Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Vale rules out major acquisitions

CEO Fabio Schvartsman said the company would only invest further in nickel if global prices for the metal rise from $13,000 per tonne currently to around $20,000 per tonne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 9:05 am

Australians find extremely rare mineral in meteorite impact crater

Researchers from Curtin University discovered reidite, one of the rarest minerals on Earth buried deep within an ancient meteorite crater in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 6:44 am

Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical challenges

Rio Tinto delays start of Oyu Tolgoi expansion due to technical issues

First production from the $5.3 billion underground expansion of Oyu Tolgoi was originally scheduled for early 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 3:50 am

Europe to spend billions on lithium-ion battery plants

The goal is to reduce reliance on batteries from Asia, particularly China and South Korea.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2018 | 9:43 am

Mining at Gold Road and Gold Fields JV in Australia to start next month

Overall project engineering at the 270,000 ounce-a-year Guyere gold project, which is already more than A$100 million over its original budget of A$507 million, is now 96 percent complete

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2018 | 7:45 am

Glencore coal mine in spotlight as methane hotspot emerges

More than 400 jobs to go at Glencore’s Hail Creek coal mine

The company also said it would reconfigure the mining methods used at Hail Creek, a process that will be phased in over the next 18 months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 15, 2018 | 3:57 am

World’s top copper producer faces lengthy smelter halt at major mine

Chile's Codelco is in the midst of upgrading its smelter at Chuquicamata, its second largest operation by size, to comply with stricter emissions standards coming in effect in December.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2018 | 8:50 am

Canada’s Rusoro Mining reaches $1.3B deal with Venezuela

Settlement creates partnership that could lead to restarting production at Rusoro's former mines in the South American country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2018 | 5:50 am

Lynas jumps after its critic in Malaysian government leaves review team

Lynas jumps after its critic in Malaysian Gov’t leaves review team

Deputy Minister Fuziah Salleh, a long-standing critic of Lynas’ plant, offered to step down from the committee reviewing the facility following criticism that she would not be impartial.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2018 | 3:22 am

Unloved gold sector regains shine with mergers, price spike

Darren Blasutti, President and CEO of Americas Silver says interest in the sector is picking up and that his company’s recently announced acquisition of Pershing Gold is a good example of that.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 11, 2018 | 10:15 am