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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
Hallmark or RFID-tag?
24 november 2010
On November 11, 2010 the 5th Moscow International Jewelry Fair, Golden Globe, hosted a “round-table workshop” to discuss the project of improving assay supervision proposed to be introduced at the Russian Assay Chamber. Earlier, this project was already a source of heated debate. Briefly, its main idea is to replace the regular state hall mark mandatorily used to mark jewelry in Russia with a RFID-tag to be put on jewelry goods.
IDEX Online Research: Higher Wholesale Jewelry Prices Push Up Retail Prices
23 november 2010
Retail jewelry prices rose notably in September for the second consecutive month, based on the latest price inflation data from the BLS.
ALROSA is in no hurry to launch an IPO
22 november 2010
ALROSA is in no rush to kick off an initial public offering (IPO) since the diamond market appears to be favorable so the offering may happen not earlier than 2013. Such a view of the situation was expressed by analysts polled by PRIME-TASS.
Marange fuels cross border dealer hub
19 november 2010
News soon spread of the wild profits after a free-for-all digging frenzy in Zimbabwe in 2006, when villagers found gems lying in the sandy soil of the arid Marange hills. Roadside sellers would wave down motorists with diamond shapes cut out of yellow plastic containers to advertise their bounty, while sellers crossed to Manica to barter dirty pebble-like uncut gems for groceries.
India eager to source Zimbabwe's rough stones
18 november 2010
Despite a deadlock over whether or not to allow Zimbabwe to export diamonds from the Marange fields without oversight or restriction, India is eager to secure a supply of rough diamonds from the region.
