Global miner BHP slips as Macquarie warns copper growth won't come without costs
** Shares of global miner BHP Group BHP.AX slip as much as 0.6% to A$39.95
** BHP's drop is against a 0.2% gain in Australia's mining sub-index .AXMM
** Analysts at Macquarie who visited BHP's copper operations in Chile highlight that there are sectoral difficulties with the metal, which include its supply against delays regarding obtaining permits, rising capex and resource depletion
** Brokerage reiterates its A$44 PT on co and "outperform" rating on the stock
** Macquarie maintains its preference over peer Rio Tinto RIO.AX, compared with BHP
** Says BHP may be using a higher copper price to screen investments in line with its constructive market outlook
** RIO stock up 1.2%
** BHP has fallen 20.3% this year, as of last close
Reporting by Rishav Chatterjee in Bengaluru
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