14 August 2017

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the concerns expressed in the document of 8 August 2017 entitled “Comunicado público -proyecto minero aurífero “Pucamarca” de la empresa minera Minsur- Perú,”…BHP has no association with the “Pucamarca” mine in Peru…In Chile, BHP has two operating copper assets in the regions of Antofagasta and Tarapacá and we have early stage exploration activities in many parts of the country. In the fifteenth region of Chile, we are currently exploring for copper and we have exploration tenements in the area mentioned in the document from community members…BHP respects the rights of Indigenous peoples and acknowledges their right to maintain their cultures, identities, traditions and customs. Our approach to engaging with Indigenous peoples is articulated in the BHP Indigenous Peoples Policy Statement, available at http://www.bhp.com/our-approach/operating-with-integrity/indigenous-peoples, in which we commit to the 2013 International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) Position Statement on Indigenous Peoples and Mining.