January 15, 2026 US approves Warrior Met Coal’s mining plans in Alabama Plans authorize the recovery of more than 53 million tons of federal metallurgical coal.
January 15, 2026 Rio Tinto, Glencore mull ASX coal spin-off Boards explore deal structure as copper hunger, coal politics and culture test talks on a potential mega-merger between the miners.
January 14, 2026 China’s coal imports post biggest annual drop Gas imports also slipped for the first time in three years.
January 13, 2026 Rio Tinto engages three banks to advise on potential Glencore acquisition The potential transaction represents the latest attempt at consolidation in the global mining industry.
January 13, 2026 JPMorgan warns of ‘more volatility’ facing energy transition It’s clear that “oil and gas will remain a meaningful part of the energy mix for the foreseeable future,” analyst said.
January 13, 2026 Bharat Coking Coal draws $13 billion bids in India IPO The company, which is India's top coking coal miner, received bids for nearly 147 times the number of shares on offer at the end of three days of bidding.
January 12, 2026 BHP is stuck on the sidelines of copper M&A frenzy it started The company is monitoring the Rio-Glencore talks and reviewing the situation and options with its advisers, Bloomberg sources said.
January 11, 2026 SEC to drop long-running fraud case against ex-Rio Tinto CFO over African coal assets SEC accused Guy Elliott and others of inflating the value of African coal assets the company acquired in a disastrous 2011 deal.
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.
Ma’aden selects Metso to deliver a gold processing plant to Ar Rjum mine The order includes process electrification, field instrumentation and automation. January 15, 2026 | 03:25 pm
