{"id":2534,"date":"2025-12-03T13:51:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:52:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:52:02","slug":"bhps-1-billion-pilbara-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materialedgegroup.au\/vi\/bhps-1-billion-pilbara-push\/","title":{"rendered":"BHP&#8217;s $1 billion Pilbara push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3335\" src=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ban-sao-cua-Blue-and-White-Modern-Business-Newsletter-21-x-5.2-cm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"475\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><em>By Dylan Brown<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">BHP\u2019s new $1 billion investment in the Pilbara \u2014 including a sixth car-dumper at Nelson Point and technology upgrades \u2014 confirms long-term operational expansion in Port Hedland. With BHP targeting sustained output above 305 million tonnes annually and emphasising improved liveability for workers, the project is expected to draw more employees and contractors into the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3336 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Ban-sao-cua-Blue-and-White-Modern-Business-Newsletter-18.6-x-8.8-cm.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"908\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1920px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1920\/908;\" \/>Image: BHP<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">With over A$730 million already spent with WA businesses and A$50 million via the Local Buying Program, continued investment opens more tender opportunities, supports \u201cMade in the Pilbara\u201d manufacturing and encourages new infrastructure joint ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>See detailed information :<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.australianresourcesandinvestment.com.au\/2025\/11\/12\/bhps-1-billion-pilbara-push\/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOBFvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyoecnTggbIQ1rJ7HJBLNBC_OWtntSL-40oIEJj2dljP5XMCMk76soUAVRik_aem_vOuOViiTGH22s83OUSm3XQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.australianresourcesandinvestment.com.au\/2025\/11\/12\/bhps-1-billion-pilbara-push\/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOBFvxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeyoecnTggbIQ1rJ7HJBLNBC_OWtntSL-40oIEJj2dljP5XMCMk76soUAVRik_aem_vOuOViiTGH22s83OUSm3XQ<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; By Dylan Brown BHP\u2019s new $1 billion investment in the Pilbara \u2014 including a sixth car-dumper at Nelson Point and technology upgrades \u2014 confirms long-term operational expansion in Port Hedland. 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