January 17, 2025

Rio Tinto and Glencore spoke for months about deal that was once taboo

The news of Glencore and Rio’s discussions “has turned up the temperature on an already simmering M&A environment,” RBC Capital Markets analyst says.

January 16, 2025

Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed potential merger

A $160 billion Rio Tinto-Glencore combination makes sense in a copper-centric world, but we've been here before.

January 16, 2025

Rio Tinto, Glencore discussed mining’s biggest-ever potential merger

Combining the two businesses would potentially create a behemoth to leapfrog longstanding industry leader BHP Group.

January 16, 2025

Iron ore price hits four-week high on lower shipments, softer dollar

Rio Tinto reported its lowest annual shipments in two years.

January 16, 2025

Brazil’s Cosan unloads stake in miner Vale

Cosan has unloaded some 173 million shares it owned in the mining giant.

January 15, 2025

Rio Tinto’s iron ore shipments slip, sees global economic resilience

The company shipped 328.6 million tonnes of iron ore from Pilbara in 2024.

January 15, 2025

Value of 50 biggest mining companies drops by $126 billion

The world’s biggest miners are now worth $1.35 trillion after losing a combined $126 billion over the course of 2024 as the copper rally faded and gold stocks once again…

January 14, 2025

Biden signs executive order to power-up AI infrastructure

The push for data centre storage power is set to boost mining for energy transition metals such as silver for solar panels, copper for wiring, and lithium, cobalt, manganese, iron,…

January 13, 2025

Factbox: Greenland’s rich but largely untapped mineral resources

A 2023 survey showed that 25 of 34 minerals deemed "critical raw materials" by the European Commission were found in Greenland.

January 13, 2025

Column: Structural shifts or price moves? China’s bifurcated commodity imports

China's imports of major commodities in 2024 presented a mixed bag, with record volumes of iron ore, coal and natural gas, but weakness in crude oil.