Recycled battery metals being tested for use as crop fertilizer

Until early November, the failure at the Canadian Mount Polley copper mine had been the worst such breach in recent years.

The company said that extending Kestrel, its only underground coal operation, would add 20 years to the mine’s life.

Despite not signing the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, India will be allowed to import uranium from Australia for civilian purposes.

Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau bought the world's most expensive diamonds for his 7-year-old daughter, in less than 24 hours.

The miner has also been extremely hard-hit in recent months by a double whammy of falling prices and China fears.

With the changes, Anglo’s chief Mark Cutifani is trying to turn around the company’s fortunes following years during which it has underperformed its peers.

Wages were too high?

State prosecutor for the region says the companies were negligent and he has opened an investigation.

Peabody’s concessions came in response to a probe that found the company had not been forthright with investors and regulators about threats to its business.