The hidden cost of coal mining

Stories of reinvented coal mining regions, regenerated communities and rebuilt ecosystems are told in a new book published this month.

The miner said higher metal prices boosted its earnings, while lower treatment charges and metal premiums weighed on the result.

The country, home to Rio Tinto's Jadar project, inked a series of deals granting EU members exclusive access to Serbian lithium.

The company's Blackwater and Daunia mines in Queensland, which it recently purchased from BHP, produced 4.8 million tonnes.