Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Lucara Diamond kicks off the year with 127-carat find at Karowe

The 127 carat, top white gem diamond, is one of the of 129 precious stones of over 100 carats the company has recovered at the mine since it began operations in 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2019 | 7:14 am

Newcrest closes in on Pretium as shareholders vote looms

Pretium Resources gold output at Brucejack falls short of estimates

Its Brucejack underground mine in British Columbia generated 376,000 ounces of gold last year, or 97% of the expected production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2019 | 6:56 am

Fires batters Rio Tinto's Cape Lambert iron ore export terminal

Fire batters Rio Tinto’s Cape Lambert iron ore export terminal

The port is one of two terminals Rio Tinto uses to ship iron ore from Australia's Pilbara mining region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2019 | 5:10 am

Acacia Mining fined over alleged environmental breach in Tanzania

Barrick’s Acacia Mining has been hit with a 300-million Tanzanian shillings fine (about $129,144) over allegations of environmental breaches at its North Mara mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 10, 2019 | 3:02 am

Equinox’s gold mine in Brazil days away from commercial production

The Canadian junior expects to mine 230,000 to 265,000 gold ounces this year from both Aurizona mine in Brazil and its recently acquired Mesquite gold operation in California.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2019 | 8:50 am

Centamin rebuffs $1.9 billion takeover bid from Endeavour Mining

Centamin gold output falls 13% in 2018 on decline at flagship mine

The company produced 472,418 ounces of gold at its Egypt-based Sukari mine last year, compared to 544,658 ounces in 2017, due to disruptions and lower grades at the operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2019 | 6:15 am

Freeport in early talks to extend Indonesia copper rights beyond 2041

Exports from world’s second-largest copper mine to drop 85%

Concentrate shipments from Indonesia's Grasberg mine, will drop because of a lag in output while operations shift from open pit to underground mining.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 9, 2019 | 3:24 am

Lucara Diamond to focus on Bostwana mine this year

Lucara aims to recover between 300,000 and 330,000 carats from Karowe this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2019 | 9:20 am

Kirkland Lake gold production hits record high

The Canadian gold miner announced record gold for both 2018 and the fourth quarter of the year, thanks mainly to higher-than-expected output at its Australian Fosterville mine as well as its Ontario-based Macassa and Taylor operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 8, 2019 | 5:00 am