Overview
BHP Xplor is a global accelerator program.
BHP Xplor is BHP’s front door for early-stage concepts in the junior exploration market.
We search globally for the next generation of explorers that are ready to think about the earth’s minerals systems differently to unlock copper, nickel and other critical mineral deposits.
Tutume Metals - Botswana
A private, junior exploration company in Botswana with secured ground searching for new magmatic nickel, copper systems in southern Africa.
Impact Minerals - Australia
A junior explorer listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with a variety of battery metals projects across Australia.
Asian Battery Minerals - Mongolia
A junior exploration company focused on finding economic deposits of critical minerals in the Asia Pacific.
Red Ox Copper - Australia
A private minerals exploration group, specialising in generating grassroots, greenfield conceptual plays with potential for tier 1 ore deposits.
Bronzite Exploration Corp - Canada
An early-stage exploration for copper in northern Canada. Spearheaded by Prof. James Mungall, experienced field and economic geologist at Carleton University, Ottawa.
Nordic Nickel - Finland
A brand new nickel sulphide explorer, listed on the Australia Stock Exchange and focused on two projects in North Finland, in the central Lapland Greenstone Belt.
Kingsrose Mining - Norway and Finland
A junior exploration company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange with regional projects in Norway and Finland targeting nickel, copper and platinum group elements.
The program is designed to help participants further build out their exploration concept and become ‘investment ready’, leveling up their operations, business and technical skillset through the three program tracks.
Geological concepts and tools to characterise technical opportunities.
Key considerations for running a business in the areas of: strategy, finance, legal, compliance, people, and culture.
Key field operations and above ground considerations for safely planning and executing an exploration program.
Funding
Xperts & Coaching
Service Providers
Learning Curriculum
Community
Opportunities
Event:
September: Applications and Interviews
January: Bootcamp
March: Toolkit Camp
March - June: Site Visits
March - June: Normal Programming
June: Showcase
BHP Xplor is a global accelerator program.
To be a leader in leveraging the early-stage company ecosystem for large company growth.
Via BHP Xplor, we can provide technical and operating capabilities to help these companies develop, and in doing so, obtain a more diversified and broader generative funnel for our company and our partners.
We are conducting a global search to find the next big exploration opportunity.
BHP Xplor will provide a premier program to help participants prepare for exploration operations and business success.
We will keep you updated on the latest BHP Xplor news, project timelines and outcomes.