FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Mining / 1 October 2026
Mining: sector news on Thursday 1 October 2026
Average tone +2.0 (slightly positive) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 68 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto | +4.5 | 35 | Coverage was dominated by the agreement, backed by a $200m government package and a power deal, to keep Bell Bay aluminium smelter running to 2031, though some pieces criticised the repeated bailouts. |
| Glencore | +5.5 | 22 | Coverage centred on the NSW approval of the Hunter Valley coal mine extension to 2045, Berenberg raising its target price, and strong energy trading profits. |
| Antofagasta | −2.0 | 5 | Coverage was mixed: labour tension at Centinela, with a potential strike and an equal pay march, weighed against a sharply higher interim dividend and a share price gain. |
| Anglo American | +4.0 | 3 | Coverage was mainly about directors and executives increasing their shareholdings in Anglo American, alongside a routine share price quote. |
| Endeavour Mining | +6.3 | 2 | Coverage centred on a record interim dividend that makes the shares appealing to income seekers. |
| Fresnillo | −6.3 | 1 | Coverage focused on Fresnillo's shares falling again over the week as silver and gold prices slipped. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Glencore’s Energy Trading Profits Soar on Iran War
Energy trading profits soar. - +9.7 Is FTSE 100 Gold Producer Endeavour (LSE:EDV) Shining For Income Seekers After A Record Interim Dividend?
Record interim dividend highlighted as attractive for income investors. - +9.2 Why Did FTSE 100 Miner Antofagasta (LSE:ANTO) Land On Income Radars With A Sharply Higher Interim Dividend?
Sharply higher interim dividend attracts income investors. - +9.2 Glencore’s Hunter Valley coal mine cleared to 2045
Hunter Valley coal mine cleared to 2045. - +9.2 NSW approves Glencore, Yancoal Hunter Valley mining extension
NSW approves Hunter Valley mining extension. - −9.2 Rio Tinto Sued For Alleged Madagascar Mine Pollution
Sued over alleged Madagascar mine pollution - −9.2 More Than 6,500 Madagascar Residents Sue Rio Tinto Over Alleged Mine Pollution
Over 6,500 residents sue over alleged pollution - +8.7 Berenberg Lifts Glencore's PT, Maintains Buy Rating
Berenberg lifts price target, keeps Buy rating. - −8.3 Antofagasta's Centinela faces potential strike action
Potential strike at Centinela threatens output. - −8.3 Antofagasta's Centinela faces potential strike action - mining-journal.com
Duplicate report of potential Centinela strike action. - +8.3 Berenberg Lifted Glencore’s Target Ahead Of Key Updates
Berenberg raised target price ahead of key updates. - +8.3 Massive coal mine extension gets go-ahead in NSW
Coal mine extension gets NSW go-ahead.