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Environmental groups sue EU commission over Portugal's lithium mine
Factbox-How Glencore and Rio Tinto's core assets stack up
Date: February 5, 2026
Feb 5 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto walked away from a mega-mining deal with rival Glencore for the third time on Thursday. Attempts to combine the companies have repeatedly fallen short. Rio rejected a...
Anglo American reports 10% drop in 2025 copper output, cuts 2026 guidance
Date: February 5, 2026
LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Global miner Anglo American on Thursday posted a 10% drop in copper production last year to 695,000 metric tons, the lower end of its guidance, and cut its 2026 forecast for...
Greenland shatters temperature record, redrawing economy from fishing to minerals
Date: February 4, 2026
By Fedja Grulovic NUUK, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Greenland, the Arctic island coveted by U.S. President Donald Trump, experienced its warmest January on record this year, as a rate of warming four times...
Glencore in talks to sell 40% stake in DRC mines to US-backed consortium
Date: February 3, 2026
Feb 3 (Reuters) - Glencore said on Tuesday it has entered into a non-binding agreement to sell a 40% stake in its copper and cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo to an investment...
EU efforts to diversify critical raw material imports fail so far, auditors say
Date: February 2, 2026
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The European Court of Auditors said on Monday the EU's efforts to diversify its imports of metals and minerals critical to tech, defence and the energy...
Dutch lithium supplier AMG seeks to bypass China
Date: January 29, 2026
FRANKFURT, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Dutch miner and lithium supplier AMG Critical Materials plans to reduce dependence on China by processing battery-grade lithium for electric vehicles in Brazil, Portugal...