Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Lucapa Diamond cuts debt related to building Mothae mine

Lucapa finds fourth +50 carat diamond at Mothae mine in Lesotho

While the 83.9 carat rock was not gem-quality, Lucapa says the find continues to underline the large-stone nature of the kimberlite resource.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2019 | 8:58 am

Polish Audit Office blasts KGHM acquisition of Chilean copper mine

The body, which looks into the way the Polish state operates and how it spends public funds, says the company has spent more than $5.2B in three years on the underperforming Sierra Gorda mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 15, 2019 | 3:05 am

Goldcorp shares down 5% after drop in output

Operations resume at Goldcorp’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina

The mine is the company’s biggest in the South American country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2019 | 8:36 am

Gem Diamonds gets $8.8m for 13.33 carat pink rock

Gem Diamonds nets $8.8 million for 13.3 carat pink rock

The price per carat was $657,000 — a record for a diamond found at Gem’s Letšeng mine in Lesotho.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2019 | 5:57 am

Roxgold reports drill results from Boussoura project in Burkina Faso

Pan African Minerals’ $2.2B claim over giant manganese deposit contract dismissed by court

Tambao, one of the world’s largest manganese mines, has been halted since 2015 after Burkina Faso's new government ordered the company to stop production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 14, 2019 | 3:04 am

Northern Dynasty raises $10 million to further develop mine in Alaska

Northern Dynasty raises $10 million to develop Alaska Pebble project

The current resource estimates indicate the asset holds 57 billion pounds copper, 71 million ounces gold and 345 million ounces of silver.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2019 | 8:51 am

Gem Diamonds posts record results, but withholds dividend

The company cited uncertainty about the global diamond industry as one of the main reasons for choosing not to pay a divvy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2019 | 5:58 am

Malaysia extends bauxite mining ban until impacts study completed

Malaysia puts bauxite mining ban on hold until impact studies completed

Miners wishing to resume operations or start new ones must conduct a study on the environmental impact of their activities before receiving licences.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 13, 2019 | 3:08 am

Newmont acquires land near Cerro Negro mine

Strike hits Goldcorp’s Cerro Negro mine in Argentina

Mining stopped on March 8, when members of the Asociación Obrera Minera Argentina (AOMA) downed tools, and processing activities have now also ceased following the exhaustion of surface stockpiles.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2019 | 9:37 am

Sirius Minerals puts alternative plan for potash project on the table

The Woodsmith mine will be one of the world’s largest in terms of the amount of resources extracted — It's set to generate an initial 10 million tonnes per year of polyhalite, a form of potash used in plant fertilizers.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2019 | 6:02 am