Billionaire Rubens Ometto’s conglomerate Cosan SA is giving up its stake in mining giant Vale SA, ending its bet on a mining investment in order to pay down debt. Cosan sold 173 million shares in a deal worth nearly 9...
Rio Tinto and Glencore discussed merger but talks no longer active, source says
Glencore approached Rio Tinto, late last year about combining the two big copper producers but the discussions are no longer active, a person familiar with the matter said.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. 2...
February creditor meet key to Vedanta demerger plan
If the creditors of natural resources major Vedanta go ahead with their plan of giving consent for the company’s proposed demerger at a meeting next month, it will be a major step paving the way for the listing of the...
Vedanta creditors may meet in February to approve split of mining conglomerate
Vedanta Ltd. creditors will gather next month to give their final verdict on a plan to split the sprawling Indian mining conglomerate into at least five different businesses, a key step in a months-long effort to...
Two bids made for Glencore stake in New Caledonia’s Koniambo Nickel
Two potential buyers for Glencore’s stake in mothballed New Caledonian nickel producer Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS) have submitted offers following site visits late last year, KNS said. Part of a loss-making nickel...
Arcadium Lithium shareholders approve $6.7 bln Rio Tinto deal
Arcadium Lithium said on Monday its shareholders have voted in favor of a $6.7 billion sale to Australian mining giant Rio Tinto. Shares of Arcadium Lithium rose about 7% in extended trading after the company said that...
Russia sells stakes in some Kazakh uranium deposits to China
Kazakhstan’s nuclear resources company Kazatomprom said on Tuesday that Russia’s Rosatom was selling its stakes in some uranium deposits which the two groups had been developing together to Chinese-owned...
Life Insurance Corp pares 2% stake in NMDC
State-owned insurer Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC) has pared its stake in iron-ore producer NMDC Ltd by 2 per cent, according to an exchange filing. After the stake sale, LIC’s holding in the state-run iron...
Vedanta demerger moves ahead as NCLT clears way for meetings of shareholders, creditors
Mining major Vedanta Ltd on Friday said the Mumbai bench of the NCLT has asked the company to call for a meeting of its secured and unsecured creditors and shareholders in the next 90 days to discuss the proposed...
Australia’s Sayona Mining to buy US-based Piedmont Lithium
Australia’s Sayona Mining will buy U.S.-based Piedmont Lithium in an all-stock deal that will consolidate its Canadian operations and strengthen its exposure to the North American electric vehicle sector, the...
Anglo to sell 33% stake in Australian steelmaking coal assets for $1.1 billion
Anglo American has agreed to sell a 33.3% stake in a joint venture that owns a 70% interest in the Jellinbah East and Lake Vermont steelmaking coal mines in Australia, for A$1.6 billion ($1.1 billion). The deal marks...
Pact signed for sale of MSTC arm to Japanese firm Konoike Transport
State-run MSTC has signed a share purchase agreement with Japan’s Konoike Transport for the strategic disinvestment of its arm Ferro Scrap Nigam for ₹320 crore, the Department of Investment and Public Asset...
