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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
Marine mining set to engulf Namibian diamond production
01 december 2010
Recent comments by Barend Petersen, the recently appointed executive chairman of De Beers’ South African mining operations, concerning the mining giant’s plans to abandon marine mining in South Africa in order to concentrate on mining diamonds off the Namibia coast, served to shine the spotlight on the huge role that marine mining plays in Namibia's diamond mining operations.
Jewelers strategize to keep Q4 inventory on point
30 november 2010
Temperatures on the East Coast were reaching the triple digits in July, but at Watchmakers Diamonds & Jewelry, store president J. Dennis Petimezas was thinking Christmas.
KP in vicious circle over Zim diamonds, Mpofu threats not new
29 november 2010
As the stalemate in the negotiations between the Kimberley Process and Zimbabwe regarding the export of rough diamonds from the conflict Marange area continued after the special meeting of the KP working group recently held in Brussels produced a near zero result it was still unclear whether this country is really going to unload its diamond coffers on the eager regional markets, first of all in India.
Wanted: Another Parameter for Gemological Certification
26 november 2010
"These stones are smiling," says founder and owner of Eshed Diam and Gemstar Avraham Eshed as he places on a table box after box of round, pear-shaped, and oval pairs of diamonds weighing around 20 carats. (That's 20 carats each stone – not for the pairs.) Eshed wants the "smile" of a diamond – of any quality – to be recorded on its gemological certificate. He isn't speaking as a gemologist, but rather as a diamond producer and exporter who is seeking a way to increase the amount and types of diamonds in high demand in the market. "Adding another parameter of brightness or brilliance to the certificate will allow us to 'boost' stones that have lower clarity grades but a strong 'smile,'" he says.
National Jeweler Network: JA Report Finds 2009 Sales Fell 4.5%
25 november 2010
The results of Jewelers of America's (JA) 2010 Cost of Doing Business Report are not pretty, but they are also not surprising, given the economy: 2009 retail jewelry sales fell for the third year in a row, finds the report, released exclusively to National Jeweler.
