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The gold futures price reached US$1,767/ounce this week before retreating, which was the second time it has surpassed US$1,760 in the past two months, marking some of gold's highest levels in several years.Read More
RAPAPORT... A blue diamond ring by Van Cleef & Arpels fetched morethan double its high estimate at Bonhams, leading an auction where thedesigner's jewels proved popular. The emerald-cut, 2.17-carat, fancy-intense-blue,VVS2-clarity diamond, accented by round brilliant-cut diamonds, sold for $2.5million, or $1.2 million per carat, beating its $1.2 million high presaleestimate at last w...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The IDEX Polished Diamond Price Index showed little movement in September, with prices declining only slightly during the month. The Index began the month at 121.00 and ended it at 120.35.OutlookThe important September edition of the Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair saw weaker-than-usual turnout. Hardly surprising given the tension over the ongoing pro-democracy demonstr...Read More
RAPAPORT... The World Diamond Council (WDC) has cautioned the trade to be vigilant when buying diamonds from the Central African Republic (CAR) since most of the country's rough is being smuggled across its borders.The Kimberley Process (KP) certifies production from six designated areas known as "green zones," which account for only a small portion of the country's rough supply. "People should k...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers Group Auctions has appointed Alastair Bickerstaff as head of Product Development and Sales. The new role was created following the departure of the head of Sales and CRM and is intended to develop more synergy between product development and sales and to better address its customers product needs.The company said this appointment makes De Beers Group Auctions better placed...Read More
RAPAPORT... Lucara Diamond Corp has recovered two gem-quality coloreddiamonds from the high-value portion of its Karowe mine in Botswana. The company unearthed a 9.74-carat blue diamond and a4.13-carat pink from run-of-mine ore taken from the south lobe. The recovery follows the recent sale of a 2.24-carat blue from thesite for $347,222 per carat, the miner said last week. Lastmonth, the comp...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Helzberg Diamonds is offering the ultimate wedding service for engaged couples - a wedding service. The jewelry retailer has ordained hundreds of its associates across the U.S. enabling all Helzberg Diamonds stores to perform legal marriage ceremonies.The associates have been ordained through a partnership with the Universal Life Church. To get married in-store, couples need t...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Diamonds from Zimbabwe and gold from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are among items from five countries seized at U.S. borders over suspicions of forced labor. In a statement released yesterday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) singled out gold mined in artisanal small mines (ASM) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and rough diamonds from the...Read More
JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Modern, sustainable and innovative mining was capable of building thriving mining communities that were healthier, better educated and employed in greater numbers, Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani said on Wednesday when he delivered a keynote address at the Joburg Indaba.Cutifani said communities and governments wanted the company to partner with them to ach...Read More
RAPAPORT... A technology provider part-owned by De Beers has unveiled anautomated cutting machine that, it claims, will significantly speed up diamondmanufacturing and reduce costs. Synova's DaVinci system is the market's first automated instrument that can produce all 57 facets of a round brilliant diamond in one process, the Swiss company saidThursday. The user only needs to perform one final po...Read More
Stainless steel scrap prices in the United States have continued to soften as inventories grow amid lackluster demand at the consuming stainless steel mills."There is no need to push stainless prices with the uncertainty in the stainless scrap markets today and in the short-term future," one major processor said. "It's not like it used to be where prices could be calculated. Today, it's more about...Read More
Global diversified miner Anglo American CE Mark Cutifani has been inducted into the South African Mining Hall of Fame for his contribution to the industry over the last 12 years.Anglo American South Africa has about 50 000 employees, working at own- and subsidiary operations in the diamonds, platinum-group metals, iron-ore and coal sectors, across the country.AdvertisementThe Joburg Indaba So...Read More
US ferrous scrap export prices have shown resilience in a fresh sale to Turkey, which was concluded at steady prices compared with the prior deal.An East Coast shipper sold a 40,000-tonne cargo on Wednesday October 2, priced at $226 per tonne for 33,000 tonnes of an 80:20 mix of No1 and No2 heavy melting scrap, and at $231 per tonne for 7,000 tonnes of shredded scrap. A similar cargo was sold to T...Read More
Turkish steel producers have booked more deep-sea scrap cargoes for November shipment, although prices remained fairly stable, sources said on Wednesday October 2.A long steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 32,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $226 per tonne and 7,000 tonnes of bonus at $231 per tonne cfr.The price was similar to that of a US cargo traded on October 1...Read More
The seaborne coking coal market was quiet on Wednesday October 2, with participants awaiting the return of Chinese buyers to gauge the direction of price movements.Premium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $146.08 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $159.70 per tonne, unchanged Hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $123.13 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $134.07 per ton...Read More
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe accused the US of ignorance after the US Customs and Border Protection announced it’s blocking rough diamond imports from the Marange fields because they were produced with forced labor.“It’s unfortunate that the US authorities have been misinformed or misled to believe that Zimbabwe is mining diamonds through forced labor,” government spokesma...Read More
Seaborne iron ore prices remained flat on Wednesday October 2, with the market largely muted amid the week-long public holiday in China from October 1-7.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $98.38 per tonne, unchanged.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $92.91 per tonne, unchanged.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $91.72 per tonne, unchanged.58% Fe fines...Read More
The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) presidents’ meeting, after a special session on blockchain technology and supply source traceability, has decided to take steps to further improve transparency in diamond transactions.The decision came after a debate on the conclusions of a panel discussion on traceability, provenance and blockchain technology.AdvertisementThe panel included sev...Read More
Spot activity for both zinc and lead remained minimal in the week to Tuesday October 1, while premiums across other global markets were left unchanged. Zinc premiums in Europe and the United States are unchanged this week while zinc's three-month price on the London Metal Exchanage remains stable and most of the market is well covered by long-term deliveries.LME zinc's forward curve is contracting...Read More
* Glencore warehouse unit mostly to blame for losses, judgesays * Marex can only claim back fraction of $32 mln judgment * Case related to fake receipts for nickel stored in Asia (Adds comment from Access World in paragraphs 13-14) By Eric Onstad LONDON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Glencore warehouse unitAccess World was mostly to blame for $32 million of losses froma complex metals fraud, but broker Marex...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month aluminium price was trading down by 0.5% at around $1,730 per tonne during morning trading on Wednesday October 1.Concurrently, a significant 29,000-tonne inflow of material into LME-approved Asian warehouses suppressed the light metal's three-month price.17,000 tonnes of metal entered the Gwangyang, South Korea warehouse, while a lesser 12,350 tonnes flowed i...Read More