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Glencore and Rio Tinto Restart Talks to Create a Mining Giant
Two giants of the mining world, Glencore and Rio Tinto, said on Friday that they had revived talks to merge, as commodities producers around the world seek to combine amid growing demand for copper and other metals. The companies said separately…
Endeavour Mining slips Friday, underperforms market
Shares of Endeavour Mining PLC EDV dropped 4.98% to £38.94 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the FTSE 100 Index UKX rising 0.80% to 10,124.60. Endeavour Mining PLC closed 5.58%…
Mining merger talks see FTSE 100 end week on high
News from The City, market updates plus comment and analysis from our business desk I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The FTSE 100 ended a record-breaking week in fine style…
We visited Greenland's only fully operational mine. Here's what it takes to operate in the Arctic.
Greenland has no shortage of valuable minerals. What it lacks is almost everything else needed to extract them. Greenland is one of the most logistically hostile environments on the planet — a place with no roads between towns, limited…
AI Is Mining Our Trash for Treasure
This is an edition of The Future of Everything newsletter, a look at how innovation and technology are transforming the way we live, work and play. If you're not subscribed, sign up here. Here's a role the computers can take without much complaint:…
Mining merger talks see FTSE 100 end week on high
The FTSE 100 ended a record-breaking week in fine style, pushing back towards record levels, boosted by a possible mega-mining deal and a rebound in the oil price. The FTSE 100 index closed up 79.91 points, 0.8%, at 10,124.60. The FTSE 250 index…
This $59 Device Lets You Solo-Mine Bitcoin From Your Desk
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Mining companies in talks over mega merger to create world's biggest
Two of the biggest companies on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) are in talks over a merger worth up to £190bn, which would make the resulting firm the world's largest mining corporation. Glencore and Rio Tinto are in preliminary discussions…
Prediction: This Undervalued Mining Stock's Earnings Will Soar in 2026
The recent mini-dip in the share price of copper and gold miner Freeport-McMoRan (FCX 2.36%) presents a good buying opportunity in a company that's set to dramatically improve its earnings through 2026 and continue doing so through 2027. With…
Rio Tinto And Glencore In Talks To Form World's Largest Mining Company With $200 Billion Valuation
Are we on the cusp of an M&A boom in metals and commodities, with prices continuing to soar? Or are deals just easier to get through under a new administration? Regardless, Rio Tinto and Glencore have reopened merger talks that could create the…
Kishan Reddy Underlines Need to Reduce Time Taken to Operationalise Mines
Reddy was addressing the inaugural session of the 'Rashtriya Khanij Chintan Shivir - 2026' at Mahatma Mandir Convention Centre in Gandhinagar. Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel was also present. The mining sector is in a dynamic phase globally…
An eye-popping prediction shows why copper prices could continue to surge for years to come
Copper joined the mega rally in precious and industrial metals in 2025, but the gains might be far from over if recent forecasts for supply and demand prove correct. Copper ended 2025 with a gain of about 44%, and touched a fresh all-time high this…
Speed up mine operations, focus on urban mining for critical minerals: Kishan Reddy
Union Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Friday stressed the need to reduce the time taken to operationalise mines to be globally competitive, and also urged the states to focus on extracting critical minerals from electronic waste to…
There's a Better Way to Mine Lithium - At Least in Theory
Lithium isn't like most minerals. Unlike other battery metals such as nickel, cobalt, and manganese, which are mined from hard-rock ores using drills and explosives, the majority of the world's lithium resources are found in underground reservoirs…
1,100-year-old mummy found in Chile died of extensive injuries when a turquoise mine caved in, CT scans reveal
The 1,100-year-old mummified remains of a man reveal he likely died in an ancient turquoise mining accident in Chile. Extensive evidence of blunt-force trauma discovered on the man's skeleton suggests he died because of a rockfall or mine collapse…
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