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Rio Tinto, and Glencore Plc have been discussing combining their businesses, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. Both the firms, which are among the world's largest iron ore miners,

Rio Tinto and Glencore reportedly held talks about a potential merger late last year, but the talks have seemingly fizzled out, a source revealed to Bloomberg.