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ICSG sees global refined copper market in surplus through 2027
The Lisbon-based International Copper Study Group (ICSG), an autonomous intergovernmental think tank, has published its 2026 - 2027 global refined copper market report and forecast a widening surplus.
Today
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
Can Juniors borrow instead of raising equity? – Kenton Ralph Toews
23 december 2013
(mining.com) - Kenton Ralph Toews joined Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd. in 2011. He had spent ten years working with oil and gas companies around the world as a petroleum engineer prior to joining Sprott Global. In the recent message below, he explained how lending to resource companies works and why a junior might opt for debt over an equity issuance.
China's biggest jeweler sees gold in the masses
20 december 2013
(Reuters) - The world's most valuable jewellery retailer Chow Tai Fook, which counts Cartier and Tiffany & Co as competitors, is on a quest to conquer the hearts of China's future big spenders. Its weapons of choice: Hello Kitty and Winnie the Pooh.
Botswana, the future center of the diamond business in Africa?
19 december 2013
Diamond mining in Botswana started in 1971. The country is currently setting the pace in the world’s diamond output by value and volume. It is one of the global largest exporters of diamonds. The large-scale program of diamond beneficiation in Botswana, the implementation of which was complicated by the end of 2008 due to the global economic crisis, is gaining momentum as this southern African country enjoys sustainable growth in diamond production.
Diamond Line - Harry Winston’s Fairway
18 december 2013
Starting from 2004, Harry Winston is a leader in the global jewellery market, according to the Luxury Institute ratings based on the survey results among the U.S. ultra high net worth consumers. The responders consider it to be a “great reputation” mark, a leader in the diamond jewellery design, point out the jeweler’s goods quality and exclusivity and consider its jewellery as investments. If Cartier’s jewellery is art for the French, then a Harry Winston jewellery piece is a reward for the Americans.
Cutifani warns of 'heavy-going' in 2014
17 december 2013
(miningmx.com) – Anglo American CEO, Mark Cutifani, warned of headwinds, including lower production from its iron ore, copper and thermal coal assets in the 2014 financial year, and added the UK-listed group had to find $300m to $500m more in cash flow uplift in order to meet targets required for its regeneration.
