BHP Group Aktie News

Arbeiter bei den Eisenerzbetrieben South Flank und Mining Area C von BHP in Western Australia haben einem neuen Arbeitsvertrag zugestimmt, teilten die Gewerkschaften am Freitag mit, wiesen aber darauf hin, dass viele mit dem Abkommen weiterhin unzufrieden seien.

Incoming BHP Group chief executive, Brandon Craig, will split his recent role overseeing the company's Americas operations in two, sharpening focus on North and South America.

Mining major BHP will split its President Americas role into two positions, ​President North America and President South ‌America, as part of the executive leadership team changes it announced on Friday.

Mining giant BHP -backed I-Pulse said on Thursday it had signed an ​agreement with the U.S. Department of ‌Commerce for a $250 million award to advance its semiconductor and pulsed-power technology.

Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs ​to a potential uranium push and a febrile M&A backdrop that could yield fresh opportunities.

BHP Group Ltd (LSE:BHP, ASX:BHP) shares saw their largest one-day drop in 14 months on Friday after the miner disclosed a US$2.3 billion write-down tied to its Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan, Canada, citing higher costs and schedule delays. Shares of the Melbourne-based company fell 5.6% in Sydney trading to about $61 following the announcement, made late on Thursday.

BHP Group on Thursday warned of ‌cost overruns at its Jansen Stage 2 potash project in Canada and said it will book a $2.3 billion charge as higher costs and additional labour hours drive up spending and ​delay first production.

The miner said an expansion of its potash project in Canada will cost $2 billion more than expected.