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Glencore

Glencore is a multinational commodity trading and mining company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The company operates across the entire supply chain of more than 60 commodities, combining mining and metals production with marketing, logistics and industrial processing activities. Glencore is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, making it one of the world's largest diversified natural resource companies by revenue and market capitalisation. Its core business segments include metals and minerals, energy products and agricultural products, with significant operations in copper, cobalt, zinc, nickel, coal and oil. The company operates mines, smelters, refineries and storage facilities across more than 35 countries on six continents, employing approximately 150,000 people including contractors. Major mining assets include copper operations in Africa and South America, coal mines in Australia, Colombia and South Africa, and zinc operations in Australia, Canada and Kazakhstan. Glencore holds significant stakes in several major mining ventures, including a 44% interest in the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile, one of the world's largest copper deposits. The company generates annual revenues exceeding $200-billion, positioning it among the top commodity traders globally. Glencore was formed in 1974 as Marc Rich + Co and rebranded in 1994, before completing its initial public offering in 2011 and merging with Xstrata in 2013 to create the current integrated mining and trading powerhouse.

Glencore News


A copper mine in the DRC
Congo presses ahead with local ownership rule for miners despite industry concerns
Updated 3 hours ago By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo will begin enforcing a long-delayed requirement for mining companies to offer local ownership stakes from July 31, the mines ministry said, despite concerns from some... 


Rare earths ore
USA Rare Earth CEO Humpton to retire, Serra Verde's Moraitis to succeed
20th July 2026 By: Reuters

USA Rare Earth said on Monday that Barbara Humpton will retire as CEO and board director effective October 1, with Serra Verde CEO Thras Moraitis set to succeed her. Brazilian rare earths miner... 


Eland conveyor from one of the decline
Eland mine complex, South Africa – update
17th July 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

Eland’s ramp-up continued on schedule during the 2026 financial year. 


Sibanye-Stillwater VP Chrome and Base Metals Babsie Crane.
Expansion plans pointing to 75% increase in Sibanye-Stillwater’s chrome volumes
16th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Chrome is a growing value contributor to the revenue base of Sibanye-Stillwater’s South Africa platinum group metals (PGM) portfolio, delivering margins, resilience and project support. Chrome has... 


The Taca Taca project area
First Quantum said to seek sale of stake in giant copper project
15th July 2026 By: Bloomberg

First Quantum Minerals is in talks to sell a stake in one of the world’s biggest undeveloped copper projects as rival miners and strategic investors rush to boost exposure to the metal. First... 


Chilean Cobalt drill core samples
Rare earths explorer Chilean Cobalt starts next earn-in phase of work, ships carbonate concentrate samples
15th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

As US-based Chilean Cobalt Corporation works to earn 100% ownership of the NeoRe rare earths project in southern Chile, the company has completed a Phase 1 work programme and has actively started... 


Mine trucks in operation at a mine in the DRC
Congo's planned mining law reform could dent investor confidence, industry warns
14th July 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo's main mining industry body has warned that proposed changes to mining laws aimed at tightening state control could dent investor confidence in the world's top cobalt... 


DRC President Felix Tshisekedi
Heavy-handed revenue enforcement a threat to Congo mining sector, warns president
13th July 2026 By: Reuters

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered state revenue agencies to refrain from heavy-handed enforcement operations against mining companies, warning that excessive measures could dent... 


Young cricketers sharpen their bowling skills in Berseba through the KG Rabada Fast Bowling Academy
Young cricketers sharpen their bowling skills in Berseba through the KG Rabada Fast Bowling Academy
10th July 2026

The KG Rabada Fast Bowling Academy hosted a bowling clinic at the Berseba Multi-purpose Facility, giving budding pacers from Berseba and the Rustenburg Hub the opportunity to sharpen their skills... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’
10th July 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox... 


Clearwater project in Alberta
E3 to collaborate with European lithium hydroxide converter
9th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-V-listed E3 Lithium has entered into a non-binding collaboration agreement with Tees Valley Lithium (TVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alkemy Capital Investments. The agreement establishes a... 


A copper and cobalt mine in the DRC
Congo sees no major threat from Middle East crisis to copper, cobalt output
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo does not expect significant disruptions to copper and cobalt production this year due to chemical supply constraints stemming from conflict in the Middle East, a senior... 


Artisanal miners work at a former industrial copper/cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi
Congo cobalt exporters fear losing quotas due to administrative glitch, sources say
6th July 2026 By: Reuters

Major cobalt producers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risk losing some of their first-half export quotas due to an administrative glitch affecting a customs platform, according to... 


Northern Star's KCGM 'Super Pit' mine
Gold miner Northern Star names new CEO, Elliott presses for review
2nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Northern Star Resources said on Thursday that Suresh Vadnagra would be its next CEO as it reported preliminary gold sales that met guidance, and as activist investor Elliott reiterated the miner's... 


A block with the symbol, atomic number and mass number of cobalt
Congo withdraws unused cobalt export quotas
30th June 2026 By: Reuters

Democratic Republic of Congo will withdraw unused cobalt export rights under first-half quotas and reassign them to a state-controlled entity, its strategic minerals regulator said, tightening... 


BHP CEO Brandon Craig
Strikes, soaring costs and M&A await BHP's new CEO Craig
25th June 2026 By: Reuters

Newly minted BHP CEO Brandon Craig faces a crowded in-tray as he takes mining's top job on July 1, from threatened iron ore strikes and ballooning costs to a potential uranium push and a febrile... 


Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox.
Sibanye-Stillwater’s mass of metal ‘probably one of planet’s biggest’
24th June 2026 By: Martin Creamer

This is an incredible endowment and we are executing a deliberate strategy to extract more value from every single square metre of our resource base, an ebullient Sibanye-Stillwater COO Richard Cox... 


A copper mine in the DRC
Congo eyes co-ops, credit scheme to fund mine workers' equity stakes
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

The Democratic Republic of Congo is considering a plan to help mining employees acquire mandatory stakes in the companies they work for through worker cooperatives and company-financed credit, a... 


Rio Tinto's Rincon lithium operation, in Argentina
Rio Tinto sees lithium as fastest-growing division, executive says
24th June 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto expects its lithium business to grow faster than its copper, iron-ore and other divisions as it works to triple production by 2028 for the electric vehicle and battery storage markets, an... 


Artisanal gold mining in the DRC
Congo miners seek delay to 5% worker equity rule before July deadline, sources say
18th June 2026 By: Reuters

Miners in the Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking a delay to a government directive requiring them to grant a 5% equity stake to Congolese employees, while unions are pushing for immediate... 


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