Commodity price volatility brought about by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic has seen mining major BHP’s profits fall of the full year ended June, however, the miner remained upbeat about future outlook.
“BHP delivered a strong set of results for the 2020 financial year that reflect the strength, resilience and quality of our people and portfolio. In a year marked by the challenges of the global Covid-19 pandemic, social unrest in Chile and commodity price volatility, we were safer, more reliable and lower cost,” said CEO Mike Henry on Tuesday.