South32’s 90% Base-Metals Bet Takes Shape as CEO Graham Kerr Pushes North America Pivot

South32 could have roughly 90% of its production in base metals — industrial metals such as copper, zinc and lead — within 18 months, outgoing Chief Executive Graham Kerr said in an interview published by Financial Mail on March 5, sharpening the miner’s North America tilt as a leadership handover nears.