Underground mining remains vital to the global mining sector, setting benchmarks in depth, production, and technology—here ...

and critical metals exploration and development would play in revitalising Mt Isa’s local economy off the back of Glencore’s decision to close the Mount Isa underground copper mine. The shutdown in ...

As demand for magnet rare earths heats up, REE plays could be primed to take copper’s place in Queensland’s’ Mt Isa region. The shutdown in the second half of this year will include the ...

Rio Tinto, Australia’s second-largest mining company, held early-stage talks with Glencore last year over a possible deal valued at up to $160 billion ($260 billion), which would be the biggest ...

Rio Tinto and Glencore have held early-stage talks about a deal valued at $260bn which would create the biggest mining company in the world. Rio and Glencore have held early-stage talks about deal ...

A merger between the firms has the potential to be the largest ever in the mining industry. They have a combined market value of around US$158 billion, surpassing BHP’s US$126 billion. Rio and ...

That includes Glencore's flagship Collahuasi mine in Chile, reported to have one of the largest copper reserves in the world. With demand for the red metal expected to post strong, ongoing growth ...

LONDON - Rio Tinto Group and Glencore have been discussing combining their businesses, which if successful would rank as the largest-ever mining deal and create a US$158 billion ($216 billion ...

Investing.com-- Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) Australian shares fell on Friday after reports said the mining giant had held talks with Swiss commodities giant Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) over a possible merger.