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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
Johann Rupert goes diamond mining
10 june 2011
Johann Rupert is back in the diamond mining business after effectively getting out of it last year when Remgro unbundled its 29% stake in Trans Hex. He has teamed up with independent miners Chris Potgieter and Chris Kimber to recover diamonds from surface dumps at the former Jagersfontein mine in the Free State.
Tiffany’s brand and how it was built
09 june 2011
One of the main factors underlying the unique success story of Tiffany's brand is its permanence and consistency. The brand has remained unchanged for nearly two centuries. This means that the blue box has firmly entrenched in the associative array of buyers’ minds and, as a beacon in the ocean, is transmitting the same unchanging message of exclusivity and quality intrinsic to Tiffany’s jewelry.
Could this be the end of IGE diamond jaunt in Angola?
08 june 2011
IGE Resources AB must be ruing the day it decided to enter Angola in search for diamonds. Now its future participation in the country’s diamond industry looks gloom.
The ALROSA Road Show
07 june 2011
ALROSA has claimed the title of world’s largest diamond producer for the past two years. The notoriously discreet company is also revealing some of its secrets as it appears to be raising transparency levels and, it hopes, investor interest ahead of a planned initial public offering (IPO) set for 2012. The listing is highly significant and may prove revealing for the industry, too.
Marine Mining
06 june 2011
With nearly 70 percent of the earth’s surface located underwater; it is no surprise that exploration companies are turning their attention to the bedrock and sediments below the ocean as a potential source of minerals, diamondinvestingnews.com says. This so called “marine mining” is not a new undertaking. The first marine exploration and mining took place in the 1960’s and 1970’s when miners excavated manganese nodules from the ocean floor. These nodules provided a good source of nickel, copper and cobalt.
