January 11, 2026 Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership.
January 9, 2026 Rio-Glencore deal closer than ever with premium and CEO in focus Glencore boss Gary Nagle has called it the most obvious deal in mining.
January 9, 2026 Wall Street jostles to advise on Rio-Glencore, eyes $100 million prize The race is on to secure a slice of the spoils.
January 9, 2026 Rio Tinto open to owning coal to secure Glencore deal: reports Rio Tinto’s coal flexibility as it weighs a Glencore takeover underscores copper’s pull and mining’s shifting pressures.
January 8, 2026 Rio Tinto and Glencore hold buyout talks to create $207 billion mega-miner The two companies said one option would include an all-share buyout of Glencore by Rio Tinto.
January 8, 2026 Anglo American-Teck merger heading for EU antitrust approval The Commission will issue its decision on the deal to form the world's fifth-largest copper company by February 10.
January 7, 2026 African states, business groups eyeing stake in De Beers, CEO says Anglo American, which owns 85% of De Beers, has valued the diamond producer at about $4.9 billion.
January 7, 2026 Gold, silver miners sell stock at fastest pace in over a decade A flurry of equity raises by the small- and mid-cap precious metals miners comprised the bulk of activity.
January 7, 2026 De Beers bets on India’s rich to boost natural diamond demand The unit of Anglo American is opening its fifth and largest global ‘Forevermark’ store in Mumbai this week.
January 5, 2026 Petrobras to supply Vale’s Minas Gerais operations with S10 diesel The commercial partnership with Vale is part of Petrobras' strategy to get closer to end consumers.
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am
Rio Tinto’s bid for Glencore piles pressure on BHP If BHP keeps out of the current talks, it may consider another deal to retain its leadership. January 11, 2026 | 07:49 am