A tie-up would have created a nearly £130billion behemoth that would have toppled BHP from its top spot as the world's ...

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 ...

Zijin Mining Group, an acquisitive Chinese copper and gold producer, has agreed to buy around a quarter of a domestic miner ...

Southern Africa's liberation movements crumble amid corruption, exploitation, and governance failure, fueling disillusionment ...

The ASX closed lower on Friday following the release of data showing a 5.4% improvement in China’s economy in the final ...

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 ...

GLENCORE approached Rio Tinto late last year about combining the two big copper producers but the discussions are no longer ...

Natural resources are vital for daily life and underpin global economic and social progress. Growing populations, ...

The miner exported 85.7 million tons of iron ore in the three months to December 31, down 1% from the year before. Meanwhile, ...

Rio Tinto faces more challenges with the West Australian iron ore mines that provide the lion’s share of group earnings, as ...

China’s massive industrialisation and urbanisation drove a huge commodities boom that has run its course, but some executives ...

The lithium technology startup backed by Rio Tinto plans to test a process that could help unlock untapped lithium sources in ...