FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Mining / 6 October 2026
Mining: sector news on Tuesday 6 October 2026
Average tone +2.6 (slightly positive) across 6 companies with relevant coverage, from 42 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto | +2.0 | 17 | Coverage was mostly positive on mining tech start-up backing, carbon capture trials and aluminium supply chain links. |
| Glencore | +9.7 | 15 | Coverage centred on Glencore lifting its 2026 marketing profit guidance to above $5bn, ahead of its Australian listing. |
| Anglo American | −5.0 | 3 | Coverage centred on Chinese regulators demanding supply concessions and copper guarantees over the Anglo Teck merger, which leans negative. |
| Antofagasta | +6.3 | 3 | Coverage was mostly about a tennis tournament sharing the name, but the relevant items were mildly positive. |
| Endeavour Mining | +1.2 | 2 | Coverage of Endeavour Mining was limited to a piece on its gold expansion prospects and a generic trading-plan note. |
| Fresnillo | +1.2 | 2 | Coverage was mixed: Fresnillo was named among leaders in new Mexico energy permits, while commentary focused on its falling shares and whether to take profits. |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Copper Bottomed: Glencore's Blockbuster H1 Surge
Strong first-half surge described as blockbuster. - +10.0 Glencore raises marketing profit guidance as Citi flags consensus upgrades
Guidance raised and Citi flags consensus upgrades. - +10.0 Glencore stock gains as trading outlook tops USD 5 billion
Shares gain as trading outlook tops $5 billion. - +10.0 Glencore raises 2026 marketing profit guidance, expects EBIT over $5B, boosting market outlook.
Raised marketing profit guidance, EBIT over $5B expected. - +10.0 Glencore’s Marketing Business Lifted Its 2026 Profit Outlook
Marketing business lifted 2026 profit outlook. - +10.0 Glencore lifts 2026 marketing earnings outlook above $5bn
2026 marketing earnings outlook lifted above $5bn. - +9.7 BofA Views Glencore FY26 Marketing Profit Outlook Upgrade 'Positively'
BofA views marketing profit outlook upgrade positively. - +9.2 Berenberg keeps Buy on Antofagasta stock at GBP 46.00
Berenberg maintains Buy rating with GBP 46 target - +9.2 Glencore lifts trading outlook before ASX debut
Raised trading outlook ahead of ASX debut. - −9.2 Rio Tinto workers fall ill amid major salmonella outbreak
Workers ill in salmonella outbreak; reputational and operational concern. - +8.7 Glencore secures approval for MARA project in Argentina
Approval secured for MARA project in Argentina. - +8.3 Glencore cashes in on volatility - mining-journal.com
Trading arm profiting from market volatility.