January 9, 2026

Bessent says Australia, India invited to G7 meeting on critical minerals

Bessent said he had been pressing for a separate meeting on the issue since last summer's summit of G7 leaders.

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

Portugal’s government backs Savannah’s lithium mine with $128M grant

Around €82 million of the grant would fund the initial capital expenditures of the project in Portugal's Barroso region.

January 9, 2026

Orano may seek investors for $5 billion nuclear fuel plant in US

Orano was awarded $900 million this week by the US government to build the facility.

January 9, 2026

La Mancha sells down Endeavour Mining stake

The finance firm’s Luxembourg-based fund sold 3.5% of Endeavour in a bought deal.

January 9, 2026

Gold price surge boosts Swiss National Bank’s profit

The provisional figure was down from the record 80.7-billion-franc profit in 2024, but still ranked among the top five in the SNB's 119-year history.

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

Mercuria redoubles metals push with $1.2 billion Kazakh deal

The group is lending $1.2 billion to help fund the buyout of major Kazakh copper producer Kazakhmys.

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.