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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...
Yesterday
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.
Yesterday
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.
Yesterday
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.
Yesterday
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...
21 october 2026
The Certification Scam That Will Hurt
04 january 2014
(Idex Online) - Are consumers a gullible group of people, driven by personal desire to look pretty that outweighs care for others? Is it possibly a misplaced expectation that consumers be more moral than the lowest among the diamond industry? Or is it possible that the real issue is that most consumers care only when it affects them personally? There is no doubt that a concern for being ripped off or conned is more discerning than what happens to other, anonymous people – such as diamond diggers – on the other side of the world.
The Diamond Story of 2013
31 december 2013
(Rapaport) - In many respects, 2013 was a momentous, albeit frustrating, year for the diamond industry. There were plenty of positive milestones achieved that will continue to leave their mark for years to come. However, from a trading point of view, the market was as tough as ever with manufacturers struggling to garner respectable profit margins.
Profile: Neil Ventura
30 december 2013
(Rapaport) - De Beers Auction Sales is a global business involved in negotiating the sale of rough diamonds to manufacturing, retailing and trading business buyers using innovative online auctions. Originally established in Antwerp in 1964, De Beers Auction Sales is located in the world's leading diamond centers in Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, and Dubai with its corporate office in Singapore. Neil Ventura, Senior Vice President of De Beers Auction Sales Singapore Pte Ltd. talks about his company and its activities.
Second-Tier Companies in Global Diamond Mining - Petra Diamonds
30 december 2013
Petra Diamonds Limited was founded by Adonis Pouroulis in 1997 and its shares were listed at the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with the market capitalization of about £10 million. In recent years, Petra Diamonds, a junior diamond mining company, has shown sky-rocketing production rates and diamond mining output.
Tempers flare as villagers attack diamond miners
27 december 2013
(The Standard) - Tempers flared last month during a meeting of representatives of a new workers union for diamond workers and hundreds of villagers allegedly fired by Chiadzwa-based diamond mining companies. The villagers alleged that over 1 000 of them had their contracts terminated soon after the July 31 elections for unexplained reasons by three of the diamond mining companies in Chiadzwa namely Mbada, Marange Resources and Anjin.
