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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
Rio Tinto, BHP may pursue diamond asset IPOs: analysts
25 april 2012
Mining giants BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto may spin off their diamond assets as publicly traded companies if they can't obtain premiums from potential buyers, industry analysts say.
Diamonds: US invites Mpofu to KPCS
24 april 2012
The United States government wants Mines and Mining Development Minister Obert Mpofu and his delegation to attend the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme meeting set for June this year, the online Herald reports.
The lure of diamonds
23 april 2012
After some extraordinary zig-zagging in the gems' price, KKR may make a major investment in their prospects by creating the world's third biggest producer, Tom Bawden reports in his article posed by the online edition of the Independent.
In Paris, Nature Meets Craft in Jewelry
20 april 2012
It is 100 years since the decadent poetry of René Lalique’s jewelry was abandoned by its creator in favor of sculpted crystal objects. According to the author, the sleeping beauty of the Lalique world was woken with a new collection based on the love of nature and a fiery imagination that created mythical creatures from peacocks to dragonflies.
Anglo American Proves Vulnerable to Takeover by Glencore-Xstrata: Real M&A
19 april 2012
Already one of the cheapest major mining companies, Anglo American Plc (AAL) is becoming an even more likely takeover target with Xstrata Plc and Glencore International Plc’s potential merger threatening to leave it dwarfed by three of its closest rivals.
