Blast at Anglo American coal mine in Australia injures five

Automated trucks at Rio Tinto's Yandicoogina and Nammuldi mines are being controlled through an operations centre in Perth 1,200 kilometres away.

Australian researchers have found a way to use diamonds to act as beacons in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and identify cancerous tumours before they become life-threatening.

As a result, all rare earths producers inside and outside China are facing extremely challenging conditions, say insiders.

According to research house Wood Mackenzie, the need for investment is becoming desperate in zinc and lead and will be a major issue in the copper sector in the next few years.

The country's government has given its final, yet conditional, approval for one of the world's biggest coal mines.

The transition to production comes at a challenging time for the company, as prices for iron ore have fallen 70% since mine construction began in 2011.

The traditional owners’ opposition could mean that Energy Resources of Australia (ERA), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has to write down the value of its assets.

Mick Davis' X2 Resources has emerged as the last remaining bidder for Rio Tinto’s coal assets in Australia’s Hunter Valley.

Glencore's Cobar in New South Wales and Chile operation Lomas Bayas could fetch anything between $500m and $1 billion.