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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 may already be listed by 2012
22 december 2010
However, before that the company will be made open for investors turning into a public corporation.
Mixed Results for Russian and CIS IPOs in 2010
21 december 2010
$5.58 billion raised to date, despite weak demand and underperforming share prices. Russia and CIS IPO issuers and investors should “proceed with an abundance of caution” according to The PBN Company’s latest analysis of its IPO Tracker for Russia/CIS.
Botswana ‘stuck’ to DTC diamond sales deal?
20 december 2010
The current sales agreement, which requires Debswana to sell all of its production via the Diamond Trading Centre (DTC) is just weeks away.
Laser bar-coding of jewelry
17 december 2010
In the early 2000s, to protect the rights of jewelry consumers some countries started to develop methods for non-removable coding of jewelry pieces with a strictly individual set of information similar to a tax payer or annuity insurance number. The recent meetings in Moscow held by jewelry industry participants discussed the use of RFID-tags on jewelry. Alongside with that, the industry is currently developing laser bar-coding of jewelry.
Diamond Leaks: U.S. Cables Dish Dirt, Role of Diamonds in Global Policies
16 december 2010
When I first started to collect the data, I was sure that the leaked diplomatic cables are providing only some anecdotes that range from near gossip, through peripheral involvement of diamonds in Iran's nuclear program to U.S. policy in Zimbabwe, says Edahn Golan, Editor in Chief of IDEX Online. But then three more cables were published that were all about diamonds.
