As the world moves away from fossil fuels, mining giant BHP is betting on artificial intelligence to help solve a dramatic imbalance between copper supply and an expected surge in demand. BHP chief development officer Johan van Jaarsveld told the Melbourne Mining Club this week the global shift to electricContinue Reading
Brazil has just cut a deal with China to ditch the US dollar when paying each other for trade goods. It’s the latest victory in Beijing’s long-term drive to stomp on the greenback and establish the yuan as the dominant international currency. The deal, announced Thursday, has revived concerns aboutContinue Reading
Since the colonies of Australia were first federated into a modern independent nation over 120 years ago, Australia’s economic fortunes relied on exports. At the nation’s founding in 1901, Australia was heavily reliant on agricultural exports to the UK and the rest of the British Empire. In the decades thatContinue Reading