The mining industry is on edge after reports surfaced of potential merger discussions between Rio Tinto and Glencore, two of the sector’s most prominent players. Bloomberg News reported that the companies held preliminary talks regarding a tie-up,

Rio Tinto Group y Glencore Plc han estado discutiendo la posibilidad de combinar sus negocios, según personas familiarizadas con el asunto, en lo que podría resultar en el mayor acuerdo de la historia de la industria.

Glencore approached Rio Tinto late last year about combining the two big copper producers but the discussions are no longer active, a person familiar with the matter said.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 Rio, the world's No.

Two news reports caught our attention - and it got us and Janus Henderson Investors' Daniel Sullivan thinking.

When Glencore Plc proposed a combination with Rio Tinto Group a decade ago, the larger company turned it down after just a few days. News this week that the two spent several months in negotiations in the second half of last year shows how the sands have shifted,

Rio Tinto and Glencore held talks last year about combining part or all of their businesses, in an indication of how the push by mining companies to secure metals needed for the energy transition has focused executives on large-scale deals.

Rio Tinto, and Glencore are in early-stage talks about combining their businesses, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The potential merger between the two iron ore mining heavyweights,