BHP is exploring the sale of a Chile desalination plant and power lines worth up to 2 billion dollars, deepening its focus on core copper assets.
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Key Facts
—The move. BHP is exploring a BHP Chile desalination plant sale alongside its power transmission lines.
—The value. Together the assets could fetch $1.5 billion to $2 billion.
—The split. The power lines could raise up to $1.3 billion, the water plant $500 to $700 million.
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