News
05 September 2019

Glencore's risk appetite dwindles, fueling focus on safer regions

In:
Metals and Mining
Region:
Americas, Europe

Glencore's penchant for risk has long been mining industry lore, but the company is quickly expanding into a part of the world that would have been improbable just a few years ago: Minnesota.The Swiss-based commodity trader took majority control last June of PolyMet Mining Corp, which is...

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