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JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The newly merged Glencore Xstrata group on Monday posted combined first-quarter 2013 production results, which saw the metals and minerals division delivering solid results, despite some softening in prices towards the end of the quarter.

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencore-xstrata-q1-results-show-solid-performance-from-metals-division-2013-05-13?

Glencore has been waiting for several months for China, the biggest buyer of the materials it trades and mines, to give the go-ahead before it can complete its $35-billion acquisition of miner Xstrata, the largest deal in the sector to date.

http://www.miningweekly.com/article/glencore-pushes-back-xstrata-merger-again-due-to-china-probe-2013-04-02?