May 22, 2026 – 12.00pmBHP must provide the South Australian government with a review into the potential production of rare earths and other critical minerals at Olympic Dam, as part of a new agreement designed to stoke $US16.7 billion ($23.4 billion) of new investment in the nation’s premier copper province.The “indenture agreement” that covers BHP’s work at Olympic Dam, Australia’s biggest copper mine, was updated on Tuesday for the first time in nine years when SA Premier Peter Malinauskas tabled a 78-page document in state parliament.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
BHP pushed to explore rare earths potential at Olympic Dam
A deal designed to stoke $23.4 billion of new investment requires BHP to probe potential critical minerals production streams at its South Australian mines.
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