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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.
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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
Diamond mining countries in Africa: Democratic Republic Of Congo
14 october 2011
The first significant diamond find in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was in 1912 in the Tshikapa region. The Belgian Société Minière du Beceka, later known as Sibecka, started to mine these deposits in 1919. Following independence, President Joseph Mobutu began to acquire mining right shares for the state until they became fully government owned in 1973.
Diamond size does matter
13 october 2011
A huge variety of diamond jewelry so lavishly offered today by famous manufacturers is maybe able to excite the imagination of an inexperienced person but not of the celebrities who are sort of challenging each other in a competition to see who looks more brilliant, elegant and high-priced in all senses.
Can you make money following IPOs?
12 october 2011
There are few transactions in the financial markets that evoke quite as much interest and speculation as Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and the quote from Taleb below seems to be apt in an era of uncertainty. “In science you need to understand the world,” Taleb says. “In business you need others to misunderstand it.”
Blue Glow
11 october 2011
An estimated one-quarter to one-third of all diamonds exhibit fluorescence and yet it remains somewhat contentious.
A $40b Asset In A £650m Company
10 october 2011
This AIM-traded miner has a surprisingly large resource base. Following completion of its most recent acquisition, Petra Diamonds (LSE: PDL) now controls the third-largest diamond resource base in the world, after DeBeers and Alrosa, the Russian state-owned mining giant.
