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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
On the red carpet of JCK Las Vegas 2011 - exhibition review
27 june 2011
JCK Las Vegas was held from 3 to 6 June 2011. According to the preliminary data, its foot traffic accounted for more than 20,000 buyers from among retailers and distributors, including over 600 VIP retail stores. The organizers also noted increased interest from foreign participants, most of them coming from such countries as Australia, Brazil, Canada, China (Hong Kong), India, Mexico, Russia, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
Diamond prices 'to rise 5% a year over five years'
24 june 2011
Prices for both rough and polished diamonds are expected to grow at an average annual rate in excess of 5% over the next five years. The reason for this forecast is simple - a shortage of rough supply as a result of global production remaining constant and continued increases in demand.
Frost & Sullivan projects higher diamond output in Botswana
23 june 2011
Frost & Sullivan has some good news for the Botswana diamond industry, which had been struggling to come out of the recession mode. It said Botswana’s diamond production output was forecast to rise from 22.97 million carats in 2010 to 30.83 million carats in 2014.
African mining, De Beers, BEE - Oppenheimer speaks out
22 june 2011
Nicky Oppenheimer, De Beers chairman, gave a U.S. audience his forthright views on the future of Africa's mining sector and that of South Africa and its BEE legislation.
Chaim Even-Zohar: A Clinically Dead KPCS Lingers on Feeble Life Support
21 june 2011
Some 30 years ago, as a young diamond-trade journalist, I wrote an obituary for a diamond bourse president from the Far East, who had gone to meet his maker, Chaim Even-Zohar writes in his article, which is given below, abridged. It turned out, however, that I had written about the wrong man, the author goes on. I have to think about this anecdote while arguing with myself whether the time has come to write a formal obituary for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).
