A person familiar with this matter stated that Glencore had approached Rio Tinto in late 2013 about merging the two major copper producers.

A merger with Glencore would give Rio a stake in the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile, one of the world’s richest deposits.

The Australian sharemarket slipped on Friday, as a pullback by the major banks offset gains across most of the market.

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

Rio Tinto supposedly entertaining a tricky $255 billion deal shows how keen it is to wean itself off WA’s iron ore.

ASX bank stocks fell on Friday but mining stocks rose as talk of a potential mega merger between Rio Tinto and Glencore ...

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

The price of iron ore futures rose to a near four-week high on Thursday (16 January), as data showed signs of cooling ...

Bloomberg reported that Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and Swiss commodity trader and miner Glencore are in discussions ...

Bloomberg News reported Thursday that Glencore and Rio Tinto have had early-stage discussions about merging their businesses.

Rio Tinto and Glencore have initiated preliminary discussions about merging their businesses, potentially creating a mining ...

Rio Tinto and Glencore Plc are reportedly in early discussions to amalgamate their iron ore businesses. Such a merger could ...