BHP’s deal team is examining options and running models on rivals including Glencore and U.S. copper giant Freeport. Vale SA’s base-metal unit is also on its radar, the people said.
Yet it’s run into some challenges. The company was forced to take an embarrassing loss on its six-month pursuit of a Canadian nickel miner, after being outbid by Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest. BHP has also been dragged into internal squabbles at SolGold Plc during its years-long chase of the copper developer.
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