The amount of tonnes of ore extracted from the earth in a day is vast at the world’s largest mines — owned and operated by the majors of the industry.

The royalty policy that came into effect in October compels miners to pay half of their royalties in minerals and the rest in cash.

China's copper scrap import growth is expected to decline in the fourth quarter due to volatility in exchange rates and price fluctuations.

Surplus will have evaporated by the end of the decade, BHP's Chief Development Officer Johan van Jaarsveld said.

Smelter executives on Thursday called on miners to pay higher treatment and refining charges.

After years of decline, demand for the polluting fossil fuel has surged this year as Europe scrambles to replace Russian gas, and coal miners are making money hand over fist.

Australia will set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, after a review of mining standards following Rio Tinto's destruction of sacred rock shelters for an iron ore mine.