PERTH/SINGAPORE -- As a lightning storm descends on BHP's sprawling iron ore mines in northwest Australia's desert, some 50 huge trucks and 20 drills churn along undeterred.
BHP's Mount Whaleback mine in the ore-rich Pilbara region of northwest Australia. Pilbara is only one facet of the company's declared strategy to become a "fully integrated, highly automated" mining company by 2025. (Courtesy of BHP)
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