September 8, 2025

Glencore’s former head of recycling launches critical minerals processing firm

Kunal Sinha, who left Glencore last Friday after nearly 14 years in various roles, has formed the New York-based processing startup Valor.

September 1, 2025

ArcelorMittal South Africa job cuts could rise above 4,000, union says

The company produces some 2.4 million metric tons of steel annually, about 4% of group output.

August 29, 2025

Energy exec tasked with speeding up project approvals in Canada

Canada has named senior energy industry executive Dawn Farrell to lead a new office designed to fast-track the review and approval of natural resources projects.

August 27, 2025

Newmont plans sweeping job cuts in cost-cutting drive – report

Newmont’s costs have surged more than 50% over the past five years due to higher energy, labor, and material prices.

August 19, 2025

Glencore trader who led ill-fated battery recycling push to exit

Kunal Sinha is stepping down after unwinding the firm’s unsuccessful investment partnership with battery metals recycler Li-Cycle Holdings.

August 19, 2025

Trafigura hires traders for deeper push into gold and silver

Although not the initial focus, Trafigura’s move could eventually see the trading house handle refined bullion bars.

August 12, 2025

Eramet names processing head in Gabon with eye on manganese ore export ban

Gabon's government recently announced that it would ban the export of raw manganese from January 2029.

August 11, 2025

Albemarle operating chief Netha Johnson to leave company

Albemarle did not provide a timeline for Johnson's exit.

August 8, 2025

Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit

Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring.

August 3, 2025

Codelco says all five trapped workers at El Teniente mine have died

The workers have been trapped underground since Thursday night, when a 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck the central Chile region.