July 5, 2021 Glencore names Kalidas Madhavpeddi as new chairman Appointment comes one week after Gary Nagle replaced Ivan Glasenberg as CEO and marks a shift to new leadership for the company.
July 1, 2021 Teck named to 2021 best 50 corporate citizens in Canada Companies are evaluated on a set of up to 24 ESG indicators including board diversity, resource efficiency, financial management, and clean revenue.
July 1, 2021 Glencore appoints Paarth Vaish to head its Indian oil gas business Since November 2018 Vaish has been Glencore's Business Development Manager for Asia.
July 1, 2021 MINING PEOPLE: Ameriwest, Grizzly, Liberty Gold, MIRARCO, Nicola Mining, Signature Resources, Trillium Gold Key moves in the mining sector.
June 30, 2021 Curtin University, Australian gov’t form zero-carbon future centre for heavy industry The centre will be a catalyst to aid focus on the development of the green economy in Australia, in relation to export commodities and the significant potential for low carbon…
June 29, 2021 University of Saskatchewan tailings study sheds light on risks A team of scientists have taken a closer look at the potential environmental hazards of tailings and found the risks greater than previously thought.
June 28, 2021 Coal Association of Canada seeks responsible Alberta development The Alberta government quietly opened more than a million hectares of land on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains last year.
June 27, 2021 AI-enabled digital assistant helping modernize Latin America’s mining industry Chilean startup InDiMin is pioneering AI developments for the mining value chain, from planning to drill and blast, load and haul, mineral recovery and grinding processes.
June 25, 2021 Zimbabwe mining CEO to quit, putting economy reboot in doubt David Brown intends to step down, jeopardising the future of the company the government hopes will spur an economic revival.
June 25, 2021 MINING PEOPLE: FPX Nickel, Global Atomic, IsoEnergy, Reunion Gold, Roscan Gold, Taseko, Teck Key moves in the mining sector.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island will mark the world's first attempt to continuously lift rare-earth seabed sludge. January 11, 2026 | 04:22 pm
Australia’s VHM scraps offtake deal with Shenghe Resources The Goschen project is VHM's flagship development, focused on extracting critical minerals such as rare earth elements and titanium. January 11, 2026 | 04:08 pm
US to push for quicker action in reducing reliance on China for rare earths Aside from Japan, G7 members remain heavily dependent on critical minerals from China, which has threatened to impose strict export controls. January 11, 2026 | 09:07 am