BHP put the Mt Arthur Coal mine up for sale, but said it failed to get a viable offer, so it may seek permission to continue mining from 2026, but has set aside $700 million for closure of the mine.

The company said in a statement it expects to resume production and transport of copper concentrate at the Las Bambas open-pit mine from Saturday

The dispute started last August when the DRC government announced it had formed a commission to reassess the reserves and resources at the mine

With Beijing focusing on resource-rich states in South America, China widened the gap with the US last year in many countries - gobbling up soybeans, corn and copper

The acquisitions would give BYD access to more than 25 million tonnes of lithium oxide, which is used in the cathodes of EV batteries

Chinese entities may retain major involvement or even end up controlling the huge Manono lithium project proposed by Australia's AVZ Minerals once the legal fight over ownership ends, a report says

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt said it plans a rapid development of a mine and processing plant at its newly acquired Arcadia project, company documents show

Meeting comes after a round of talks related to a potential funding for the nickel industry in Indonesia and supply of batteries for EVs

The group said the Zijin Mining project is one of the many highly polluting Chinese investments undertaken "without necessary environmental and social due diligence"

Relying only on domestic or Canadian sources, the Department of Defense said, "unnecessarily constrains" the DPA programme's ability to "ensure a robust industrial base."

The paper reported that the Tesla chief executive said he had a goal of dying on Mars

President Joko Widodo is keen to meet Tesla chief Elon Musk during an upcoming US visit, the minister said, as the Southeast Asian country seeks to rev up its nickel industry