Are BHP shares a good buy for passive income?

BHP Group Ltd (ASX: BHP) shares are sliding today.

Shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) mining giant closed yesterday trading for $42.54. At the time of writing, shares are changing hands for $42.03 each, down 1.2%.

For some context, the ASX 200 is down 0.4% at…