BHP's FY26 Copper Production Falls; Iron Ore, Steelmaking, Energy Coal Output Up

MT Newswires · 1d ago
11:26 PM EDT, 07/15/2026 (MT Newswires) -- BHP Group (BHP.L, BHG.JO) said Thursday that its copper production for fiscal 2026 dropped, while iron ore, steelmaking, and energy coal output grew year over year. The mining company's copper production for the 12 months ended June 30 fell 3% year over year to 1,952,800 tonnes, while iron ore output rose 1% to 264.7 million tonnes. Meanwhile, steelmaking production increased 3% on an annual basis to 18.6 million tonnes, and energy coal production jumped 9% to 16.4 million tonnes.