The company has set up a shareholder helpline to guide tens of thousands of individual investors who bet on the Woodsmith fertilizer project.

The mining giant says its most inclusive and diverse teams have 67% fewer recordable injuries, 28% lower unplanned absence rates and up to 11% higher planned and scheduled work delivery.

Deloitte’s “Tracking the Trends” annual mining report, warns mining leaders they will have to work this year on building trust with communities, consumers and investors.

Colluli has the potential to produce 944,000 tonnes of sop, a premium grade fertilizer, over its 200-year plus mine-life.

The move throws a much-needed lifeline to the British junior behind a huge fertilizer project.

The company has until Feb. 5 to make a firm offer or walk away.

The move could rescue plans to dig the UK's largest mine in a generation and would bring Anglo back to the fertilizer market.

Gold miners storm the ranking as the value of the 50 biggest mining companies approaches $1 trillion after a stellar year.