Meeting energy transition demand may need copper mines capex of $250 bil to 2030: BHP

As much as $250 billion in mine investments could be needed by 2030 to meet heightened demand for copper resulting from the energy transition, Vandita Pant, chief commercial officer of miner BHP, told the FT Commodities Global Summit March 21. “We think that a quarter of a trillion dollars of capex may be needed between now and 2030,” the BHP…