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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.
23 october 2026
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
While still second largest producer, De Beers upbeat moving forward
05 august 2011
De Beers is confident that it will have rough diamond production of 35 million carats for all of 2011, despite output for the first half of the year being almost the same as for the corresponding period of 2010 at 15.5 million carats.
Diamond ownership policy: Zim espouses what Angola finds investor repellent
04 august 2011
After realizing the potential that the diamond fields had, the Zimbabwean government announced that its cabinet had “agreed unanimously" to own 100 percent of all diamond mines under the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act.
IDEX Online Research Rough Diamond Market Report: The Half-Year Review
03 august 2011
After the recent double-digit price increases by the major rough diamond suppliers, and the recoil by the market, it is now clear that the rough market has reached a saturation point.
Alrosa turnaround puts spotlight on strength of mining giant
02 august 2011
Faced with a tough choice when the global financial crisis hit, and demand for diamonds dropped, Russian diamond miner Alrosa sold its diamonds to the state minerals repository rather than at greatly reduced prices on the open market, and the decision has proven to be the right one.
OAO АК ALROSA: Prospects for open development
01 august 2011
OAO AK ALROSA held its annual general meeting of shareholders in Mirny on June 30, which summed up its performance in 2010. This date has now become a new landmark in the development of the diamond mining company. Its turning into a public corporation was a natural result of the procedural and institutional changes that occurred during the first decade of the new millennium.
