Find out more about the BHP Xplor accelerator program

Explore the immersive exhibition hall and Cohort booths

Meet the 2024 Xplor Cohort and hear about their journey

Hear from a panel of industry experts

 

About the Event
Join us for the BHP Xplor Virtual Showcase Event

BHP Xplor is a world-first accelerator program designed to support early-stage mineral exploration companies in finding the critical resources needed to support the energy transition. After the success in its inaugural year, six companies were chosen from a pool of over 500 applicants to join the second Cohort of the BHP Xplor program. BHP Xplor pushes the boundaries of what has conventionally been achievable in the exploration field.

Coming to you live from Toronto, the Xplor Virtual Showcase marks the end of the 2024 Cohort program cycle and the chance to celebrate their achievements. Over the span of the six-month program, the six companies have worked collaboratively with BHP Xplor and a network of internal and external industry experts to build out their exploration concepts across technical, business and operational facets. Join us as we hear first-hand from the Cohort companies about their journey, progress, and learnings from the BHP Xplor program.

Meet the 2024
Xplor Cohort

 

Event
Schedule


Welcome to Showcase

Sonia Scarselli, VP BHP Exploration and BHP Xplor, and Charlee Johnson, Head of BHP Xplor, open proceedings and share their insights and reflections on the 2024 BHP Xplor program.


15 minutes

Speaker:

Sonia Scarselli

Vice President, BHP Exploration and Xplor

Charlee Johnson

Head of BHP Xplor

Cohort Presentations


The six 2024 Cohort companies will present their BHP Xplor program journey, progress, and learnings. Hear from program business leads from Longreach Mineral Exploration, Cobre, Equivest Metals, Pallas Resources, East Star Resources and Hamelin Gold.


30 Minutes

Speaker:

Adam Wooldridge

Cobre

Simon Cooper

Pallas Resources

Rob Bills

Longreach Mineral Exploration

Peter Bewick

Hamelin Gold

Erlend Rongen

Equivest Metals

Alex Walker

East Star Resources

Panel Discussion


A panel discussion featuring industry experts on the global search for critical minerals and the important role of innovative programs, like BHP Xplor, in unlocking future resources.


30 Minutes

Explore the Virtual Conference


Navigate through the virtual events space and learn more about BHP Xplor and the Cohort company’s opportunities and journey through the BHP Xplor program.


30 Minutes

2024 Cohort:

Cobre

Thomas Krebs
Adam Wooldridge

Pallas Resources

Simon Cooper
Daniel Rickleman

Equivest Metals

Joanna Ponicka
Erlend Rongen

Hamelin Gold

Peter Bewick
Clayton Davys

East Star Resources

Alex Walker
Christopher van Wijk

Longreach Mineral Exploration

Robert Bills
Helen Anderson

M. Younas
"We all know the energy transition is coming. I think it's really exciting to see if BHP can lift the whole industry to try and meet this challenge. Xplor has the opportunity to unlock critical minerals in a way that we've never done before. That doesn't just impact BHP. That impacts the world."

Charlee Johnson
Head of BHP Xplor

Peter Bewick
"The rigour, toolkit and systems BHP are bringing has been fascinating, it's been really interesting to put our project into this style of work and system. The BHP Xplor Program has given us an opportunity to grow this business and to become a substantial mineral exploration and mining company."

Peter Bewick
Hamelin Gold
2024 Xplor Cohort

Thomas Krebs
"Before Xplor we were junior explorers, after Xplor we stand much better chances of finding a tier one deposit."

Thomas Krebs
Cobre
2024 Xplor Cohort

FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions


Visit the BHP Xplor website here!
Click ‘Enter’ on the at this top of this landing page to enter the event. Please note this will open 24 hours prior the event commencing.
The event will remain open 24/7 for 30 days. Therefore, you can attend whenever it’s convenient for you during this period of time.
Yes. Like any physical event, we will have an Xplor showbag for you! You can add all of the documents available to the online cart in your account and then email them to yourself.
No. You do not need to download or install any software to participate in the Xplor Showcase. You only need to have access to the Internet.
Please contact bhpxplor-support@getvfairs.com if you require any technical assistance
Please reach out to the Xplor team via xplor@bhp.com