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Anglo American appoints Anne Wade as senior independent director
Anglo American has appointed Anne Wade as senior independent director, effective immediately.
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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
Stocking up to cater to key demographics
27 february 2010
Despite the conventional wisdom that "age doesn't matter," National Jeweler's recent interviews with select luxury retailers from Silicon Valley to suburban New Jersey confirmed that in this economy, it does.
Jewelry Market: Signs of Life
26 february 2010
They are considered to be among the most nonessential items that shoppers can do without and yet, high-end jewelry items may turn out to be winners this Christmas season. Average jewelry spending by affluent shoppers with minimum household incomes of $100,000 jumped 31 percent.
Sun shines dimly on recession-hit Japanese market
25 february 2010
Japan became an important diamond market about 40 years ago. But 20 years of economic stagnation and the global financial crisis last year have combined to lead to a fall in diamond imports. For Japan, last year saw a milestone being passed. Unfortunately, however, it was not the type that the land of the rising sun wanted to see.
CIBJO relents on lab-grown diamond terminology
24 february 2010
CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, which had previously only approved the use of the word "synthetic" in reference to diamonds created in a lab, has now expanded the number of terms it deems acceptable to use in reference to the stones.
The Value-Conscious Consumer Emerges
19 february 2010
As Christmas sales have filtered through, with jewelry retailers reporting some better-than-expected results, it appears that consumers were extremely brand-conscious this holiday season, Rapaport believes.
