Glencore is the world’s biggest thermal-coal shipper and its billionaire former boss Ivan Glasenberg has been a firm advocate of the business.

The Hail Creek coal mine leaked an estimated 230,000 tonnes of methane a year in 2018 and 2019, according to researchers.

It now expects to produce 315-320 million tonnes this year, compared with previous guidance of 315-335 million tonnes.

Vale is starting to extract sand from material left over from iron ore processing to supply civil construction projects in Brazil.

The chip shortage that’s gripped the car industry by the throat is a reminder to EV executives in China of what might happen if they run short of lithium.

The company, whose investments were previously expected to pass their peak in 2026, now expects this to happen in 2028.

The amount of tonnes extracted from the earth in a day can be vast at the world's largest mines.

Both Vale and German safety auditing firm TUEV SUED were charged with several crimes against animal life, flora, water resources, and other counts of pollution.