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Considering spending US$250M to install the infrastructure at Escondida

Noel Dyson
One of the more than 100 haul trucks BHP has at Escondida. Photo courtesy BHP

One of the more than 100 haul trucks BHP has at Escondida. Photo courtesy BHP

BHP used to be one of those miners that avoided putting trolley-assist systems into its major open pit operations. It is having a change of heart in Chile at its Escondida copper mine. The major miner...

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