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.

January 9, 2026

IPO of India’s top coking coal miner oversubscribed on first day

Bharat Coking Coal's $118.7 million IPO drew bids for 1.72 billion shares, nearly five times the shares on offer.

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 7, 2026

Venezuela shock lifts gold, but mining revival remains elusive

Gold hit $4,430/oz after Maduro’s capture, but analysts say decades of underinvestment and data gaps will deter miners.

January 7, 2026

BlueScope Steel rejects $8.8B takeover offer

The Australian steelmaker says a fourth approach from US-based Steel Dynamics fails to reflect asset value amid volatile markets.

January 6, 2026

Op-Ed: From Allende to Maduro – the price of resources and defiance

Across the Americas, control of copper and oil has shaped coups, interventions and the struggle for economic sovereignty.

January 5, 2026

Coal India met coal unit sets price for $119 million IPO

The company expects India’s demand for the fuel to rise annually at an average rate of 4% through 2030.

January 5, 2026

Venezuela’s oil and mining sectors: large potential, weak infrastructure

A 2018 report estimated coal reserves of roughly 3 billion metric tons and 407,885 metric tons of nickel reserves.