(Reuters) -Australia's Syrah Resources said on Wednesday that it has agreed with Tesla to extend the deadline to address an alleged breach of their critical graphite supply agreement, buying the miner precious time to salvage a deal vital to its U.S. expansion. Elon Musk-led Tesla issued a default notice in July after Syrah allegedly failed to deliver conforming active anode...

Sept 16 (Reuters) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday launched an investigation into proxy advisers Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services, alleging they may have misled institutional investors and public companies. Glass Lewis and ISS, the two largest U.S. proxy advisory firms, analyze shareholder proposals and corporate governance issues and provide voting recommendations to institutional investors ahead of...

(Reuters) -Australia's Orion Minerals said on Wednesday it has signed a non-binding term sheet with a unit of global miner Glencore for $200 million-$250 million funding for its Prieska copper-zinc project in South Africa. The diversified metal developer said that the deal includes an offtake agreement with Glencore to sell 100% of zinc and copper concentrates, among others, from the...

MELBOURNE (Reuters) -BHP will suspend operations and cut 750 jobs at a Queensland coking coal mine it shares with a unit of Mitsubishi, blaming low prices and high state government royalties that have dented its returns, it said on Wednesday. BHP Mitsubishi Alliance's (BMA) Saraji South, part of the Saraji Mine Complex, will be placed into a period of care...