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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
ALROSA has earmarked priorities until 2018
21 february 2011
In the coming years, ALROSA is going to focus on Russia-based projects for mining raw materials. Most of its investments ALROSA will forward to modernize and expand production and exploration, enabling the company to increase its output and build up its raw mineral base. Due to this, the diamond miner intends to sell over $35 billion worth of diamonds by 2018.
ALROSA’s plan
21 february 2011
In the next eight years, ALROSA plans to increase production by 17%, according to the Vedomosti Daily, which says that in the opinion of experts this will allow the company to remain the world’s largest diamond producer. Today, ALROSA’s Board will consider the company's development strategy until 2018. The Vedomosti managed to get acquainted with the document.
Our primary role is as facilitator, says incoming AWDC CEO
21 february 2011
The Antwerp World Diamond Centre has a new CEO, and Ari Epstein has a clear vision for how Antwerp can develop and expand. The Antwerp diamond sector is the most important in the world and Epstein wants to enhance that status in the coming decade and beyond.
Zim Unity Government partners fight over diamond revenue, secret diamond sales on
18 february 2011
There were reports recently that alleged that over $100 million, which was part of the revenue accrued from the trading of Marange diamonds last year had gone missing. Finance Minister Tendai Biti was quoted by a local weekly, The Standard, as saying that his ministry raised the alarm after it received a schedule from President Robert Mugabe’s office written by the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) claiming that $170 million had been given to treasury yet only $64 million had been received.
Development of diamond cutting and jewelry manufacturing cluster in Yakutsk
17 february 2011
Pyotr Fyodorov, Deputy of Yakutia’s Parliament (Il Tumen) and Chairman of its Standing Committee for Economic, Investment and Industrial Policy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism, told the Interregional Conference of the United Russia Party held in Khabarovsk about the Project called “Development of Diamond Cutting and Jewelry Manufacturing Cluster in Yakutsk”.
