South Australia Begins Review Of BHP's Major Copper Expansion
South Australia Begins Review Of BHP's Major Copper Expansion
"We are already growing BHP's copper production in South Australia with projects and studies underway at all of our operating sites, and we're moving at pace to potentially double our current production by the middle of the next decade," said The South Australian government has initiated the application and assessment process for BHP's (NYSE:BHP) proposed expansion of its Olympic Dam copper smelter and refinery.
南澳大利亚政府已启动了对BHP（纽交所：BHP）拟议的奥林匹克坝铜冶炼厂和精炼厂扩建项目的申请和评估流程。
If approved, this project would significantly boost BHP's copper production capabilities by introducing a second copper smelting furnace to complement and expand the existing facilities.
如果获得批准，该项目将通过引入第二座铜冶炼炉来显著增加BHP的铜产能，以补充和扩大现有设施。
BHP, the world's largest mining company, views this expansion as a milestone in its strategy to enhance copper output in this region.
BHP，世界上最大的矿业公司，将这一扩张视为其在该地域提高铜产量策略上的一个里程碑。
"We are already growing BHP's copper production in South Australia with projects and studies underway at all of our operating sites, and we're moving at pace to potentially double our current production by the middle of the next decade," said Anna Wiley, BHP's Asset President for Copper in South Australia.
“我们已经在南澳大利亚扩大BHP的铜产量，所有运营地点的项目和研究正在进行中，我们正以加速的步伐朝着在下个十年中有可能将当前产量增加一倍的目标迈进。”BHP南澳大利亚铜业务总裁安娜·威利表示。
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Expansion plans include the construction of a second copper smelting furnace at Olympic Dam. The miner aims to increase production to 500,000 tons per year of refined copper cathode by the early 2030s, potentially boosting output to 650,000 tons per year by the mid-2030s.
扩建计划包括在奥林匹克坝建造第二座铜冶炼炉。该矿商旨在到2030年初将产量增加至50万吨/年的精炼铜阳极，到2030年代中期可能将产量提高至65万吨/年。
This target represents a significant increase from the approximately 322,000 tons produced in the last financial year.
这个目标从上一个财政年度生产的约32.2万吨明显增加。
The company's copper operations in South Australia include Prominent Hill and Carrapateena underground mines. These sites supply copper concentrate to the Olympic Dam smelter and refinery complex.
该公司在南澳大利亚的铜业务包括显山和卡拉帕蒂亚纳地下矿。这些矿山向奥林匹克坝冶炼厂和精炼厂提供铜精矿。
Additionally, BHP is progressing its exploration at the Oak Dam prospect, where it recently announced an inferred mineral resource of 1.34 billion tons at a copper grade of 0.66% and a gold grade of 0.33 grams per ton.
此外，BHP正在推进其在Oak Dam前景的勘探，最近宣布了一个铜资源为13.4亿吨，品位为0.66%，黄金品位为0.33克/吨的推测矿产资源。
This includes a higher-grade area containing 220 million tons of 1.96% copper and 0.68 grams per ton of gold.
其中包括一个更高品位的区域，含有22000万吨的1.96%铜和每吨0.68克的黄金。
The expansion of copper production aligns with BHP's broader economic and commodity strategy. Copper is increasingly seen as a pivotal resource in the global energy transition, essential for electric vehicles, renewable energy infrastructure, and various electronic applications.
铜产量的扩大与BHP更广泛的经济和商品策略相一致。铜越来越被视为全球能源转型中的关键资源，对新能源汽车、可再生能源基础设施和各种电子应用至关重要。
Despite anticipated short-term surplus, the company sees copper pricing moving into a phase of durable outperformance, as stated in a recently published commodity outlook.
尽管预计短期会出现过剩，但该公司认为铜价格将进入持续跑赢的阶段，正如最近发布的商品展望中所述。
The final investment decision on the first phase of the smelter and refinery expansion is anticipated in the first half of the 2027 financial year.
预计在2027财年上半年就第一阶段的冶炼厂和精炼厂扩建项目作出最终投资决策。
Price Action: BHP shares are trading lower by 0.11% to $55.07 premarket at the last check on Friday.
股价走势：BHP股票在上周五最后一次交易时预盘下跌0.11%，报55.07美元。
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