Global mining started 2026 the way it ended 2025 – with a huge rally. But M&A contenders seem to be underperforming.
Rio Tinto’s coal flexibility as it weighs a Glencore takeover underscores copper’s pull and mining’s shifting pressures.
The facility, with a steady-state capacity of 500,000 tonnes per annum, would be the largest in Africa once ramped up.
The world’s 50 biggest mining stocks add nearly $900 billion in value after a bombshell 2025 as gold, silver and copper prices surge.
Critical minerals and gold were the two big themes shaping the mining industry in 2025.
Gold, silver and platinum jumped to all-time highs on Friday, extending a historic end-of-year rally.
Copper is on course for its biggest annual gain since 2009 and articles about the metal were read more than 2.5 million times this year.
Global Panduro, an entity controlled by US private equity Resource Capital Funds, will acquire the past-producing Las Cruces copper mine.
The projects, worth $14.8 billion, are set to advance next year as tight supply and stronger prices reshape the market.
Analysts warn structural deficits may start in 2026 as copper hits records, demand accelerates and supply struggles to keep up.