BHP is the world’s largest mining company by market value, yet it began in 1885 as a silver and lead miner in the Australian outback. Today its fortunes rest on three simple things: iron ore, copper, and coal. Full nameBHP Group Limited Tickers / exchangeBHG (JSE); BHP (ASX) HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia SectorBasic Materials — diversified mining Employees38,833 (structured data); 91,304 including contractors (2025 annual report) Market valueZAC 3.53 trillion (US$3.53 trillion) Yearly salesZAC 58.76 billion (US$58.76 billion) Net profitZAC 9.83 billion (US$9.83 billion) Net margin16.7% Return on equity24% Price-to-earnings21.9 Dividend yieldNot …
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