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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
Diamonds in the Ocean
17 september 2013
Namibia has a rich wealth of diamonds off its coast in the Atlantic Ocean, but getting to them presents specific challenges, writes Ettagale Blauer in an article posted by Rapaport. Diamonds have a habit of burying themselves in some of the most inhospitable places on earth. Some are in the frozen north of Canada and Russia, others in the hot sands of Australia. But there are few places more difficult to “mine” than the cold Atlantic Ocean, off the southwest coast of Africa.
Synthetic Worries – Are they Justified?
16 september 2013
The growing prevalence of lab-made diamonds is a source of great worry to Indian diamond manufacturers and wholesalers, according to Edahn Golan writing on IDEX Online. All worried about the impact and possible growing popularity of lab-made diamonds on their business. The big question is what role lab-made diamonds will play in the consumer market.
The Charmed Ones
13 september 2013
Can vintage diamonds be graded by new cut standards, or do they require special criteria for evaluating cut, Ettagale Blauer asks, writing on Rapaport. Suppose you drove your beautifully buffed, perfectly tuned antique roadster to a car auction only to be told it doesn’t meet today’s mileage requirements and needs seat belts? That’s how dealers in antique cut diamonds feel about receiving Gemological Institute of America (GIA) certificates that give their old European cut diamonds a “poor” cut grade.
Will India be the Next Diamond Hotspot?
12 september 2013
Last month, the big news from India was that a weak rupee, coupled with low gold prices, was pushing the country’s typically gold-hungry consumers away from the yellow metal and toward diamonds, Charlotte McLeod says on diamondinvestingnews.com. Now, more news about India is hitting the wires, this time from the country’s National Geophysical Research Institute. The occasion? Researchers there have discovered that Southeast India may be home to an abundance of the precious gems.
Flights of Fancy
11 september 2013
Visible from earth but tantalizingly out of reach, the moon and stars have been a constant source of awe and wonder. From prehistoric times to the “final frontier” of Star Trek, from the worship of moon goddesses to man walking on the moon, the wonders of the firmament have held a fascination for mankind, serving as the inspiration for artistic flights of fancy, including jewelry, Phyllis Schiller writes on Rapaport.
