Africa’s vast critical-mineral endowment has thrust the continent to the centre of intensifying rivalries between the United States, China and other powers, but its future will depend more on governance…
The global mining industry faces its most consequential moment in generations as critical minerals move to the centre of economic and security policy, Anglo American (LSE: AAL; JSE: AGL) CEO…
With the time limit for a Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) bid to acquire Glencore (LSE: GLEN) expiring this Thursday, The Northern Miner offers another look at how the…
Anglo American’s (LSE: AAL) chief technical officer Tom McCulley used his first appearance at the Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) Roundup to deliver a clear message to the industry: the…
Rising spot metal prices are setting up one of the strongest earnings years in recent memory for diversified miners, with Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO, LSE: RIO) and Glencore (LSE: GLEN)…
Mining companies are rushing into mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a core growth strategy, a shift that is helping drive Canada’s deal market to its highest level in more than…
A surge of proposed metallurgical coal projects could boost global capacity by 52% this decade even as demand is expected to decline, according to a new report from German non-profit…
Geopolitical events steered the world’s attention on the mining sector in 2025, highlighting the persistent supply chain risks that the industry has overlooked for years. In 2026, all eyes are…
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…
Global mining mergers and acquisitions hit about $30 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, with 74% of deal value flowing to Latin America as investors retreat from higher-risk…
Some in the battered diamond industry believe an unlikely figure, pop star Taylor Swift, may have done more to revive interest in natural diamonds than years of marketing campaigns. Diamond…
Rio Tinto (NYSE, LSE, ASX: RIO) and commodities trading giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) are holding preliminary talks about combining some or all of their businesses in a deal that could…
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