BHP mull iron ore expansion

摘要

Sydney—Mining giant BHP is eyeing a major lift in iron ore export capacity at Port Hedland in Western Australia to 330 million mt/year despite the COVID-19 crisis. BHP's acting asset president for Western Australia iron ore Tim Day said in an emailed statement Tuesday that while BHP's focus remains on reaching 290 million mt/year in the medium term, improvements across the supply chain have provided options to increase future productivity— "if market conditions allow."