# BHP (NYSE: BHP) Critical Minerals Exposure

BHP is linked to 2 critical minerals: a producer of copper and metallurgical coal. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as BHP and based in Australia.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/bhp-nyse-bhp
Exchange: NYSE
Ticker: BHP
Country: Australia
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to BHP

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-price-us) | Producer | $13.92 per kg contained | +2.2% | [Copper stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/copper-stocks) |
| [Metallurgical coal](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/metallurgical-coal-price-us) | Producer | $0.15 per kg coal | +1.2% | [Metallurgical coal stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/metallurgical-coal-stocks) |

## Sectors BHP serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About BHP

BHP is one of the world's largest mining companies, headquartered in Melbourne. Copper and iron ore account for most of the business, with metallurgical coal from Queensland and a large potash project in Canada rounding out the portfolio. It has spent recent years tilting towards the commodities it expects to gain from electrification and steelmaking, with copper firmly in front.

## BHP's critical minerals business

BHP is linked to copper and metallurgical coal. Copper comes from Escondida in Chile, the largest copper mine in the world, together with Spence, its Copper South Australia hub and a stake in Antamina in Peru. Metallurgical coal comes from the Bowen Basin in Queensland, which supplies coking coal to steelmakers across Asia. Copper is where it is investing most heavily, betting on demand from grids, electric vehicles and data centres.

## Where BHP operates

In Chile, BHP runs Escondida and Spence in the Atacama Desert; in South Australia, Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill and Carrapateena make up its Copper South Australia hub. Its metallurgical coal comes from the Bowen Basin in Queensland, run with Mitsubishi, its iron ore from Western Australia's Pilbara, and the Jansen potash project is under construction in Saskatchewan.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting BHP.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does BHP produce?

BHP is linked to 2 critical minerals: it is a producer of copper and metallurgical coal. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Copper](/commodities/copper-price-us), [Metallurgical coal](/commodities/metallurgical-coal-price-us).

### Is BHP a copper stock?

Yes. BHP is a producer of copper, one of the 20 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all copper stocks](/commodities/copper-stocks).

### Is BHP a metallurgical coal stock?

Yes. BHP is a producer of metallurgical coal, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all metallurgical coal stocks](/commodities/metallurgical-coal-stocks).

### Where is BHP listed?

BHP is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BHP (NYSE: BHP), and is based in Australia.

### What is Escondida?

The largest copper mine in the world, in Chile's Atacama Desert, majority-owned and operated by BHP with Rio Tinto and Japanese partners holding the rest.

### Does BHP produce potash?

Not yet. It is building the Jansen potash mine in Saskatchewan, Canada, which is set to make it a significant potash producer once it is running.

## Related companies

- [Anglo American](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/anglo-american-lon-aal) (LON: AAL): Copper, Manganese, Metallurgical coal, Nickel
- [Antofagasta](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/antofagasta-lon-anto) (LON: ANTO): Copper
- [Barrick Mining](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/barrick-mining-nyse-b) (NYSE: B): Copper
- [Boliden](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/boliden-sto-bol) (STO: BOL): Copper, Lead, Nickel, Tellurium, Zinc
- [Capstone Copper](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/capstone-copper-tse-cs) (TSE: CS): Copper
- [CMOC Group](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/cmoc-group-hkg-3993) (HKG: 3993): Cobalt, Copper, Niobium, Phosphate, Tungsten
- [First Quantum Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/first-quantum-minerals-tse-fm) (TSE: FM): Copper, Nickel
- [Freeport-McMoRan](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/freeport-mcmoran-nyse-fcx) (NYSE: FCX): Copper
- [Glencore](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/glencore-otc-glcnf) (OTC: GLCNF): Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Lead, Metallurgical coal, Nickel, Silver, Vanadium, Zinc
- [Hudbay Minerals](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/hudbay-minerals-tse-hbm) (TSE: HBM): Copper, Silver, Zinc
- [Ivanhoe Mines](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/ivanhoe-mines-tse-ivn) (TSE: IVN): Copper, Zinc
- [KGHM Polska Miedz](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/kghm-otc-kghpf) (OTC: KGHPF): Copper, Silver

## Sources

- Company filings: BHP’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.