November 14, 2019 BHP’s incoming CEO a much needed breeze of fresh air for the mining industry “Ethical,” “thoughtful,” “gender-equality champion,” are just some of the adjectives describing Mike Henry, BHP's next leader.
November 13, 2019 BHP names Mike Henry as new CEO Henry will replace Andrew Mackenzie effective January 1, 2020.
November 13, 2019 Glencore to shut Canadian smelter by year-end, over 400 jobs lost The facility was supposed to transition to a custom smelter after the mine closed in 2013.
November 13, 2019 China-backed JV to develop giant Simandou north iron ore deposit in Guinea Guinea’s Societe Miniere de Boke (SMB) and Singapore’s Winning International Group offered $14 billion to build a mine and related infrastructure.
November 12, 2019 Anglo American lowers thermal coal forecast amid move to exit sector The commodity was barely mentioned in an update to investors as one of the company’s main pillars of growth from 2020 and beyond.
November 11, 2019 Vale outlook cut implies at least 14.7% sales drop in 2019 The outlook change is due to "greater visibility on sales expected for the fourth quarter."
November 11, 2019 BHP taps oil, gas for growth after shale exit BHP said it made sense to expand in oil, even in a world with rapid uptake of electric vehicles.
November 7, 2019 BHP says it is unaffected by sanctions on China’s COSCO COSCO operates in multiple segments of the seaborne trade, including container and dry bulk shipping.
November 7, 2019 Glencore strikes deal with Katanga over $5.8 billion rights issue Glencore, which owns approximately 86.3% of Katanga, had agreed to swap $5.8 billion in debt for equity, which will raise its stake further in the firm.
November 7, 2019 BHP’s Australian shareholders vote to stay in coal lobby groups Only 27% of votes cast at the company’s annual meeting in Sydney were in favour of cutting ties with industry organizations in favour of fossil fuels.
South Africa’s last manganese smelter on the brink as high power costs weigh Transalloys CEO Konstantin Sadovnik says the business has been loss‑making for about three years. December 30, 2025 | 08:13 am
