Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals

Veto likely if passed by Congress.

The news comes barely a day after the miner announced it was scrapping the sale of its Nickel West division.

The move will cut the miner's output by 5 million tonnes — 2.5% of Australia's forecast 2014 thermal coal exports — and force about 8,000 workers to take a leave.

Kyrgyz government moves to revoke Stans Energy's licence for rare earth mine and plant that was the main global source of heavy REEs during the Soviet era.

Decline was in line with S&P/TSX Composite index, which also plummeted 15% during the quarter.

Their plea comes amid fears a climate change deal reached Wednesday between the U.S. and China could hurt coal miners in Australia.

Global demand, however, fell to its lowest in nearly five years as Chinese buying slid by a third.

The news come only a day after the project executive director in Chile, Eduardo Flores, told local media that Barrick was hopeful it could find a way forward with the long-delayed mine.

Finishing the project would take time and around $4 billion more of what Barrick has already invested.