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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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Tenders a Tough Sell For Many Diamantaires
04 march 2014
(IDEX Online) - It's a thorny issue and the arguments for both sides are well-rehearsed and sincerely expressed. Nonetheless, has the point been reached where much of the diamond industry is being damaged by diamond tenders?
Five years of anti-crisis efforts by ALROSA
03 march 2014
(INTERFAX.RU) - Five years ago the operating results of ALROSA were so disappointing that many predicted an imminent default to this company. ALROSA completed 2008 having nearly $ 1 billion of net loss, while its net debt approached $ 5 billion by mid-2009, with almost no sales on the world market.
Petra Diamonds Returns a Profit in 1H
28 february 2014
(Rapaport) - Petra Diamonds posted a net profit of $28.4 million during the fiscal half year that ended on December 31, which was up from a loss of $15.2 million one year earlier. Profit was driven by a significant increase in the company's revenue and production during the period.
Diamond imperfections pave the way to technology gold
27 february 2014
(The Nanowerk News) - From supersensitive detections of magnetic fields to quantum information processing, the key to a number of highly promising advanced technologies may lie in one of the most common defects in diamonds. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have taken an important step towards unlocking this key with the first ever detailed look at critical ultrafast processes in these diamond defects.
Investors find diamond solitaire safe bet, price up 37% in a year
26 february 2014
(Business Standard) – Diamond solitaire’s price rose sharply to 37 per cent in a year on robust demand, as investors sought refuge in precious stones in anticipation of favourable returns, following lacklustre performances by other asset classes.
