BHP predicts tough June quarter for demand

Major BHP has reported production declines across its commodity portfolio, apart from nickel, during the three months to March, as measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic took a toll.

Despite the tough quarter, the miner has reported record production at its Western Australian iron-ore operations at its Caval Ridge coal project, in the Bowen Basin, during the quarter ended March, along with record average concentrator throughput at its Escondida copper project, in Chile.