January 20, 2025 Glencore open to deals as investors brace for more mining M&A Potential M&As were the main interest for investors in the sector in 2024, but BHP’s failed bid for Anglo cooled deals down.
January 20, 2025 LME approves warehousing in Hong Kong, a gateway for metals to China Hong Kong warehouses will be able to store all six of the main metals traded on the exchange.
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 17, 2025 Lithium Argentina investors OK Canada exit The move is expected to become effective Jan. 23, subject to approvals such as a final court order from the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
January 17, 2025 Orano gets go-ahead from Mongolia for $1.6 billion uranium mine Orano and Mongolia’s state-owned MonAtom Group will together develop deposits holding an estimated 90,000 tons of uranium.
January 17, 2025 EU environment chief sees opportunity in recycled raw materials The EU is under growing pressure from businesses to foster the investment needed to build a sustainable economy and ensure access to key raw materials.
January 17, 2025 Trump tariff risks fuel a chaotic hunt for gold in London In recent weeks US prices for gold, silver and other metals have surged above other international benchmarks.
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 Societe Generale plans partial return to gold trading The French bank resigned as a market maker for gold at the London Bullion Market Association in 2019.
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