Jim McCluskey

General Manager of Planning, Technical and Environment, Copper South Australia, BHP

Jim McCluskey first joined BHP as a Resource Evaluation Specialist in October 2007 and has since worked in various roles across Australia.  

Jim has been General Manager of Planning, Technical and Environment for Copper South Australia since 2022. His team is responsible for Exploration, Geoscience, Mine Planning, Environmental Approvals, Land Access,  Resource Engineering, and Cultural Heritage for our copper operations in South Australia. 

Jim has previously held positions within BHP as Head of Resource Engineering for BHP’s Coal assets in Queensland and New South Wales, and Manager Strategy and Business Planning at Western Australia Iron Ore. Jim holds Bachelor of Science (Honours), Geology and Computer Science from the University of New England.