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About us

Our purpose is to bring people and resources together to build a better world.
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Our Businesses

We are among the world’s top producers of commodities, including iron ore, copper, nickel and metallurgical (steelmaking) coal.
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Strategy

We have a simple and diverse portfolio of global tier one assets that are high quality, with low-cost options for future growth, development potential and value creation.
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Leadership team

Our leaders, including BHP’s Board and Executive Leadership Team, are required to hold themselves accountable and live Our Charter values.

BHP at a glance

As a world-leading resources company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, our products are sold worldwide, with sales and marketing led through our Singapore location. 

We're focused on the resources the world needs to grow and decarbonise. Copper for renewable energy. Nickel for electric vehicles. Potash for sustainable farming. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition.

A resources mix for today and for the future.

1885 BHP was founded in 1885.
80,000 Around 80,000 employees and contractors work at BHP.
90 We work in over 90 locations worldwide.
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Our history

We’ve played, and continue to play, an essential role to create better standards of living and facilitate greater prosperity since 1885.
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Our future

Our products are helping to build the world for the generations to come.
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Operating ethically

Wherever we operate in the world, we’re committed to working with integrity – doing what is right, and doing what we say we will do.

Our Charter

Our Charter is central to everything we do. We’re successful when;


– Our people start each day with a sense of purpose and end the day with a sense of accomplishment.
– Our teams are inclusive and diverse.
– Our communities, customers and suppliers value their relationships with us and are better off for our presence.
– Our asset portfolio is world class and sustainably developed.
– Our operational discipline and financial strength enables our future growth.
– Our shareholders receive a superior return on their investment.
– Our commodities support continued economic growth and decarbonisation.

Our Charter Values


Sustainability

Putting health and safety first, being environmentally responsible and supporting our communities.

Integrity

Doing what is right and doing what we say we will do.

Respect

Embracing openness, trust, teamwork, diversity and relationships that are mutually beneficial. 

Performance

Achieving superior business results by stretching our capabilities.

Simplicity

Focusing our efforts on the things that matter most.

Accountability

Defining and accepting responsibility and delivering on our commitments.
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Why our work matters

The raw materials we responsibly produce are fundamental to how we live now, and many will be in the future too.

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