Despite the talk of coal’s demise, it still powers the world

Ceo Sam Walsh has said the firm expects to start exporting Australian uranium to India by 2017.

As nuclear plant restarts take effect in Japan, both market sentiment and fundamentals are seeing positive boosts.

Part of the firm's CH800 series of mining cone crushers, the two models aim to help improve productivity and profitability in the mid-range segment.

Australia exports as much as 49 million tonnes of thermal coal a year to China.

The Bunder project will be one of the only four diamond mines to be operational over the next decade.

Its chairman Bob Kamandanu decided to step down only weeks ahead of a vote proposed by largest shareholder Samin Tan to replace most directors and take the reins at the company.

Dozens of mines closed last year but another 175 million tonnes will have to drop out to neutralize 2015 output growth, which unlike copper is de-risked.

About half a million coal miners in India have called off a strike, removing the threat of widespread power outages and a crippling coal shortage.

Still minuscule compared to China, but the subcontinent is now a net importer compared to shipments of 120 million tonnes per year before.