On July 7, BHP Group fell 3.04% in regular trading, trading at $80.69/share, with turnover of $46.04 million. The decline was triggered by market concerns over capital expenditure pressure following approval of a massive copper mine expansion in Chile.

BHP secured approval from Chile's Antofagasta Environmental Assessment Commission for early-stage works at its Escondida copper mine expansion, involving sulfide leaching and electricity upgrades worth approximately $1.3 billion. The total investment for the broader expansion is expected to range between $10.7 billion and $14.7 billion over the coming years, with additional applications filed for $1.5 billion to reopen the Cerro Colorado mine and $5.9 billion for a new concentrator plant.

Market anxiety was amplified by BHP's recent $2.3 billion impairment charge on its Jansen Stage 2 potash project in Canada, where cost estimates rose from $4.9 billion to $6.9 billion. The combination of these large-scale capital commitments intensified concerns about near-term capital allocation pressure. The broader diversified metals and mining sector traded lower on the day, with Rio Tinto down 2.34%, Teck Resources down 5.50%, and MP Materials down 5.81%.

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