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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
The Secret Diamond Mine, Revisited
11 march 2012
Once again, the U.S. rough diamond figures are out of whack. The U.S., the country chairing the Kimberley Process this year, imported a little more than 0.7 million carats of rough diamonds in 2011 and exported nearly 1.1 million carats, nearly 0.4 million carats more than were imported. The final figures for 2011 were published by the International Trade Commission at the Department of Commerce, giving a whole new perspective to the oddity of the figures.
Zimbabwe's blood diamonds to fund violence, charges Global Witness
07 march 2012
Despite the evidence that Zimbabwe's diamonds are mined with violence and are funding the abuses of the Mugabe regime, the international diamond regulation body, the Kimberley Process, has approved their sale to international market. Last year Global Witness pulled out of the Kimberley Process charging that the body should not have given its seal of approval to Zimbabwe's diamonds.
Odious Comparisons
06 march 2012
Several people have sent me a copy of Chaim Even Zohar’s piece in his DIB entitled ‘Reflecting on the De Beers 2011 Performance,’ says Charles Wyndham of PolishedPrices in his article posted on www.polishedprices.com. In Chaim’s piece I had to read it several times to try and understand what he was trying to say, or rather why he was saying what he was trying to say.
IDEX Online Research: The Complete 2011 U.S. Jewelry Sales Roundup & 2012 Outlook
05 march 2012
Total U.S. jewelry and watch sales were $13.2 billion in December 2011, up a robust 12.5 percent from December 2010. Full year jewelry and watch sales reached a record $68.3 billion, up 11.0 percent from 2010 levels.
Israel’s Diamond Controller Hoping for a Recover in the Second Half of 2012
02 march 2012
The Israel Diamond Institute Portal has published an exclusive interview with Israel’s Diamond Controller Shmuel Mordechai taken by Iris Hortman and Michelle Moshelian.
