Deliveries under the deal will begin in August, with 20,000 dry metric tonnes of concentrate to be shipped annually for six years.

The British miner said the finding confirms the presence of mineralisation over several kilometres of strike.

Gautam Adani took aim at two major faults opponents have flung at the development of the Carmichael coal mine.

CO2 Solutions' carbon sponge technology uses the carbonic anhydrase enzyme to dramatically accelerate carbon dioxide capture.

The company plans to use aluminous clay from Cadoux to produce high purity alumina for the tech industry.