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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
How Trump Could Accidentally Fuel a Global Trade Boom
25 january 2017
(bloomberg.com) - Far from jolting the U.S. into a protectionist lurch, might President-elect Donald Trump unwittingly help buoy global trade next year? Here’s one scenario to mull over: A strong dollar and a tight U.S. labor market, combined with Trump’s proposed fiscal plans, may fuel a rise in net U.S. imports in 2017, a boon for commodity exporters and goods manufacturers such as China—in defiance of the Republican’s protectionist vows on the campaign trail. That’s the view advanced by Gabriel Stein, a developed-market analyst at Roubini Global Economics LLC. He reckons the stars are aligning for a broad-based pickup in investment activity that will see a rise in America’s current-account deficit next year, as all three domestic players—the public sector, households, corporations—draw down on their savings.
How Were Holiday Jewelry Sales? A Roundup
24 january 2017
(jckonline.com) - The annual 24 Karat Weekend is a great way to take the industry’s temperature after the holiday. This year, holiday results appear to be all over the map - some independents did great; others recorded a 1 to 2 percent gain, which has become standard for many since the recession. In a surprise, we also saw mixed results at the mass-market level as well. Here is as much information as we could cull about how the industry did at holiday. As you will see, the data shows a mixed, but not altogether downbeat, picture.
Europol hosts international conference on jewellery robbery and burglary
23 january 2017
(europol.europa.eu) - This week Europol organised, together with Austria and Switzerland, the first international conference on jewellery robbery and burglary under a new umbrella project entitled ‘Diamond’. Hosted at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, the event brought together more than 70 experts from almost all EU Member States, as well as third parties from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Eurojust and private jewellery/watch companies. ‘Diamond’ was initially composed as a follow-up project to Interpol’s ‘Pink Panther’ project, which ended in 2016. The ‘Pink Panther’ project focussed only on robberies committed by perpetrators from the Western Balkans. Diamond, however, will even extend its focus, which will not only include criminal networks involved in jewellery robberies, including burglaries, from Europe but also from the Baltic Sea and Western Black Sea areas.
Diamond Lobby Wants to Get Serious About Millennials
20 january 2017
(bloomberg.com) - The diamond industry is looking to up the ante on its effort to win over younger consumers more interested in gadgets and gastronomy.
Why diamonds could be about to lose their luster
19 january 2017
(europe.newsweek.com) - The global diamond industry has had to deal with a number of crises in recent years, but the emergence of synthetic stones may be its toughest challenge yet. Driven in part by consumer concerns over the sourcing of natural diamonds and backed by wealthy investors, the synthetic jewelry sector is growing exponentially. The affordability and comparable quality of man-made diamonds are forcing traditional traders to mount a rear-guard action to frustrate the competition.
