A deal aimed at capturing a bigger slice of the metals market, the proposed $160 billion merger of Rio Tinto and Glencore, appears doomed to fail, just as last year’s $50 billion attempt by BHP ...

Talks were brief and did not go anywhere, source says A deal could form world's biggest listed miner Rio would likely be interested in Glencore's copper assets but not its coal, analyst says Click ...

Rio Tinto and Glencore are in early talks about a potential merger that could create the mining industry's largest-ever deal. Market reactions were mixed, with Rio Tinto shares declining while ...

Rio Tinto Group and Glencore have discussed a combination, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter. -- A deal, which recently had early-stage talks, could result in the mining ...

(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 ...

Glencore and Rio Tinto RIO-N held early-stage merger talks last year, but the discussions are no longer active, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as global miners rush to boost their ...