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India’s thermal coal imports rise over 15 pct in Q1 – trader

India's rising coal imports are contributing to higher demand across Asia this year.

Reuters | May 11, 2018 | 11:10 am

Legal fight, delays force Adani writedowns on Carmichael coal mine

The writedowns are said to stem from Adani being forced to duplicate studies and redesign elements of the Carmichael project due to delays in regulatory approvals and ongoing legal challenges.

Bloomberg News | May 11, 2018 | 3:40 am

Copper hotspots identified in northern Australia

Recent data released by the Northern Australian Geochemical Survey reveal that there are potential copper hotspots on the Queensland-Northern Territory border.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 9, 2018 | 5:59 pm

Nutrien speeds up sale of $4bn-stake in Chilean lithium giant SQM

The world’s largest potash miner said it expected to have an announcement on the matter by the end of June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 9, 2018 | 6:47 am

China lithium top player boosts investment in emerging Australian miner

Chinese companies continue to aggressively try securing steady supply of lithium, a key ingredient in the making of batteries that power electric cars.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 7, 2018 | 5:00 am

Biggest miner says China’s shift to quality iron-ore will hold

BHP forecasts reforms in China’s steel sector will continue to hand an advantage to suppliers of higher-quality iron ore and coking coal as consumption of the alloy keeps growing well into the next decade.

Bloomberg News | May 7, 2018 | 4:00 am