Bloomberg Rio Tinto Group has decided to gift the Bunder diamond deposit in India to the state government of Madhya Pradesh, where the mine is located, after the producer stopped work on it last year. The Bunder project was closed as Rio sought to cut costs and conserve cash. Under an order signed last month, the Madhya Pradesh government …

  Bloomberg Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. said it will post a second consecutive annual loss after taking another charge on its Sierra Gorda copper mine in Chile. At the same time, it lifted its operating profit outlook due to a recovery in metals prices and a fall in the yen. The Tokyo-based company, one of Japan’s top three base metals …

  Bloomberg Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., South Korea’s biggest sea carrier, said it will post losses through the first half of 2018 as the container-shipping industry attempts to recover from Hanjin Shipping Co.’s bankruptcy and years of excess capacity. As a hedge against adverse conditions plaguing shipping, Hyundai Merchant has initiated talks to invest in box terminals in Southeast Asia, …