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Lundin achieves record quarterly gold output at its flagship Ecuador mine
Vancouver-based Lundin Gold has reported that in the third quarter of 2026, gold production at its Fruta del Norte mine in southeast Ecuador hit a new quarterly record.
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Richemont, Signet in talks to join De Beers consortium – report
Luxury group Richemont and US retailer Signet Jewelers are in advanced talks to join the Global Diamond Consortium (GDC) bidding for De Beers, according to five people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports.
16 october 2026
Rio Tinto begins Q4 of 2026 with strong operational performance
The Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto has reported its third-quarter 2026 results, highlighting strong operational performance.
16 october 2026
Silver market deficit to widen in 2026 - report
In the latest World Silver Survey prepared by the Silver Institute and Metals Focus, the global silver market deficit is forecast to widen for the sixth consecutive year to 46.3 million ounces.
16 october 2026
Tharisa signs PGM offtake deal with Valterra Platinum, expands chrome collaboration
South Africa’s Tharisa has entered a binding arrangement for the sale of PGM concentrate to Rustenburg Platinum Mines, a subsidiary of Valterra Platinum, effective 1 January 2027.
16 october 2026
Diamondcorp’s long-term value will sustain it through the short-term glitches
(proactiveinvestors) - “We’ve got a mine, we’ve got grade, we’ve got the carat value,” says Paul Loudon of Diamondcorp Plc (LON:DCP). “And we’ve got US$1.5bn of diamonds in the ground to be mined in the next few years.” In a nutshell that’s the base case for Diamondcorp’s Lace mine, which commenced production earlier this year. Lace has experienced its fair share of teething troubles, to the point where the market marked the shares down quite heavily on Tuesday after Diamondcorp said it had lost several days of production due to water issues. But Loudon is not to be set off course by a couple of setbacks.
