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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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The Special Rough Market
21 march 2014
(Rapaport) - Rough diamond demand and prices don’t always follow trends in the polished market – much to the dismay of diamond manufacturers who often complain about the disconnection between the two markets. The exception is in exceptional diamonds. Demand for very large and special diamonds on the dealer market continues to rise in 2014, as it did in 2013, for both rough and polished.
ALROSA will obtain independence
20 march 2014
(Kommersant) – For the first time ever, ALROSA may see representatives of its minority shareholders on the Supervisory Board. According to the Kommersant Daily, Lazard Asset Management, acting on behalf of their customers owning about a 3-percent stake in ALROSA, proposes to include Tav Morgan of Baring Vostok Capital Partners, the former chief strategist at MMC Norilsk Nickel, and Thomas J. O'Neill, ex-president of Harry Winston Diamond Corporation. ALROSA does not comment on new candidates, but the market believes the two figures are quite “passable.”
Dancing Diamonds Dazzle Jewellery Buyers
20 march 2014
(Jeweller) - The Twinkle Setting is an innovative new jewellery concept which allows the stone to continually move to create a consistent sparkle, alluding to the vision of “dancing” diamonds. Launched at the Hong Kong fair last September, the Dancing Stone is the brainchild of Japanese jewellery designer, Hidetaka Dobashi.
Jewelry Giants
19 march 2014
(Rapaport) - Signet Jewelers’ $1.4 billion acquisition of Zale Corporation signals the emergence of another retail giant in the diamond and jewelry market; not that the two companies were such small fish until now. Along with Tiffany & Co., Signet and Zale represent the top three specialty jewelers in the U.S. by revenue, while the latter two far exceed Tiffany & Co. by store count. The deal, pending regulatory approval, will consolidate Signet’s position as the largest jeweler in the U.S.
Of Zim diamond ‘scandals’, presidential volte-face and lies!
18 march 2014
Two recent developments, which involved players in Zimbabwe’s diamond mining industry and President Robert Mugabe left many a people gap mouthed in awe.
