的三年期限提供资金，该期限可以通过双方协议延长。除最初的1500万美元外，必和必拓的任何融资都将按50/50的比例提供。
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On the other hand, Ivanhoe Electric will operate the Alliance during the Project Generation Phase, but operatorship of any project will be mutually agreed upon in the future.
另一方面，艾芬豪电气将在项目发起阶段运营该联盟，但将来任何项目的运营都将由双方商定。
Ivanhoe Executive Chairman Robert Friedland said, "Today we announce an important Alliance with BHP, one of the world's leading mining companies, to explore the untapped mineral wealth of the United States using our Typhoon and CGI technologies. BHP and Ivanhoe Electric have a common goal to find new sources of the critical minerals necessary to meet growing demand associated with the energy transition and the electrification revolution. We are excited to work together."
艾芬豪执行主席罗伯特·弗里德兰说：“今天，我们宣布与世界领先的矿业公司之一必和必拓结成重要联盟，利用我们的台风和CGI技术探索美国未开发的矿产财富。必和必拓和艾芬豪电气的共同目标是寻找关键矿产的新来源，以满足与能源转型和电气化革命相关的不断增长的需求。我们很高兴能合作。”
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Sonia Scarselli, BHP's Vice President Exploration, said, "BHP's exploration alliance with Ivanhoe Electric supports our strategy to pursue growth in future-facing commodities such as copper. Technology is set to play an increasingly important role in discovering the resources the world will need in the decades to come. This alliance offers a great opportunity to work with Ivanhoe Electric and the innovative technologies they have built."
必和必拓勘探副总裁索尼亚·斯卡塞利表示：“必和必拓与艾芬豪电气的勘探联盟支持我们追求铜等面向未来的大宗商品增长的战略。在探索未来几十年世界所需的资源方面，技术必将发挥越来越重要的作用。该联盟为与艾芬豪电气及其开发的创新技术合作提供了绝佳的机会。”
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Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Exchange Traded Concepts Trust Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF (NYSE:CRIT) and Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (NYSE:BATT).
投资者可以通过交易所交易的概念信托基金Optica稀土与关键材料ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：CRIT）和Amplify锂和电池技术ETF（纽约证券交易所代码：BATT）获得股票敞口。
Price Action: BHP shares are down 1.57% at $56.56 at the last check Wednesday.
价格走势：在周三的最后一次检查中，必和必拓股价下跌1.57％，至56.56美元。
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