Ventures | BHP

What we do

BHP Ventures is our in-house venture capital arm, investing in breakthrough technologies to shape the future of BHP and the global resources industry.

We invest in technologies where it matters most: making mining safer, more productive, and more sustainable, and supporting the systems needed for the global energy transition.

Collaboration is key to solving some of mining’s biggest challenges, and we are committed to working with companies that share our passion for impact.

We’re working with Boston Metal and Electra on low-carbon steelmaking. FieldAI and AIM on autonomous mine operations. SiTration and pH7 Technologies to recover critical minerals otherwise lost. And many more.

If you’re working on something that could change the industry, we’d love to hear from you.

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From idea to impact – The Ventures pathway

We work with companies to explore real-world applications within BHP, including access to technical expertise and opportunities for testing and collaboration.

Our portfolio

Our BHP Ventures portfolio is growing. Here are just some of the incredibly innovative, forward thinking investment partners who could change the future of mining.

Resource discovery

KoBold Metals

Using AI and big data to improve the speed and precision of mineral exploration.

GeologicAI

Combining advanced sensors and analytics to generate real-time subsurface insights.

Terra AI

Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve how subsurface data is interpreted and exploration decisions are made.

Atomionics

Building quantum sensors for navigation and resource exploration.

Mineral extraction and recovery

Ceibo

Developing new leaching technologies to unlock copper from challenging ore bodies.

SiTration

Building membrane-based solutions to recover critical materials from complex streams.

pH7 Technologies

Enabling more sustainable recovery of critical metals through closed-loop chemistry.

Cuprum

Advancing next-generation copper processing technologies to improve recovery efficiency.

DISA

Utilising high-pressure slurry ablation for resource extraction and reducing environmental impacts.

Jetti

Economic heap leaching of low-grade ores.

Summit Lithium Technologies

Disruptive extraction technology that sustainably unlocks critical mineral resources.

Decarbonisation and sustainability

Boston Metal

Scaling breakthrough steelmaking technology with the potential to significantly reduce emissions.

Amogy

Developing ammonia-based fuel systems to support low-emissions energy applications.

Electra

Reimagining iron production to reduce emissions using existing resources.

Verdagy

Water electrolysis technology enabling production of green hydrogen.

Eavor

Closed loop geothermal system capable of clean power.

Antora

Thermal batteries to power always-on industrial operations.

ZwitterCo

Designing advanced membranes to treat impaired wastewater.

Allonnia

Applying biology and engineering to address waste and environmental challenges.

Automation and AI

FieldAI

Building AI-first systems to enable autonomous operations in complex industrial environments.

Mariana Minerals

Developing integrated, software-driven approaches to optimise mining operations.

AIM

Retrofitting mining equipment to make it autonomous without requiring GPS.

Plotlogic

AI and sensor based platform delivering critical mineral yield uplift.