* Miner scraps $2.5 bln Olympic Dam copper growth plan on costs

Dismayed by the plastic waste strewn over their home island of Bali, sisters Melati and Isabel Wijsen have channelled Ted Talks and international conferences in raising global awareness through a youth-led movement to try to eliminate the scourge.

British supermarket group Asda on Tuesday committed itself to generating zero carbon emissions by 2040, joining rival Sainsbury's in making the pledge.

Brazilian mining company Vale SA reported on Monday an increase in iron ore output in the third quarter and predicted a further boost in fourth-quarter output at some units, as a number of mines ramp up production or come online.

Brazilian mining company Vale SA reported a rise in iron ore output in the third quarter, in part due to restarts at mines that had previously faced regulatory and coronavirus-related concerns.

Brazilian steelmaker CSN SA said on Monday it had filed for an initial public offering for its mining subsidiary on the Sao Paulo stock exchange, according to a securities filing.

BHP Group Ltd posted a 7.2% rise in first-quarter iron ore production on Tuesday, underpinned by stable demand from China, the world's top consumer of the steelmaking ingredient.

Orbia, an online farm products trade platform majority owned by Germany's Bayer AG, is betting that a deal with U.S. grain merchant Bunge Ltd will pave the way for a planned international foray, Chief Executive Ivan Moreno said on Monday.

Chile´s Candelaria copper mine, owned by Canada's Lundin Mining, announced it planned to suspend operations beginning Tuesday after two of its unions called on their workers to begin strikes.

The amount of asbestos-containing trash shipped to Portuguese landfills from abroad more than tripled last year, alarming environmentalists and locals alike due to the carcinogenic and other health risks from the material.