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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.
Yesterday
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...
22 october 2026
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.
22 october 2026
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.
22 october 2026
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.
22 october 2026
Pros and cons of extraterrestrial diamonds
21 september 2012
(m.interfax.by) - The vast reserves of impact diamonds contained in the deposits located in Yakutia, the information of which was put into the public domain this week, do not claim to be a new Klondike ready to fill the market with rough diamond for many decades to come, Interfax says in its report from Moscow.
Performance Anxiety? Companies with Women on Boards Do Better Than Those Without
20 september 2012
(resourceinvestingnews.com) - For large public companies, having at least one female board member has proven to contribute to positive performance, says a new six-year study by Credit Suisse.
South Africa diamond mining sector spared from wildcat strikes?
19 september 2012
South Africa has been witnessing a crippling industrial action for a month now by miners that are demanding higher wages. As many fear a repeat of a 2005 national mining strike, which badly affected the gold sector, there was a modicum of certainty that the country’s diamond mines will not catch the fire.
BRACS countries and the world diamond business
18 september 2012
Diamond mining is carried out in 22 countries in the world, but if you select major diamond producing countries – exceeding $1 billion a year by the value of extracted diamonds - you can merge them into a group called BRACS: Botswana, Russia, Angola, Canada and South Africa.
Sightholders in search of new options
17 september 2012
In anticipation of the September website DTC sightholders hope there will be some price correction for De Beers goods to reflect market realities. If not, they will be left to count for De Beers to at least reduce its offering to stimulate demand in the market. The sightholders’ discontent and uncertainty about the diamond giant's policies continue to grow. For some of them, the DTC September sight may become the last straw.
