BHP beefs up investment in Escondida

SPURRED on by near-record copper prices, BHP Billiton and its partners in the Escondida copper mine at high altitude in the Atacama desert in northern Chile are continuing to invest heavily to offset the natural decline in the operation's ore grades.

BHP on exploratory mission in Chile

SPURRED on by near-record copper prices, BHP Billiton and its partners in the Escondida copper mine at high altitude in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile are continuing to invest heavily to offset the natural decline in the operation's ore grades.