Environmental campaigners are challenging the approval of a coking coal mine in northwest England.
Barrick Gold's second-quarter gold output edged up by almost 0.9% from the previous three months.
The company's Flat gold project is located 40 km north of the giant Donlin gold project.
Chile's financial regulator had allowed a planned lithium joint venture between SQM and Codelco to proceed without a vote by SQM shareholders.