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BHP to extend Spence life

BHP has filed an environmental impact assessment (EIA) with Chile’s SEA environmental evaluation agency for a US$1.6 billion extension to its Spence copper mine in northern Chile.

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BHP's Spence in Chile

The extension aims to extend the life of the hydrometallurgical leaching operation, which produces 200,000tpa of copper cathodes, until 2039.

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