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Congo Tax Agency Seals Glencore Mine Offices in Payment Dispute

10. Juli 2026 um 16:55
Tax authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo sealed off offices belonging to a Glencore Plc-owned copper mine, escalating a row over payments allegedly owed to the state.

This April 14, 2011 file picture shows the Glencore headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. Commodities trader Glencore says Chinese regulators have approved its proposed merger with mining company Xstrata PLC. The Swiss-based supplier of raw materials such as oil, copper and wheat says the merger was cleared by China's Ministry of Commerce subject to certain conditions. Among those, says Glencore, which also owns plants, warehouses and mines, is that the company must sell all of its post-merger ownership interest in Les Bambas, an Xstrata copper project in Peru. Glencore said in a statement Tuesday April 16, 2013 it also must continue to offer to supply Chinese customers with a minimum volume of copper concentrate for eight years.

Glencore Said to Close In on Sale of Kazzinc Mining Operations

Glencore Plc is in talks to sell its stake in Kazzinc Ltd. in Kazakhstan to local businessman Shakhmurat Mutalip as part of a series of deals that could reshape the country’s vast mining landscape.

A front loader arranges storage piles of gold bearing ore at a mine in Kazakhstan.

Glencore’s South African Smelters Near Job-Cut Deadline on Power

12. Februar 2026 um 12:12
Glencore Plc’s ferrochrome smelting venture in South Africa is running out of time to find a solution that would lower electricity costs and enable it to avert job cuts.

South Africa’s Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has been searching for a solution to rising electricity costs. Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

Mega Mergers Prove Elusive for the World’s Biggest Mining Companies

06. Februar 2026 um 12:17
A failed attempt to combine Rio Tinto and Glencore is a reminder that mega deals in mining are hard to achieve.

FILE: A worker assists in the operation of a giant Terex Corp. mining excavator during the extraction of ore from the open pit at Katanga Mining Ltd.'s KOV copper and cobalt mine in Kolwezi, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012. Glencore Plc tumbled the most in two years as its African troubles escalated dramatically after U.S. authorities demanded documents relating to possible corruption and money laundering. The worlds biggest commodity trader said Tuesday that its been subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice to produce documents with respect to compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and United States money laundering statutes. Our editors select archive images from Glencores Katanga Mining Ltd. and Mutanda operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Tech Selloff Deepens, Stellantis Faces Billions in Charges | The Opening Trade 2/6/2026

06. Februar 2026 um 11:55
Amazon shares dropped after the company announced plans to spend $200 billion this year on data centers, chips and other equipment. The proposal further ignited AI bubble fears, with the Wall Street tech selloff extending into Asia trading hours. The spending planned by Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft in pursuit of AI dominance is forecast to reach $650 billion in 2026. Elsewhere, Stellantis fell as much as 14% at the European market open after the carmaker announced it will take roughly €22 billion in charges linked to a sweeping overhaul of its operations as high costs and muted electric-vehicle sales force the automaker to adjust its strategy. The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson and Tom Mackenzie. (Source: Bloomberg)

US Government Plans New Mining House to Tap Africa’s Copperbelt

05. Februar 2026 um 12:22
A US government-backed group’s plan to take stakes in Glencore Plc’s Congolese copper operations could be the first step in creating an American company to accumulate mining assets in Africa.

A miner transports copper plates at the open-pit copper and cobalt mine outside Kolwezi in Lualaba province, Democratic Republic of Congo.
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