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Canadian Exiro Nickel acquires nickel assets from Vale
The complex comprises two mines and a facility for the production of refined nickel. According to the most recent data—covering the period from the fourth quarter of 2023 through the third quarter of 2024—Thompson Operations produced 10,500 tonnes of...
Today
DRDGOLD Q3 gold output climbs 10% as revenue reaches over $180m
DRDGOLD's gold production increased by 10% to 42,021 ounces for the quarter ended 30 September 2026, supported by a 15% improvement in yield to 0.212g/t despite a 5% drop in tonnage throughput.
Today
Kumba Iron Ore Q3 production falls 19% as sales rise 3%
Kumba Iron Ore's total production decreased by 19% to 7.5 million tonnes (Mt) for the third quarter ended 30 September 2026, down from 9.2 Mt a year earlier.
Today
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
Who says the Indian diamond market in Mumbai is dull and lacks excitement?
08 june 2014
If the happenings during the last few weeks can be re-called, the action-filled excitement was surely unforgettable. The usually peaceful and supposedly united Indian diamond market was agog with the sudden rise of revolt - a rebellion-of-sorts - by a group of Surat-based diamantaires. Without any doubt, it’s not wrong to say that the diamond market here in Mumbai saw more drama during the month of May, 2014 than it has ever seen in the past many decades.
If the Carat Tax is on the Table, Will Belgium Legislate?
06 june 2014
(IDEX Online) - The diamond industry is so competitive, that everyone is clamoring for an advantage, no matter how big or small. This race to improve has some fantastic aspects to it, such as a large investment of research & development in technology and even price analysis. One diamond manufacturer, when asked what is keeping him awake at night once told me, “How to improve yield by 3 percent on my 2-3 round goods.” A small technological improvement means an edge from more cost-efficient production.
Details and More Details
05 june 2014
(Rapaport Magazine) - A jewelry appraisal — a seemingly innocuous piece of paper — is worth more than its weight in gold, but only if it has been prepared by a trained professional with an obsessive attention to detail. Although appraisers are not licensed, they have a cornucopia of rules to follow from professional appraisal associations and organizations.
PAC Investigates Illicit Trade of Minerals from DRC to Dubai
04 june 2014
(DIB Online) - Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) has released a report that seeks to better understand the illicit trade of gold, and to a lesser degree, diamonds, emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the role industry and state actors play - primarily in neighboring countries and the United Arab Emirates - in facilitating this illegality.
It is necessary to timely improve one’s qualification and every gemologist knows it
03 june 2014
A profound impression was left in all the participants of the CIBJO Congress by the presentation of Yulia Solodova, Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, who drew attention to the gemological education in Russia.
