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Boliden AB is a Swedish metal and mining company primarily engaged in the exploration, mining, smelting, and recycling of metals. Its core operations span across the extraction and processing of metals such as zinc, copper, lead, gold, and silver, making it active in both the mining and smelting industries. Boliden’s operations are concentrated in the Nordic region with prominent mining areas located in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Ireland. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Boliden's strategic strengths include its integrated value chain, which allows the company to maintain control over each stage of production, from mining to smelting, enhancing operational efficiency and environmental sustainability.

BHP is a global diversified miner mainly supplying iron ore and copper. The merger of BHP Limited and Billiton PLC created the present-day BHP Group. The dual-listed structure from the 2001 BHP and Billiton merger was collapsed in 2022. Major assets include Pilbara iron ore and Escondida copper. Onshore US oil and gas assets were sold in 2018, and the remaining petroleum assets were spun off and merged with Woodside in 2022, with BHP vesting the Woodside shares it received to BHP shareholders. It purchased copper miner Oz Minerals in fiscal 2023 and half of the Vicuña copper joint venture in fiscal 2025. It is entering the potash market through the development of its Jansen project in Canada. However, due to low prices, BHP placed its nickel business on care and maintenance in 2024.