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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
The $6 million question: Why arrests in Zim’s diamond bribe case are taking long?
22 october 2013
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe claimed last month that former Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation (ZMDC) chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa extorted $6 million from a Ghanaian company that sought to invest in the Marange diamond field on a joint venture agreement with the state-owned firm. However, Masimirembwa denied the accusations leveled against him saying Mugabe was given wrong information by his advisors.
Namdeb should give up on tax relief pleas
21 october 2013
Namibia recently reiterated that it will not reduce tax on diamond mining despite concerted lobbying by the country’s leading diamond producer, Namdeb.
The Aroma of Fat Arabica Margins
18 october 2013
Why talk about coffee in the diamond world? Because there is so much to learn from it, Edahn Golan writes on idexonline.com. For example, that there is a big disconnect between the cost of the raw material and the retail product, just as there is between rough diamonds and polished diamonds sold at a store.
Gold struggles in Frankenstein economy
17 october 2013
Central Bank interventions in the economy are nothing new, even if the dealings of Central Banks and even the US Exchange Stabilization Fund are often murky, Ross Norman writes in an article posted by www.bi-me.com. The consequence of it, however, is a man-made economy which behaves and looks rather weird, a Frankenstein economy if you will.
Coming Soon: A Physically Backed Diamond ETF?
16 october 2013
Diamonds are a polarizing investment choice. According to Charlotte McLeod writing for the Diamond Investing News, those who love them are quick to extol their virtues, while those who don’t are just as quick to point out their problems.
