RAPAPORT... De Beers recorded its lowest-value sales cycle this year asweak Indian demand prompted it to drop prices of cheaper goods. Proceeds fell to $440 million in November as the miner reducedprices by high-single-digit percentages for rough diamonds costing $100 per carator less, sightholders said last week. The Indian manufacturing sector has struggledwith thinning profit margins due to rel...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Gemfields has announced auction revenues of $28.4 million from a November 14-17 sale of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore. The company recorded an average price of $68.03 per carat, with 40 companies placing bids and 74% of the goods offered being sold, a significant improvement on the results of the last such auction held last May. The 30 auctions of g...Read More
Diamond miner De Beers sold $440-million worth of rough diamonds during the ninth sales cycle of this year.This is lower than the $475-million worth of diamonds sold in the eighth cycle of the year, as well as the $503-million worth of diamonds sold in the seventh cycle.AdvertisementDe Beers sold $466-million worth of rough diamonds in the ninth cycle of 2017.The sales are based on global sightho...Read More
(IDEX Online) - The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) said it is optimistic as it prepares for the November 29-December 2 Hong Kong International Jewelry Manufacturers' Show at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. IDI said that positive expectations are based on rising demand in Hong Kong and other Asian markets, and an anticipated increase in activity before the Chinese New Year...Read More
(IDEX Online) - VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show (VOD DIJS), organized by DV Global Link, a joint-venture company between Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), hosted local, regional and international exhibitors from 21 countries, showcasing over 25,000 jewelry pieces and holding valuable trade and consumer lifestyle events. VOD DIJS said next year's...Read More
(IDEX Online) - De Beers sold rough diamonds with a provisional value of $440 million in the ninth sales cycle (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) of 2018. The sales figure is the lowest sales figure reported by the miner so far this year and the second consecutive sale below the $500 million mark. The miner reported confirmed sales of $482 million in the eighth cycle, compa...Read More
Analysis from RFC Ambrian shows that there have been 325 copper M&A deals worth more than US$10 million in the past decade, with a combined value of $88.8 billion.Operating mines accounted for 92 deals worth $45.3 billion, construction projects with 31 deals worth $31.6 billion, feasibility projects accounted for 89 projects totalling $23.6 billion, and exploration projects made up 104 deals w...Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe London-listed, Australia-focused company received laboratory assays for the first hole from the current drilling program, which kicked off in September.The hole returned total mineralisation of 275m at 4.77 grams per tonne gold and 0.61% copper, or 5.75gpt gold equivalent across two wide zones.The upper zone returned 118m at 3....Read More
PolarX builds bigger, richer Zackly pictureSPONSOREDpolar x limitedThe global market analyst was optimistic about near-term Chile production forecasts for 2019 on the back of stronger performance from major mines, upgrades to existing mines, and a lower perceived risk of labour strikes.According to Fitch, Chile was expected to produce 2% more copper in 2018 than in 2017, at 5.4 million tonnes. To...Read More
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Aluminium The three-month LME aluminium price is consolidating...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus...Read More
Solid rebound in copper prices... The...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as...Read More
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Tin underperforms its complex since November-start ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the lates...Read More
Prices outperform as structural tightness deepens ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest...Read More
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Jittery stock markets and ongoing disappointment over United States/China trade developments continued to put either a cap on the base metals – the exception being tin that broke higher at the start of this week – or keep them under pressure, in the likes of nickel and aluminium. The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were on divergent paths this morning, Tu...Read More