{"id":35349,"date":"2026-03-20T00:22:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/35349\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:22:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:22:34","slug":"rio-tinto-glencore-restart-talks-to-form-worlds-biggest-miner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/35349\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Tinto, Glencore Restart Talks to Form World\u2019s Biggest Miner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rio Tinto and Glencore<\/a> GLEN -1.46%decrease; red down pointing triangle<\/a> are in talks about a deal that could create the world\u2019s largest mining company with a market value of more than $200 billion, as a scramble for copper and other metals drives an industry return to big acquisitions.<\/p>\n

Glencore and Rio Tinto separately confirmed that talks are under way over an all-share deal, revisiting a tie-up that was first discussed around a year ago when the U.S. and other countries began reshaping supply chains for metals and minerals essential to industries such as defense, automaking and semiconductor chips.<\/p>\n

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