May 10, 2024 Rio Tinto has not ruled out bid for Anglo American — report While Rio has a smaller market capitalization than rival BHP, it's large enough to make an all-share offer for some or all of Anglo American.
May 9, 2024 Mexico eliminates aluminum import tariffs to combat shortage The majority of Mexico’s raw aluminum imports come from Asian countries, with 42% of the total coming from China in February.
May 9, 2024 Anglo American’s South Africa investors open to improved BHP bid The investors, who collectively hold more than 15% of Anglo American, told FT that BHP would need to sweeten its offer.
May 9, 2024 BHP-Anglo American deal raises alarm in Japan’s steel industry Steelmakers have raised concerns with Australian authorities that BHP could become too dominant in the global supply of coking coal.
May 9, 2024 Botswana vows to protect interests in potential BHP-Anglo deal Botswana has not been formally approached by either BHP or Anglo.
May 9, 2024 India considers incentives for lithium processing India is considering offering incentives to encourage private companies to set up lithium processing facilities.
May 9, 2024 Panama president-elect rules out First Quantum talks until arbitration dropped Until closure, Cobre Panama was responsible for approximately 5% of Panama's GDP.
May 8, 2024 Platinum set for biggest deficit in a decade in 2024, says Johnson Matthey The autocatalyst maker said it expected the platinum market's deficit to increase to 598,000 ounces this year.
May 8, 2024 Where the world’s aluminum is smelted, by country This infographic shows estimated aluminum smelter production by country in 2023, based on data from the USGS.
May 8, 2024 Democrats call for probe into foreign mining on public lands The group wants to know how closely the federal government tracks exports of minerals extracted from public lands.
CHART: Friday massacre for mining stocks but copper price pulls out of nosedive Historic down day for gold and silver prices caused double digit losses for precious metals stocks but copper miners came off relatively lightly. January 30, 2026 | 06:21 pm
