BHP Billiton tau tshaj tawm qhov thib ob ntawm nws qhov Kev Tshawb Fawb Txog Kev Tshawb Fawb (Xplor), uas yuav xaiv ib pab pawg ntawm cov tuam txhab tshawb fawb me los nqis peev hauv kev tshawb nrhiav cov pob zeb tseem ceeb. Raws li qhov kev tshawb nrhiav rau lub hlis, cov tuam txhab tshawb nrhiav tau xaiv tau txais $ 500, 000 hauv kev pab nyiaj, kev pabcuam zoo, kev cob qhia thiab kev cob qhia, thiab lub sijhawm los koom tes nrog cov neeg muab khoom thiab cov chaw pabcuam nrog BHP Billiton. Qhov kev zov me nyuam tau qhib rau cov ntawv thov txij lub Yim Hli 23 txog Lub Kaum Hli 11. Nws tau nkag siab tias thaum Lub Ib Hlis xyoo no, BHP Billiton tau xaiv xya lub tuam txhab tshawb nrhiav nickel thiab tooj liab ua thawj cov koom tes, suav nrog Australian- npe Nordic Nickel, Parker Minerals thiab Kinross Mining, raws li zoo li cov tuam txhab uas tsis tau teev npe Tutumi Metals, Asian Battery Metals, Red Bull Copper thiab Bronster Exploration.
