What's Going On With Mining Giant BHP Shares Today?
What's Going On With Mining Giant BHP Shares Today?
BHP Group Limited's (NYSE:BHP) subsidiary inked a definitive Exploration Alliance Agreement with Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (NYSE:IE).
必和必拓集團有限公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：BHP）的子公司與艾芬豪電氣公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：IE）簽署了最終的勘探聯盟協議。
As per the terms, BHP and Ivanhoe Electric plan to explore mutually agreed "Areas of Interest" or AOIs in the U.S. to identify projects within those AOIs that may become 50/50 owned joint ventures.
根據條款，必和必拓和艾芬豪電氣計劃在美國探索雙方商定的 “興趣領域” 或AOI，以確定這些AOI中可能成爲50/50持股合資企業的項目。
The companies have identified six initial AOIs in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, which cover an area of approximately 3,655 km.
兩家公司已在亞利桑那州、新墨西哥州和猶他州確定了六個初始AOI，覆蓋面積約爲3,655千米。
BHP (through a wholly owned subsidiary) expects to provide $15 million to fund the Alliance for its initial three-year term, which may be extendable by mutual agreement. Any funding of BHP beyond the initial $15 million would be on a 50/50 basis.
必和必拓（通過一家全資子公司）預計將提供1500萬美元，爲聯盟最初的三年期限提供資金，該期限可以通過雙方協議延長。除最初的1500萬美元外，必和必拓的任何融資都將按50/50的比例提供。
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On the other hand, Ivanhoe Electric will operate the Alliance during the Project Generation Phase, but operatorship of any project will be mutually agreed upon in the future.
另一方面，艾芬豪電氣將在項目發起階段運營該聯盟，但將來任何項目的運營都將由雙方商定。
Ivanhoe Executive Chairman Robert Friedland said, "Today we announce an important Alliance with BHP, one of the world's leading mining companies, to explore the untapped mineral wealth of the United States using our Typhoon and CGI technologies. BHP and Ivanhoe Electric have a common goal to find new sources of the critical minerals necessary to meet growing demand associated with the energy transition and the electrification revolution. We are excited to work together."
艾芬豪執行主席羅伯特·弗裏德蘭說：“今天，我們宣佈與世界領先的礦業公司之一必和必拓結成重要聯盟，利用我們的颱風和CGI技術探索美國未開發的礦產財富。必和必拓和艾芬豪電氣的共同目標是尋找關鍵礦產的新來源，以滿足與能源轉型和電氣化革命相關的不斷增長的需求。我們很高興能合作。”
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Sonia Scarselli, BHP's Vice President Exploration, said, "BHP's exploration alliance with Ivanhoe Electric supports our strategy to pursue growth in future-facing commodities such as copper. Technology is set to play an increasingly important role in discovering the resources the world will need in the decades to come. This alliance offers a great opportunity to work with Ivanhoe Electric and the innovative technologies they have built."
必和必拓勘探副總裁索尼亞·斯卡塞利表示：“必和必拓與艾芬豪電氣的勘探聯盟支持我們追求銅等面向未來的大宗商品增長的戰略。在探索未來幾十年世界所需的資源方面，技術必將發揮越來越重要的作用。該聯盟爲與艾芬豪電氣及其開發的創新技術合作提供了絕佳的機會。”
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Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Exchange Traded Concepts Trust Optica Rare Earths & Critical Materials ETF (NYSE:CRIT) and Amplify Lithium & Battery Technology ETF (NYSE:BATT).
投資者可以通過交易所交易的概念信託基金Optica稀土與關鍵材料ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：CRIT）和Amplify鋰和電池技術ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：BATT）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: BHP shares are down 1.57% at $56.56 at the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：在週三的最後一次檢查中，必和必拓股價下跌1.57％，至56.56美元。
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