Workers at BHP's South Flank and Mining Area C iron-ore operations in Western Australia have voted to approve a new labour agreement, unions said on Friday, while noting that many remained dissatisfied with the deal.

The US accounted for about a third of the rise in global carbon dioxide emissions in 2025, as higher gas prices pushed power producers back to coal, an Energy Institute report showed on Tuesday.

India has swung to buying Russian crude oil and coal to bolster its energy supplies after flows were disrupted and prices rose during the Iran conflict.

Iron-ore prices extended declines on Tuesday to hit a nearly four-month low, weighed down by prospects of rising shipments from major suppliers in the run-up to the end of the second quarter and seasonally sagging steel demand.

Mining is entering a new era where AI is transforming how decisions are made, risks are managed, and operations are optimised.

M Resources and its bidding partner GEAR have emerged as the successful bidders for the Tahmoor coal operations in New South Wales, securing the asset after a competitive auction process.

A deadly mining accident in China's biggest coal-producing region and mounting policy chaos around Indonesian exports are choking global supplies, which analysts and industry officials say could boost prices as liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies remain tight owing to the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Resouro Strategic Metals says it has delivered on a “major milestone” with the completion of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a starter operation at its flagship Tiros rare earths and titanium project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, which confirms the potential for a billion-dollar operation.

India's State-owned Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and NMDC are exploring acquisitions of coking coal assets in Russia as New Delhi seeks to secure supplies of critical raw materials, Indian sources said.

Fresh international demand, tightening energy markets and the expansion of digital infrastructure are giving Australia’s coal industry renewed momentum.