Ivan Glasenberg appointed his nephew as head of oil assets at Glencore, the latest changing of the guard in the senior ranks of the world’s largest commodity trader.
Colin Glasenberg, who joined Glencore’s energy business in 2011, is now part of seni…
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British Columbia Premier John Horgan has appointed Bruce Ralston as Energy, Mines and Petroleum Minister, replacing Michelle Mungall, who has moved to the role of Jobs and Economic Development Minister.
The Association of Mineral Exploration British C…
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Metals miner Hudbay Minerals on Wednesday appointed Peter Kukielski is its new president and CEO.
Kukielski had been serving as interim president and CEO since July last year, after Alan Hair resigned following a proxy battle between Hudbay and shareh…
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Fabio Schvartsman was supposed to be the fresh face that would help Vale, the world’s biggest iron-ore miner, advance the company after a 2015 dam collapse. Instead, the 65-year-old is facing homicide charges after the company’s latest deadly disaster….
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Mining engineer George Burns, the CEO of Canadian miner Eldorado Gold, has been appointed an independent director of Vancouver-based Turquoise Hill Resources. Burns has a 40-year career in gold, copper and coal mining, Turquoise Hill pointed out on Tue…
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Coal miner Peabody on Wednesday named Mark Spurbeck as interim CFO, replacing Amy Schwetz, who will be taking the CFO position at an NYSE-listed industrial company. Schwetz, who has served as CFO for five years, will continue with Peabody in coming we…
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Canada’s Canpotex, the joint venture between Mosaic and Nutrien that markets Saskatchewan potash overseas, has appointed Gordan McKenzie its president and CEO. The appointment is effective January 17.
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TSX- and NYSE American-listed PolyMet Mining has recruited Richard Lock as senior VP and project director for the NorthMet copper/nickel project, in Minnesota, US.
Lock is a veteran mining executive who has led construction and development of large co…
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Dual-listed precious and base metals explorer Adriatic Metals, which focuses on its Vareš project in Bosnia, has appointed a new CFO and a new chief geologist, as it moves to develop its assets into production and expand its known resource base.
The c…
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London-listed Petra Diamonds on Tuesday announced the appointment of mining engineer Peter Hill as nonexecutive director and chairperson to succeed founder and chairperson Adonis Pouroulis on March 31.
Hill, currently chairperson of the world’s larges…
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