When Glencore Plc proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago, the larger company turned it down after just a few days. News this week that the two spent several months in negotiations in ...
Both Glencore and Rio own some of the best copper mines in the world. However, Rio — like BHP — still depends heavily on iron ore to drive its profits, at a time when China’s decades-long construction ...
Rare earths, a group of 17 metallic elements including the lanthanides and yttrium, are relatively plentiful in the earth’s crust. But they are typically quite dispersed and not found in high enough ...