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bhp

American  
Or BHP,

BHP 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Broken Hill Proprietary

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bhp 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. brake horsepower

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In February, BHP signed a $4.3 billion streaming deal for silver from the Antamina mine in Peru.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is more cautious on Rio Tinto and BHP, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal

BHP, Glencore and Teck Resources -- three mining giants whose annual results have revealed significantly increased profits thanks in large part to soaring copper prices.

From Barron's

Australian resources group BHP saw net profit surge almost 28 percent to US$5.64 billion in the final six months of last year, the group's fiscal first half.

From Barron's

Alongside the recent earnings, BHP stated that it was the world's largest copper producer after raising output by about 30 percent in the past four years, including from its vast Escondida mine in Chile.

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