News
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
De Beers and Diamcor Push Through Southern Africa Flooding
05 june 2013
Southern Africa has seen some unusual weather this year, Charlotte McLeod writes on Diamond Investing News. In mid-January, the region, which is normally semi-arid, experienced flooding after torrential rains in both South Africa and Zimbabwe caused the Limpopo River to overflow, Al Jazeera reported. However, diamond giant De Beers and Diamcor Mining, both of which have operations in South Africa’s Limpopo Province, have emerged largely unscathed.
ALROSA 2018
04 june 2013
Among the many interesting aspects of the recent trade-press tour of ALROSA’s operations in the Yakutia Republic was the fact that it happened. The Russia-based diamond mining company has become a more focused, transparent, media-and-investor friendly operation ahead of its prospective initial public offering (IPO) planned for October of this year, Avi Krawitz writes on Rapaport.
Diamonds go under the hammer
03 june 2013
ALROSA will sell large diamonds at auctions run by Sotheby's. The company deems it important not only to have a premium to its price obtained at an auction, but also to promote its brand in the United States, Alexandra Terentyeva says in an article published by the Vedomosti Daily.
The future of major diamond miners
31 may 2013
The economic crisis has dramatically changed the pre-crisis balance between diamond mining, cutting and trading companies as competition between them in these conditions has sharply deteriorated. If until recently there were four major companies, which played a primary role in the diamond industry, today the situation is changing rapidly and second-tier companies are beginning to come to the forefront.
Diamondcorp rules out operating in ‘high risk’ Angola, DRC
30 may 2013
Diamondcorp has ruled out operating in Angola or the Democratic Republic of Congo at the moment due to what it called “high risks” associated with the two African countries. The diamond junior said in a statement emailed to Rough & Polished that it had in recent years been offered diamond projects but nothing presented the financial returns or upside potential they considered necessary to be value accretive for shareholders and warrant the management attention required.
