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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
Blood, sweat and luxuries
11 june 2010
Jewelry ethics remains a head ache for the jewelry industry which faces ever new challenges in this field. For instance, mass media give an ample coverage of “conflict diamonds” pinning the theme to the diamond which was possibly given to Naomi Campbell as a gift by Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, now facing trial.
The 2009 Diamond Pipeline: The Year to Forget
10 june 2010
The 2009 pipeline reflects the most severe single-year contraction of the diamond pipeline since World War II, as a result of the economic crisis and the resultant liquidity shortages, Chaim Even-Zohar says in his article posted on www.idexonline.com. The industry managed the crisis remarkably well, and a “free fall” of prices and a spate of bankruptcies and/or insolvencies were avoided.
Why jewelers shouldn't get into e-commerce
09 june 2010
“Many leaders and experts in the retail jewelry industry contend that independent stores should be selling their merchandise on the Internet, providing prices and online shopping carts,” writes Leo Anglo, General Manager of Vincent's Jewelers in Creve Coeur, Mo. “I totally disagree.”
Angola breakthrough for Trans Hex
08 june 2010
Diamond producer Trans Hex will provide full details on the size and capital cost of its new Luana mine in Angola by end-September at the latest, according to CEO Llewellyn Delport, Miningmx reports. But he was able to provide one key update on Luana, which is that Trans Hex will only have to kick in its 33% share of the capital expenditure (capex) required to build the mine.
Major jewelry industry trends to watch for in 2010
07 june 2010
Michael O’Hara, Chief Executive Officer of Consensus Advisors, a boutique investment banking and financial advisory firm based in Boston, in his analysis of this year’s American jewelry market posted by the National Jeweler Magazine writes about possible developments in the U.S. jewelry industry.
