BHP says traditional owners should weigh in on cultural heritage inquiry

The commodity added $14.80 per tonne on Tuesday alone. Its trading now at almost $200 per tonne.

PGMs down nearly 10% and manganese production down 24%.

OSIRIS-REx will collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth, in what it could be a pivotal step for firms currently planning to tap into the space mining business.

August shipments third best month on record as price slips to six-week low and BHP warns of new supply pushing prices down further.

"A firm that systematically makes negative NPV investments will run itself aground."

Iron ore continues to drift lower as hopes of economic stimulus from Beijing fade.

The possible plant closure, which could cost around 2,000 jobs, is part of a global restructuring plan announced in September that could see CAT cutting as many as 10,000 jobs globally in the coming years.

South Africa's Public Investment Corporation (PIC), which owns 14.5% of Anglo, believes the mining giant may not realize the full value of its assets.

This kind of coal, used in steel-making, jumped 41% in August alone to nearly $140 a tonne.