Australian iron ore producer is only stock on the nation’s blue-chip resources index to hand investors a loss in 2017, tumbling from its previous top status.
Coal may have fallen out of favor in North America and Europe, but India and other Asian nations ensure the dirtiest fossil fuel continues as energy supply.
Mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd said it plans to expand its fleet of autonomous trucks operating in Australia’s Pilbara iron-ore region, part of a cost-cutting program across its operations.
Newcastle, the world’s largest coal export port, must “urgently” diversify its traffic, the port’s incoming chairman has said, warning that the “long-term outlook for coal is a threat to the port”.