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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
Zim diamond forum organisers left in the cold, as government goes it alone
14 september 2012
Zimbabwe has sidestepped the initial organisers of the country’s first ever international diamond conference. This followed reports that Mines Minister Obert Mpofu would now host the international diamond forum between November 12 and 13 in the resort town of Victoria Falls.
India: Changing the Way the U.S. Does Business
13 september 2012
(Rapaport) - India has proven itself a formidable competitor in the global diamond industry. In a matter of mere decades, it has managed to multiply its trading volume, expand its manufacturing capacity, install cutting-edge technology, develop its skill set, add hundreds of thousands to its payroll and market itself creatively and aggressively.
Angola slowly winning war against informal diamond mining
12 september 2012
Three years ago the Partnership Africa Canada (PAC) issued a report, which claimed that Angola had weak internal controls of diamonds produced by artisanal miners or garimpeiros as they are locally known. Angola derived no benefits from the mined diamonds as they were sold illegally. The disturbance of the civil war also saw the country heavily exposed to illegal diamond mining.
Yigal Hausman Presents the Second Generation of Gem Scope
11 september 2012
In late 1999, Yigal Hausman presented a camera that enables the imaging of a polished diamond from the outside and the inside, and its virtual presentation to a buyer on the other side of the world. In late 2011, he is now introducing a second, updated version of the camera. The development is designed for trade (B2B) only.
Undisclosed synthetics: What the labs say
10 september 2012
In the eyes of the industry’s largest grading laboratories, it was only a matter of time before this day would come. Synthetic, or lab-grown, colorless diamonds created using the chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process are becoming more common in the market. And not everybody’s being honest about what they are selling.
