Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is among backers of a new demand on BHP Group to suspend ties with industry groups that are seen as hindering efforts to meet global climate change goals.
Copper has slid 14% from this year’s high in mid-April on the back of a manufacturing slump and warnings that major economies are heading into recession.
Laid off miners are blocking trains in protest against Blackjewel, which halted operations in July without settling its final salary obligations to more than 1,800 workers across the country.