On 5 February it was announced that a proposed merger between Rio Tinto and Swiss trading giant Glencore had been abandoned. Simon Trott is now back on the hunt to bolster the Anglo‑Australian mining major’s mineral portfolio. Trott, who took the Rio Tinto helm last August from the Danish national Jakob Stausholm, hails from Western Australia and has a strong commercial background. He is scrutinising opportunities in the copper and battery metals sectors – […]
On 5 February it was announced that a proposed merger between Rio Tinto and Swiss trading giant Glencore had been abandoned. Simon Trott is now back on the hunt to bolster the Anglo‑Australian mining major’s mineral portfolio. Trott, who took the Rio Tinto helm last August from the Danish national Jakob Stausholm, hails from Western Australia and has a strong commercial background. He is scrutinising opportunities in the copper and battery metals sectors – […] Read More