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Antofagasta Q3 copper output up 7%, annual guidance maintained
Chilean miner Antofagasta has reported that its copper production increased by 7% in the third quarter of 2026 to 151,900 tonnes, compared to 142,000 tonnes in the same period a year earlier.
Today
Saudi oil companies to engage in lithium production
The Saudi oilfield services company National Energy Services Reunited has announced that its specialized division, NESR Environmental and Decarbonisation Applications (NEDA), has entered into an agreement with the national oil and gas monopoly Aramco...
Yesterday
India tightens standards for gold
India’s new "Good Delivery Gold" standard system establishes requirements for responsible sourcing and traceability. The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has called for the swift adoption and international recognition of these standards...
Yesterday
Orion Minerals secures $40m Glencore financing for Prieska mine development
Orion Minerals has secured $40 million in Tranche A financing from Glencore for its flagship Prieska Copper Zinc Mine in South Africa's Northern Cape, after the funding became unconditional following the execution of final concentrate offtake and intercreditor...
Yesterday
De Beers' Q3 output falls 11%, assumes full ownership of Gahcho Kue
Anglo American has reported an 11% decrease in De Beers’ rough diamond production for the third quarter of 2026, down to 6.8 million carats compared to 7.7 million carats in the same period last year.
Yesterday
Rising Optimism As U.S. Market Heads For Possible Record-Breaking Year
28 november 2014
(IDEX Online) - Jewelry and watch sales in the United States in September increased by around 3 percent on the year to $5.52 billion, after putting in a highly respectable rise of 4 percent in August. Consequently, 2014 could yet be a record-breaking year for jewelry and watch sales. If this trend continues, U.S. sales of fine jewelry and watches could reach a record $81 billion in 2014, up from the prior year’s $77 billion, a gain of 5 percent. After a slow start in 2014, sales of fine jewelry and fine watches in the U.S. market have shown solid gains since May, according to IDEX Online Research.
Fancy Color Diamonds Identified as Stable, High Growth Alternative Asset Class
27 november 2014
(Rapaport) - A new index by The Fancy Color Research Foundation (The FCRF) shows that fancy color diamonds have delivered strong and consistent price increases, outperforming key global asset indices since 2005.
Is an App the Answer to Successful Diamond Investing?
26 november 2014
(Diamond Investing News) - Wayne D. Prentice, a graduate gemologist and former GIA resident gemology instructor, has deep roots in the diamond industry. He’s been involved in it in various ways since the 1980s, and most recently developed the DiamondMaster app, which he describes as a “global wholesale price list based on reliable market data.” To find out more about the app and how it can help investors, Diamond Investing News (DIN) sat down and spoke to Prentice.
"Diamonds are legion in India’s rock caves…"
25 november 2014
Last week, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) held a presentation organized in team with the Moscow Diamond Bourse in the Marriott Hotel, Moscow.
Anglo recovery linked to Carroll era calls
24 november 2014
(miningmx.com) – Brian Gilbertson once observed in an interview that perhaps the fates had a larger role to play in the fortunes of the mining sector, and its leaders, than perhaps is generally recognised. Gilbertson’s point was that CEOs are paid to take the responsibility for critical judgements a board and executive committee make, but if the market or conditions turn against you then that’s just your bad luck. An extreme fluctuation in the market can make heros and villains of any CEO, regardless.
