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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
Second tier emerging markets present new opportunities
17 november 2010
Can the emerging markets make up for the shortfall in sales to the United States? Not at the moment, but they are rapidly building up their love for luxury goods, as Antwerp Facets believes.
The Indian gold jewelry love affair and its global significance
16 november 2010
Unlike the West, Indians see gold jewelry as an investment and insurance against hard times, while the West sees it purely as decoration.
Bain & Co. Expects Luxury Goods Sales to Rise 10%
15 november 2010
Bain & Company predicted a 10 percent increase in worldwide luxury goods sales for 2010, according to their annual “Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study.” The group noted that the economic turn-around for the luxury sector was due to double-digit increases on sales, on average, in the second and third quarters of this year; a quick return of shoppers to luxury brand stores; the continued growth of China; a rebound of U.S. sales and particularly strong sales of leather, shoes and accessories.
A Golden Message to the Rough Market
13 november 2010
While 2010 was forecasted as a year in which the market will feel its way around, 2011 has been billed as the one that will bring a more sustainable recovery. The rough market appears to be betting on just that. But in struggling to correctly read the economic signs in order to shake off the recession, the diamond industry should perhaps take greater note of its golden counterpart’s activity.
Genuine Truth about Non-Genuine Black Diamonds
12 november 2010
Fashion for black diamonds has reached its peak. Right after the jewelry house Chopard (that has been using black diamonds for a long time), Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt created cufflinks made of white gold and black diamonds for London-based Asprey. However, there is no such a great quantity of genuine black diamonds that circulates on the world market.
