Australia, which mined about half the world’s lithium in 2022, forecasts the spot price of spodumene will fall to $2,200 per tonne in 2025.

The firm had on Wednesday said that multiple iron ore cars derailed at its Western Australia operations.

Donald project is expected to be a new, long-term source of several critical minerals key to the clean energy transition, including REE's, titanium, zircon, and uranium, the company said.

Local media earlier reported that the Fortescue rail line into Port Hedland, Australia’s iron ore export epicentre, remained out of action on Tuesday.

Tama Atacama is one of the largest lithium brine projects in South America, covering about 1,200km2 across three Chilean salt flats.

The license clears the way for mining at the Makuutu project and marks the first large-scale mining license to be awarded in the country.

Japan's No.2 steelmaker plans to buy more coking coal from the spot market to boost activity and make prices more transparent.

Sandfire said last month it had damaged an artefact scatter at its Monty cooper mine in 2017 and 2018.