Mining news

• Glencore’s copper pitch: buy in or buy me

  06-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Miner’s assets and prospects strengthen its hand for M&A — a game it knows better than anyone
  
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• DR Congo to give US buyers mineral access after peace deal

  05-12-2025 17:12 via ft.com
  Washington and Swiss trader Mercuria announce up to $1bn each in funding as Trump seeks to end long-running conflict
  
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• New Rio Tinto chief to cut costs and sell assets in push to boost profits

  04-12-2025 12:03 via ft.com
  Simon Trott banks on rising copper production to increase earnings
  
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• Rio Tinto forecasts earnings growth of up to half by 2030

  04-12-2025 08:26 via ft.com
  Miner banks on rising copper production, cost-cutting and asset disposals under new chief Simon Trott
  
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• Glencore slashes 1,000 jobs as part of cost-cutting drive

  03-12-2025 13:47 via ft.com
  Swiss company also unveils plans to double copper production over next 10 years
  
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• Vulcan Energy secures $2.6bn for Europe’s biggest lithium project

  03-12-2025 10:11 via ft.com
  Facility is expected to generate material for about 500,000 EV batteries a year
  
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• The hunt for copper to wire the AI boom

  03-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Data centres and green grids are heavy users of the red metal, but mine supply is stagnating and new discoveries are rare
  
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• Vale cuts iron ore output forecast on slowing demand and new supply

  02-12-2025 16:53 via ft.com
  Company’s ‘long term’ price prediction is still more optimistic than that of most analysts
  
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• Latin America accelerates minerals shift as Trump pushes for regional sourcing

  02-12-2025 15:59 via ft.com
  Leaders agree on need to mine and process key metals in the Americas, says IDB president Ilan Goldfajn
  
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• Barrick looks for gold in North American asset IPO

  01-12-2025 19:40 via ft.com
  Elliott hasn’t said publicly what it wants from the gold miner but the math supports the case for a partial listing
  
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• Barrick Mining considering IPO of North American gold assets

  01-12-2025 14:34 via ft.com
  Potential move comes less than 2 weeks after Elliott Management built stake in miner
  
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• Tycoon denies funnelling missing Trafigura millions to wife or companies

  27-11-2025 17:50 via ft.com
  Prateek Gupta sued by commodities house in London over alleged fake nickel trading scheme
  
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• FutureCoal welcomes global shift toward technology-neutral, energy-secure pathways at COP30 and G20

  27-11-2025 17:00 via worldcoal.com
  FutureCoal has welcomed the outcomes of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg and the COP30 climate negotiations in Belém, noting that both major global forums reinforced the needs of many emerging economies requiring balanced, methodical, technology-neutral energy pathways.
  
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• Coal stalwart follows old customers into low-carbon technologies

  27-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Hargreaves Services diversified, devolved decision-making and reoriented towards environmental services and infrastructure
  
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• JSW reports stable production and sales growth

  25-11-2025 13:00 via worldcoal.com
  Jastrzebska Spólka Weglowa (JSW) has published its operating results for October 2025, which indicate stable production and a significant increase in sales, particularly in the steam coal segment.
  
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• How BHP blew its mega-deal again

  25-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Plus, Bill Ackman prepares an IPO and The Telegraph lands on a buyer
  
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• Mining billionaire backs Australia rare earth project in race to boost west’s supplies

  25-11-2025 04:14 via ft.com
  US and allies seek to kick-start production of critical minerals outside China
  
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• BHP’s failed return for Anglo lays bare miner’s struggles to find growth

  24-11-2025 19:41 via ft.com
  Industry stunned as world’s largest miner makes fresh attempt to buy smaller rival then walks away just days later 
  
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• BHP’s failed bids for Anglo lay bare mining group’s struggles to find growth

  24-11-2025 19:41 via ft.com
  Industry stunned after company makes fresh attempt to buy smaller rival then walks away just days later 
  
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• BHP’s fleeting Anglo bid shows the race for copper is heating up

  24-11-2025 18:45 via ft.com
  It was second time unlucky for the Australian miner but a third attempt at a later date might be the charm
  
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• BHP’s fleeting Anglo bid shows race for copper is heating up

  24-11-2025 18:45 via ft.com
  It was second time unlucky for the Australian miner but a third attempt at a later date might be the charm
  
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• Barrick reaches settlement in gold mining dispute with Mali

  24-11-2025 18:45 via ft.com
  Deal will allow for reclamation of Loulo-Gounkoto mines and release of detained workers
  
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• China’s Li pushes developing country alliance on rare earths

  24-11-2025 08:55 via ft.com
  Beijing steps up competition with the US on access to the critical minerals
  
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• BHP walks away from fresh Anglo American tie-up

  24-11-2025 00:53 via ft.com
  Australian miner approached UK rival ahead of vote on $50bn Teck deal
  
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• BHP walks away from fresh Anglo American talks

  23-11-2025 23:29 via ft.com
  Australian miner recently held talks with UK rival following $50bn Teck deal
  
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• BHP rekindles pursuit of Anglo-American with new approach

  23-11-2025 14:40 via ft.com
  Takeover would disrupt London-listed miner’s planned $57bn merger with Canada’s Teck
  
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• From gold giant to boardroom bust-up: Barrick weighs break-up

  23-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  An activist investor building a stake and the sudden departure of its boss has put pressure on the gold miner to break up
  
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• FutureCoal CEO calls for balance and technological neutrality in Australia’s energy strategy

  21-11-2025 11:30 via worldcoal.com
  Australia has been urged to restore balance, honesty, and engineering-based decision-making to its energy debate, with FutureCoal’s CEO, Michelle Manook, warning that ideology has overtaken practical policy.
  
