Rio Tinto and Glencore have held early-stage talks about a deal valued at $260bn which would create the biggest mining company in the world. Rio and Glencore have held early-stage talks about deal ...

The financial rumour mill is abuzz about a potential mega merger for Rio Tinto. With a recent market cap of some US$103 billion, Rio Tinto counts as the world's second-largest miner. BHP still ...

LONDON - Rio Tinto Group and Glencore have been discussing combining their businesses, which if successful would rank as the largest-ever mining deal and create a US$158 billion ($216 billion ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A potential $254 billion mega-merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore would create a mining behemoth with a powerful position in the ...

Matthew Haupt, a portfolio manager at Australia’s Wilson Asset Mangement which owns Rio Tinto shares, told the Financial Times newspaper that the proposed Rio Tinto/Glencore deal “didn’t ...

(Reuters) -Glencore approached Rio Tinto late last year about combining the two big copper producers but the discussions are no longer active, a person familiar with the matter said. The talks between ...

(Bloomberg) -- Rio Tinto Group and Glencore Plc have held early stage talks about combining their businesses to create a behemoth to rival longstanding industry titan BHP Group. The discussions ...

A potential combination of Rio Tinto and Glencore would create a $260 billion behemoth, overtaking BHP as the world’s biggest mining company and crucially as the world’s second-largest copper ...

Media reports point to potential $255bn mega merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore Grades, costs hit Rio Tinto iron ore business Lynas down as it sieves cash in December quarter Bloomberg has lifted ...

Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. The last time Rio Tinto and Glencore were caught in merger talks, it was all about iron ore. Australia, and the Pilbara ...

American depositary receipts of Rio Tinto slid following a report that said the company has discussed a combination with Swiss miner Glencore. Rio Tinto's ADRs fell 1.9%, to $59.29, in afternoon ...