Adani Enterprises' Carmichael coal mine in Australia is assuming mythical status way out of proportion to its actual significance, even before meaningful construction starts on the controversial project.

The country accounts for more than half of the new projects in the global pipeline.

The Illawarra project accounts for nearly all of South32's coking coal output.

Chilean authorities found alive one of three Bolivian miners trapped beneath the rubble at a small copper mine early on Saturday, while another was found dead.

Mexican protesters agreed to lift a blockade at Newmont Goldcorp's Penasquito mine on Friday.

The world's top platinum miners are bracing for a fresh round of negotiations with South African workers as a rise in profits is likely to provoke higher wage demands from labour unions.

Vale said on Thursday that it expects to reach global settlements covering economic and environmental damages from the January collapse of its Brumadinho tailings dam by late this year or in 2020.

European lithium projects are making a fresh push for capital, eager to supply the white metal to a burgeoning network of battery manufacturers and electric vehicle makers across the continent, the world's second-largest EV market after China.

Brazil's Vale, which needs court approval to resume production at its Brucutu mine after a deadly dam collapse, told analysts it expects to do so soon.

Odey sees a takeover of Acacia as the only logical way forward for Barrick.

Among its aims are "the exploration, exploitation and commercialisation of minerals", forest logging, security, transport, construction and "all financial, investment and project financing operations.

Workers "decided unanimously to initiate a walk-off beginning the first shift on Friday, June 14.