A prospective merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore would rank as the mining industry's largest-ever deal. Analysts were broadly skeptical about the merits of a Rio Tinto-Glencore merger, however, ...

Aluminum Corporation of China, a major shareholder in Rio Tinto, is set to support the mining giant’s potential takeover of Glencore, as it would give the Chinese firm additional exposure to copper ...

Commodities giants Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO,NYSE:RIO,LSE:RIO) and Glencore (LSE:GLEN,OTCPL:GLCNF) said on Thursday (January 8) that they have restarted talks about a potential business combination. The two ...

The Metals Company is a pre-commercial start-up with a plan to tap a new source of metals. Rio Tinto is a very large, established metals mining company with global operations. Rio Tinto pays a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the intersection of climatetech and entrepreneurship. Mining giant Rio Tinto made global headlines with its recent ...

MELBOURNE/LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto (RIO.L), opens new tab and Glencore (GLEN.L), opens new tab are expected to announce an extension to merger talks ahead of a UK regulatory deadline on ...