Australia will set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, after a review of mining standards following Rio Tinto's destruction of sacred rock shelters for an iron ore mine.

In a statement on Wednesday, the truckers said the action would continue indefinitely.

The Chilean mining giant will reduce shipments to customers under annual contracts for 2023 by around 10%, in line with the decline in its refined metal production.

It is the first time the Canadian gold giant has faced legal action in its home country for alleged abuses abroad, but it has faced prior allegations in the UK.

Felicity Gooding, who joined FFI earlier this year as its global head of commercial, will be appointed as acting CFO.

The Mankono Sissédougou project, bought by Montage Gold, is contiguous to its own Koné gold project.

The plant is to be completed by the end of this year and become operational in 2023.