Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Newcrest to fund broad gold exploration in Western Australia

Australia’s largest gold producer has been searching for juniors with appealing assets in Western Australia's Paterson region to jointly develop them.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2019 | 7:37 am

Botswana Diamonds’ unit to sell 256 carats from South African project

Botswana Diamonds finishes drilling at Thorny River project

Next step is obtaining necessary regulatory approvals to start bulk sampling at the South African project, which is expected during the second quarter of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2019 | 5:16 am

Lucapa Diamond cuts debt related to building Mothae mine

The diamond producer has inked deals with New Azilian and Equigold, following the delivery and de-risking of the Lesotho-based mine, which began commercial production in December.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2019 | 4:08 am

Barrick sees 15% drop in quarterly gold output on COVID-19 hit, dispute

Barrick upbeat about new DRC president’s stance on mining, investment

The company said Felix Tshisekedi had confirmed his intention of working with miners to keep growing the Central African nation’s gold sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2019 | 6:02 am

ISIS claims kidnapping and killing Canadian geologist in Burkina Faso

In the he latest issue of propaganda newsletter Al-Naba, ISIS took responsibility for the abduction and murder of Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Kirk Woodman.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2019 | 3:45 am

Fortescue Metals goes ahead with $2.6B expansion of Iron Bridge magnetite project

Fortescue OKs $2.6B expansion of Iron Bridge magnetite project

The announcement follows the company's commitment to build the $1.3 billion Eliwana iron ore mine last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2019 | 9:39 am

Frontier Lithium to build demonstration plant for battery metals products

The plant is expected to produce up to 15,000 tonnes of lithium concentrate (spodumene) per year from samples taken at the PAK deposit, located in Canada's northwestern Ontario.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2019 | 7:02 am

First Quantum plans $327m expansion of giant copper mine in Panama

The Canadian miner plans to expand Cobre Panama, located about 120 km west of Panama City, and 20 km from the Atlantic coast, from 85 million tonnes per year to 100Mtpy beginning in 2023.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2019 | 5:14 am

Cannabis fad mows down Canada’s junior mining sector

Cannabis mania mows down Canada’s junior mining sector

There is enough evidence to conclude that risk capital has found a new home, a BDO report shows. The question now is, how and where will junior miners find the capital needed to sustain their businesses?

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 2, 2019 | 3:08 am