Zinc, nickel Scotiabank’s top picks for investors

The miner and trader's own sourced copper production fell 4% to 705,200 metric tons, while its own sourced cobalt output fell 18% to 26,500 tons.

The report shows the world needs to invest $78 trillion in the next 25 years to achieve net zero and a 1.5C warming scenario.

Australia is the world's biggest supplier of seaborne iron ore, accounting for around half of global supply.

A preliminary economic assessment is due in the first half of 2025.