Santos' decommissioning liability matches a quarter of its $22b value, but its disclosures to investors fared poorly against the latest accounting standards, according to an international survey.
Australia's biggest oil and gas producer has posted record production and cut costs, but weak fossil fuel prices have weighed on profits
Investors beware: after spending more than $40 million in the Canning Basin, the US-owned company's continued pursuit of remote gas appears to be throwing good money after bad.
Rare earths are 17 heavy metal elements that are often commonly found but in trace quantities that are difficult to extract. They include scandium used in aluminium alloys and neodymium for high-performance magnets.
Extraction of the critical mineral found in the waste from making alumina from bauxite could curb China's 98 per cent share of global production.
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