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• Coal’s next life: Synthetic fuels, green energy and the transition challenge

  20-11-2025 16:00 via worldcoal.com
  A clean energy future is on the horizon, forcing the coal industry to adapt. Jane Marsh, Editor-In-Chief at Environment.co describes how mid the emergence of synthetic fuels and green energy technologies, coal professionals can become integral to the transition.
  
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• Elliott builds stake in gold miner Barrick

  18-11-2025 10:22 via ft.com
  Activist investor encouraged by idea that the miner could split into two companies under new leadership
  
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• Europe needs to act now on its metals vulnerability

  17-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Economic sovereignty and security depend on access to minerals and the ability to smelt and refine them
  
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• Industry calls for urgent reform to eliminate trade in conflict diamonds

  16-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  World Diamond Council wants updated and broader definition of certification scheme criticised as ineffective
  
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• BHP found liable over Mariana dam disaster

  14-11-2025 10:46 via ft.com
  Claim in London High Court sought £36bn in damages for 620,000 alleged victims
  
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• The law firm, the hedge fund and the fights behind a £36bn lawsuit

  14-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Litigation over the Mariana disaster in Brazil was overshadowed by tension between Pogust Goodhead and its backer
  
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• Silver’s growth brings back ethical questions that tarnish its shine

  14-11-2025 05:00 via ft.com
  Jewellers are being ever more vigilant about the source and sustainability of the metal’s production
  
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• Three tragedies, one lesson: How mining disasters shape environmental safety

  13-11-2025 10:00 via worldcoal.com
  Three major coal mining disasters underscore the importance of learning from past incidents to inform safer and cleaner practices, thereby enabling traditional coal mining operations to enhance environmental stewardship and operational safety.
  
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• Warrior reports 3Q25 results and updates outlook

  11-11-2025 10:00 via worldcoal.com
  Warrior Met Coal, Inc. has announced results for 3Q25. Warrior is the leading dedicated US-based producer and exporter of high-quality steelmaking coal for the global steel industry.
  
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• How the world’s biggest mining project is a win for China

  11-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  The $23bn Simandou mine in Guinea has taken almost three decades to begin operating but could tilt the balance of power in the global iron ore market
  
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• Carmakers’ battery deals with miners face delays as commodity prices drop

  11-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Supply glut leaves mining companies struggling to fund projects as carmakers scale back EV targets
  
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• Barrick raises dividend and vows to settle dispute with Mali’s junta

  10-11-2025 15:51 via ft.com
  Interim chief says four staff members still detained in west African nation after a tax dispute
  
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• Anglo-Teck gatecrashers should bide their time

  07-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Rivals keen to bulk up their copper holdings might get a better chance once the deal closes
  
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• US adds silver and copper to ‘critical minerals’ list

  06-11-2025 19:13 via ft.com
  Materials added may be included in future tariff policies
  
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• US DOE announces funding to restore America’s coal plants

  06-11-2025 11:30 via worldcoal.com
  The US Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for federal funding to refurbish and modernise the nation’s existing coal power plants.
  
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• Vedanta shifts copper mines to US entity to tap Trump mining push

  06-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Indian group will move Zambian copper mines to US-domiciled subsidiary CopperTech Metals
  
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• Toxic Legacy, Ep. 3: The Whisper and Scream

  05-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  What would a government-run programme focused on lead exposure uncover?
  
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• TAQA announces sale of lignite-based power plant in India

  04-11-2025 13:30 via worldcoal.com
  Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has announced the divestment of its 100% stake in TAQA Neyveli Power to MEIL Energy.
  
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• Gold rally puts shine on cyanide producers

  02-11-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  Suppliers of chemical used to process metal have rapidly expanded production on back of rising prices
  
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• Canada launches C$6.4bn minerals push as race to counter China heats up

  31-10-2025 22:41 via ft.com
  Ottawa uses national security legislation to accelerate production as G7 nations hunt for resources
  
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• Iron ore demand ‘plateaued’, says group owned by Australia’s richest woman

  31-10-2025 06:23 via ft.com
  Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting reports falling profits and pushes on to diversify into rare earths
  
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• Iron ore demand has ‘plateaued’, says group owned by Australia’s richest woman

  31-10-2025 06:23 via ft.com
  Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting reports falling profits and pushes on to diversify into rare earths
  
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