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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
Botswana regained its diamond championship
09 september 2011
Botswana pushed into second place among the largest producers of diamonds in 2009 by Russia due to the global financial crisis, has once again restored its supremacy.
Tough road ahead of ‘revived’ Ghana’s diamond mining industry
08 september 2011
There was ecstasy in Ghana when the West African government recently announced that it had sold the state-owned Ghana Consolidated Diamonds (GCD) to a private investor, Great Consolidated Diamond Ghana (GCDGL).
For Now, High Diamond Prices Good for Tiffany, Bad for Blue Nile
07 september 2011
In the end of August when Tiffany was going to post its 2Q results for the current year, www.morningstar.com published an article written by Paul Swinand analyzing the situation in the polished market and saying that higher prices for luxury goods drive the demand for these products.
Alrosa says rough price fall limited
06 september 2011
Russia’s Alrosa has indicated that it has yet to see the impact of the price decline for rough in the Antwerp market and other major diamond centres, and expects the impact on Alrosa's sales revenues to be brief.
De Beers holds diamond prices to calm market
05 september 2011
In order to restore confidence in the Indian diamond industry, especially among the diamantaires in Surat, the global diamond mining giant De Beers and the Canadian diamond producers have decided to maintain their current prices and supplies until the end of the year, hinting that the prices of rough diamonds will not increase.
