Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Rio Tinto wants a piece of Teck’s copper project in Chile

Canada’s largest diversified miner has been looking for a development partner for the $4.8-billion extension of Quebrada Blanca copper mine in northern Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2018 | 10:25 am

Stornoway Diamond down on $37.6 million-loss, departure of CEO

Stornoway Diamond shares down on $37 million loss, departure of CEO

CEO Matt Mason will be replaced by chief operating officer Patrick Godin, who joined Stornoway in 2010 and was appointed to the board of directors in 2011.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2018 | 9:00 am

Ivanhoe Mines jumps as it finds new copper-rich area in Congo

Ivanhoe Mines shares jump as it finds new copper-rich area in Congo

Exploration drilling at the Kamoa North prospect area, which forms part of the company's Kamoa-Kakula mining licence, has defined two new, continuous corridors of shallow and high-grade copper mineralization.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2018 | 5:48 am

Global silver output to rise 8.1% in 2021 – report

Pan American Silver buys Tahoe Resources for $1B

Deal creates one of the world’s biggest silver mining companies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 14, 2018 | 3:43 am

De Beers to make some enemies in diamond sector, cuts low-quality stones prices

De Beers to make some enemies, cuts low-quality diamond prices

The world's largest diamond producer is said to have reduced prices for low-quality stones as much as 10 percent.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2018 | 8:05 am

Caterpillar steps up game to keep leadership in North America

In the past two years, Cat has been working on growing its offering, particularly in the underground segment, as well as filling up some gaps in terms of trucks sizes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2018 | 6:00 am

Lonmin workers ask South African tribunal to stop merger with Sibanye

If approved, merger would create the world’s No.2 platinum producer as Lonmin is the world’s third-largest while Sibanye-Stillwater is the fourth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 13, 2018 | 4:25 am

Botswana Diamonds yields control of South African project to contractor

Deal will allow the company to self-fund the Thorny River project from bulk sampling through to mine development.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 7, 2018 | 4:17 am

Canadian miners’ performance in Q3 hit by lower metal prices

EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index — which tracks the performance of 100 Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange mid-tier and junior mining companies — dropped 12 percent in the third quarter of the year when compared to the previous three-month period.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 6, 2018 | 11:02 am