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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
Ways to Overcome Crisis for Yakutia’s Diamond Cutting Industry
05 august 2010
Last year, Russia’s polished output obviously reached its bottom mark and in 2010 Russian diamond cutting companies will gradually ramp up both production and sales due to recovered demand.
Of De Beers Politics and Strategy
04 august 2010
Believe it or not, Gareth Penny’s resignation as De Beers chief executive officer (CEO) will not be the company’s most significant event in 2010. There are far more pressing issues that De Beers will be remembered for this year by the industry.
Long-Term Contracts will Protect Diamond Market from Price Fluctuations - Vice-President of ALROSA
03 august 2010
The participants of the World Diamond Congress held last July in Moscow repeatedly stressed the necessity to make this market more transparent. However, it is probably not so simple to do it: historically it was created as a closed market or a “seller’s market”, and its most opaque elements are the setting of diamond prices and sales volumes. Yuri Okoyomov, Sales Vice President of ALROSA, told Interfax what the company understands by transparency and how it organizes its own sales and sees the prospects of their growth.
New AWDC president ready to move forward with agenda
02 august 2010
Nishit Parikh is the first person of Indian origin to be elected as president of Antwerp's primary diamond industry representative body.
Diamond Miners Ramp Up Production
30 july 2010
Prices for rough and polished stones have steadily improved in 2010, a sign that the global economy is making a recovery. As the prices climb companies are looking to cash in on the demand, and turn a profit after an abysmal 2009. Mining production is rising for almost all companies across almost all regions.
