FTSE 100 news / Companies and sectors / Mining / 18 October 2026
Mining: sector news on Sunday 18 October 2026
Average tone +6.1 (strongly positive) across 3 companies with relevant coverage, from 11 stories.
Company by company
| Company | Tone | Stories | What the coverage was about |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto | +5.5 | 5 | Coverage leaned positive, mainly on stronger production and its push into battery materials, including graphene technology. |
| Antofagasta | +8.8 | 4 | Coverage was mainly about the end of the strike at the Centinela copper mine after unions reached a deal, which is good for the company. |
| Anglo American | +4.0 | 2 | Coverage centred on possible bids for De Beers from Richemont and Signet. |
| Endeavour Mining | – | 0 | |
| Fresnillo | – | 0 | |
| Glencore | – | 0 |
Strongest stories in the sector
- +10.0 Antofagasta's Centinela strike ends after deal with unions
Strike at Centinela mine ends after union deal, restoring operations - +9.7 Rio Tinto reports stronger production: what it means for Rio Tinto stock - ad-hoc-news.de
Stronger production reported - +9.5 Antofagasta Workers to End Strike, Easing Chile Copper Tensions
Workers to end strike, easing tensions at the company's Chile operations - +8.5 Unions at Antofagasta’s Centinela copper mine reach preliminary deal
Preliminary union deal at Centinela mine reduces labour disruption risk - +7.0 Rio Tinto’s graphene battery technology push adds a new dimension to its materials strategy
Graphene battery tech push broadens materials strategy - +6.3 Will Battery Materials Progress Change Rio Tinto's (LSE:RIO) Narrative
Battery materials progress may improve company narrative - +4.2 Richemont considers De Beers bid as Richemont stock trades flat - ad-hoc-news.de
Richemont considering bid for De Beers, an Anglo American unit. - +4.0 Berenberg keeps 4,500 GBp target for Antofagasta stock - ad-hoc-news.de
Berenberg maintains its price target, a mildly supportive analyst view - +3.7 Signet’s Potential De Beers Bid Aligns With Natural Diamond Strategy: UBS
Potential Signet bid for De Beers seen as aligned with strategy. - −3.0 BlackRock urges mining giants to sell their rail networks
BlackRock pressure on miners including Rio to sell rail networks - +0.8 Argyle Diamonds Are From the Most Important Diamond Mine That Ever Existed
Feature on Argyle mine history, Rio's former mine