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.

January 4, 2026

Ganfeng Lithium says it may face insider-trading charges

In a statement published in July 2024, Ganfeng said it had traded shares of Jiangxi Special Electric Motor Co. in 2020 using insider information.

January 2, 2026

Ivanhoe Mines begins copper anode production at new Congo smelter

The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up.