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New $1.8bn copper smelter under construction in Kazakhstan
Construction of the Aktogay copper smelter has begun in the Abai Region of eastern Kazakhstan. The $1.8 billion project is being implemented by the KAZ Minerals group.
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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
Why another big crash is inevitable
28 january 2010
China is walking a tightrope. On the one hand, it doesn't want to end up with a horrendous bubble like its Western counterparts. On the other, it doesn't want to crush economic growth.
China - gold's No 1 producer and consumer is taking control of the market
27 january 2010
It now looks for sure that China, in 2009, overtook India as the world's largest gold consumer, www.mineweb.com says. The ‘Middle Kingdom' had already surpassed South Africa and the U.S. as the world's largest gold miner a year earlier. Latest figures out of Beijing suggest that gold demand in China grew by an estimated 13.8% to around 450 tonnes in 2009. This year initial projections suggest that although Indian demand may well recover to near 2008 levels, Chinese buying will keep it well ahead.
Platinum in spotlight after U.S. ETF launch
26 january 2010
Platinum group metals are positioned for a stellar year, with new investment vehicles in the United States seen as a precursor to a wave of investment buying in anticipation of a recovery in industrial demand.
Diamond industry recovering, but problems remain
25 january 2010
Frank Fensie, owner of diamond manufacturing firm Natisa Bvba, and chairman of the BVGD – the Professional Association of Polished Diamond Dealers, who run the workshop panel on polished diamonds at the Antwerp Diamond Symposium staged by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre last November, gives his views on the state of the market at www.antwerpfacetsonline.be.
China jewelry makers say toxic metal cuts costs
22 january 2010
For China's low-cost jewelry makers, it was an open trade secret: The metal cadmium is shiny, strong and malleable at low temperatures, regardless of its health hazards. And it's cheap.
