BHP bets billions on Chile mines to face global copper crunch
BHP detailed to investors this week plans to spend $10.7 billion to $14.7 billion within about 10 years.
MINExpo International 2008, the world’s largest mining equipment and technology exposition, is just two months away and international vendors are working with the US Department of Commerce’s (DOC) International Buyer Program (IBP) to facilitate a robust international component of the show. To date 15 countries are using the IBP to organise delegations to attend the show, scheduled for September 22-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The countries expected to send delegations include: Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Ghana, India, South Korea, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Romania and Thailand. (more…)
