The jump in earnings came despite tight labour market conditions due to coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions in Western Australia

Russia is the second largest supplier of crude oil to China and its third biggest gas supplier. It is also a major oil supplier to South Korea, while it also sells coal to Japan, Vietnam and India.

As major economies shift to electric cars in the global fight against climate change, lithium is being increasingly called “white gold”, as prices have soared over the past year.

The company earned less for the gold it produced and was also hit with higher labour and freight costs due to a tight sea freight market

Asia-Pacific is the world’s largest net food and energy importer but it is not monolithic so a spike in food and energy prices would have an uneven impact

The stone is the "largest internally flawless step cut vivid blue diamond" ever graded by the Gemological Institute of America, the auctioneers said

The Northern Territory government halted expansion plans for the Anglo-Swiss company's McArthur River zinc and lead mine

Lygend Resources trades laterite nickel ore sourced from miners in the Philippines and Turkey, as well as nickel pig iron from Indonesia

The miner has had a busy six months marked by sweeping changes, including selling its $13-billion petroleum business and a listing unification

Half-year 2021 earnings at Fortescue may fall by roughly a third, while six-month profit growth at Rio Tinto and BHP may be knocked down

Shenghe plans to buy a 19.9% stake in Australia's Peak Rare Earths, which runs a project in Tanzania, to secure more overseas resources amid surging prices.

The nation has been seeking to improve oversight of rich resources and President Joko Widodo last month revoked permits of over 2,000 companies due to poor compliance