Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Acacia Mining threatens Tanzania with legal actions as dispute escalates

Acacia threatens Tanzania with legal action as dispute escalates

The company is also seeking direct talks with the country's government, as it's been excluded so far from negotiations between controlling shareholder, Barrick Gold, and President John Magufuli.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2018 | 3:55 am

Scotland closer to having its first commercial gold mine

Scotgold Resources has submitted the last application to secure planning permits for its Cononish project, near Tyndrum.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2018 | 9:05 am

Copper price hits fresh 3-year high as output at world's top producer falls

Freeport eyes majority stake in Solaris early stage Chile project

The US miner has agreed to a deal that would give it up to 80% in Solaris' Ricardo property.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 18, 2018 | 7:52 am

Tanzania anti-corruption body arrests more Acacia Mining employees

Tanzania anti-corruption body charges Acacia subsidiaries with tax evasion, money laundering

The news comes barely a week after the company said another worker had been released on bail after being charged with corruption.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2018 | 10:05 am

Anglo American ‘encouraged’ by drilling results from copper asset in north Brazil

The company's chief executive in Brazil talked about “very promising” drilling results at property located on the edge of the Amazon rainforest.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2018 | 8:28 am

Botswana Diamonds, Vast Resource JV steps up exploration efforts in Zimbabwe

Decision comes after the companies received Wednesday a preliminary geological assessment of the property, which shows Heritage contains several targets for modern alluvial diamond placer deposits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2018 | 6:05 am

Codelco puts forward $1B plan to extend Salvador mine life beyond 2021

Codelco submits $1B plan to extend Salvador mine life beyond 2021

The Rajo Inca project would convert the existing asset, which has been in operation since 1959 and is due to run out of ore in 2021, to an open pit mine from an underground one.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 17, 2018 | 3:49 am

Anglo American to restart operations at Minas Rio before year-end

Operations will resume before year end, but a planned ramp-up to 26.5 million tonnes per year is likely to be pushed back to 2021 from 2020.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 16, 2018 | 11:40 am

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