As he prepares to step down after six years at the helm of BHP, Mike Henry joins Francine Lacqua to discuss the future of mining, the race for critical minerals and leadership lessons that shaped his tenure. Henry explains why copper has become one of the most strategic resources, how artificial intelligence and the energy transition are transforming demand and why BHP walked away from its pursuit of Anglo American. (Source: Bloomberg)
Beijing is using a powerful but opaque entity to challenge the pricing clout of the world’s top iron ore producers.
Large machinery piles up and unloads iron ore at the Xinsu Port Terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Beijing is using a powerful but opaque entity to challenge the pricing clout of the world’s top iron ore producers.
Large machinery piles up and unloads iron ore at the Xinsu Port Terminal in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, on December 7, 2025. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Dino Otranto, CEO at Fortescue Metals, discusses the impact of the Iran war on the business and energy markets. He speaks with Stephen Engle at the China Development Forum in Beijing. (Source: Bloomberg)
BHP Group has picked the continuity candidate for its next boss: A life-long company man who has spent quarter of a century at the biggest miner, honing his skills in iron ore and copper, its most important products.
Brandon Craig, incoming chief executive officer of BHP Group Ltd., during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Melbourne, Australia, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Craig takes over from Mike Henry, who has led BHP for more than six years. Photographer: Carla Gottgens/Bloomberg
BHP Group Ltd. is sending a cargo of Jimblebar fines — a type of iron ore that’s restricted by China’s state buyer — to India, according to people familiar with the matter, the latest sign that the world’s biggest miner is diverting shipments to other markets.
Gold advanced back above $4,900 an ounce as dip-buyers snapped up the metal after a two-day drop. Meanwhile copper rose, trimming losses earlier in the week, as risk assets including equities advanced in thin holiday trading. George Cheveley, Natural Resources Portfolio Manager at Ninety One spoke to Bloomberg’s Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the market performance. (Source: Bloomberg)
A broad surge in metals markets has boosted BHP Group Ltd. shares, helping the miner unseat Commonwealth Bank of Australia as the nation’s most valuable company.
BHP Group Ltd.’s top boss said he’s moving on after the company’s aborted attempt to buy Anglo American Plc, preferring instead to focus on its copper projects and opportunities in Canada.
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