Marna Cloete

President and Chief Executive Officer, Ivanhoe Mines

Marna Cloete is President and Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Mines.

Ivanhoe Mines is a TSX-listed miner developing the Kamoa-Kakula copper complex in the DRC and the Platreef PGM project in South Africa. Output guidance for Kamoa-Kakula was cut in 2026 after seismic activity in 2025.

In the job

  1. Seismic activity at Kamoa-Kakula forced a temporary closure of operations, followed by a revamp of the mine engineering. Source

  2. Ivanhoe lowered Kamoa-Kakula output guidance for 2026 and 2027 and targeted over 500 000 t of copper a year from 2028. Source

Career before

  1. President, Ivanhoe Mines
  2. from 2009Chief financial officer, Ivanhoe Mines
  3. 2006Joined Ivanhoe Mines
  4. from 2002PwC mining and metals division

Education

Registered CA(SA); master's degree in taxation, University of Pretoria

Sources

  1. ivanhoemines.com
  2. miningmx.com
  3. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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