Indigenous heritage protection has become a hot-button issue since miner Rio Tinto legally destroyed culturally significant rock shelters for an iron ore mine 18 months ago.
Australia's Evolution Mining has agreed to buy Glencore's Ernest Henry Mining copper-gold mine in Queensland, with Glencore taking 100% of the copper output.
The remains of two bodies were identified after specialized cameras were fed into the Pike River coal mine through boreholes, police said in a statement.
According to Fitch Ratings, the commodity price rally is pushing companies to rebalance their capital allocation towards decarbonization investments and growth.