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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.
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.
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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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Changing Places: The Shifting Producer Power Play (Musical Chairs: Diamond Producers Swap Places Due to Effect of Downturn)
11 february 2014
(IDEX Magazine) - De Beers may claim that a diamond is forever; however, after leading the global diamond industry and its production of gems for a century, its formerly dominant role in the business is not so certain. It has already been overtaken in terms of volume by Alrosa, although in value terms De Beers still leads. Perhaps it can learn something from the Russian giant whose aim is a very simple one: to mine diamonds and sell rough.
IDEX Online Research: Flat Start to 2014 For Polished Diamond Prices
10 february 2014
(IDEX Online) – The IDEX Online Polished Diamond Index was largely unchanged in January, averaging 131.9 compared with 132.2 in the final month of 2013. Round items were mixed, with 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5-carat diamonds rising while 3.0, 4.0 and 5.0-carat stones declined on the month. The IDEX Online Polished Diamond Index began the new year up at 132.6 and ended the month at close to the same figure – 132.5 – but between the start and end of the month spent most of the time at around 130-131.
Indian domestic market has been doing pretty well in January, despite gold curb restrictions
07 february 2014
The Indian industry was in a damage control mode during the month of January 2014. To begin with, the synthetic diamond fiasco had to be sorted and remedial measures had to be adopted. And the problem had to be taken ‘by the horns’ and dealt with severity, as the credibility of the diamond industry was in stake.
Worlds Apart: Yinren And The Antwerp Diamond Bank
06 february 2014
(IDEX Online) - The self-proclaimed Yinren Group, which is trying to purchase the Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB) from KBC, gives curiously conflicting signals on its activities in the United States.
Money laundering and terrorist financing through trade in diamonds - FATF
04 february 2014
The Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) latest typologies report has concluded that the diamonds trade is subject to considerable money laundering and terrorist financing vulnerabilities and risks.
