Europe's energy crisis has taken a heavy toll on a notoriously power-hungry sector.

Company has agreed to pay fees and exploration costs for three copper exploration targets with Mundoro Capital.

Potanin was placed on a US sanctions list as part of wider measures targeting people close to Vladimir Putin.

In its quarterly report, South32 met coal, aluminum, and copper forecasts and slightly exceeded analyst estimates for manganese ore production.

Nornickel has proposed slashing its annual dividend for 2022 to $1.5 billion from the $6.3 billion paid out for 2021.

Video footage published by the company on its Facebook page shows people putting flammable material near the mine.