Opinion: Can Kyrgyzstan’s mining reset work?
As 2025 ebbed away, a high-level government delegation from Kyrgyzstan met with mining investors in a non-descript meeting room in London to discuss a delicate new initiative: a reset between…
Coal
Anglo American draws three bidders for coal sale
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) is said to have at least three potential buyers for its Australian steelmaking coal business after a $3.8-billion sale to Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) collapsed following…
M&A: $2.4B Aus coal deal sees Yancoal buy Kestrel mine
Yancoal expands in Queensland with Kestrel buy, boosting scale and premium metallurgical coal output.
War-driven LNG squeeze revives thermal coal: analyst
Thermal coal could climb 46% per tonne if the Iran War disrupts liquefied natural gas producers for another month or two, reopening a profit window for major Australian coal miners. The…
Nevada tops Fraser survey as Ontario, Saskatchewan rise
Nevada has dislodged Finland as the best jurisdiction for mining investment globally while two Canadian provinces – Ontario and Saskatchewan – have climbed into the top three, a new survey…
Anglo posts $3.7B loss on fresh De Beers writedown
Impairment reduces De Beers’ value, bringing total writedowns for the diamond unit to $6.8 billion in 2025.
Glencore doubles down on copper, keeps M&A in play
Glencore (LSE: GLEN) is stepping up its copper ambitions in the Democratic Republic of Congo and beyond, even as it posted a third straight annual earnings decline, while keeping the…
Nickel price jumps as Indonesia’s top mine cuts output
Nickel prices rose for a fourth straight day Wednesday after Indonesia ordered the world’s largest nickel mine to sharply cut output in a move aimed at tightening global supply and…
Rio Tinto, Glencore nix $260B mega-merger
Rio Tinto (ASX, LSE, NYSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN) have scrapped plans for a $260-billion merger that would have created the world’s largest mining company. In a statement on Thursday,…
Glencore’s copper drops 11% as Rio takeover looms
Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) copper production fell 11% in 2025, hitting the low end of guidance as weaker ore grades and operational constraints weighed on output, amid intensified investor attention on…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC
Investors are increasingly expecting Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) to make an all-share offer for Glencore (LSE: GLEN) in a deal driven by the will to control future copper…
BlueScope Steel rejects $8.8B takeover offer
BlueScope Steel (ASX: BSL) has rejected an $8.8 billion takeover bid by U.S. steelmaker Steel Dynamics (Nasdaq: STLD) and Australian conglomerate SGH (ASX: SGH), accusing the bidders of trying to buy…