Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Hudbay doesn’t deny rumours of interest in Chile’s Mantos Copper

The Chilean miner has been seeking a buyer for all or part of itself to raise $1 billion to dig for copper and gold in two of its mines in the country's north.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2018 | 8:30 am

Chile’s court ruling allows Tianqi to buy stake in lithium miner SQM

The country's antitrust court has approved a deal between the competition regulator and Tianqi, allowing the Chinese miner to buy a nearly one-quarter stake in lithium producer SQM .

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2018 | 6:50 am

Centamin shares nosedive after production cut

Centamin drops more than 12 percent on second cut to annual output target

The miner now expects to produce 480,000 ounces of gold, down from a range of 505,000 to 515,000 ounces it estimated in May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 5, 2018 | 3:49 am

Congo miners buying cobalt from artisanal operators to balance market

Experts say that, when done correctly, artisanal mining can be an ethical source of low-cost, high-grade cobalt and a key mechanism in keeping the market balanced during times of supply shortage.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2018 | 8:55 am

Wheaton enjoys record 2020 revenue of $1.1B

Vale to approve $1B expansion of Salobo copper mine in Brazil — report

The project, known as the Salobo 3, is expected to add about 50,000 tonnes to the open-pit mine’s current capacity of 200,000 tonnes of copper per year

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 4, 2018 | 3:44 am

Anson Resources produces first lithium hydroxide from Utah-based project

Anson Resources produces first lithium hydroxide from Utah project

With this development, the Australian miner has now produced both lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide from Paradox, its flagship project.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2018 | 9:08 am

Axiom soars on near supply deal for Isabel nickel mine in Solomon Islands

Mining at the project in the Pacific nation will start in December, with ore shipments expected to begin in the first quarter of next year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2018 | 6:50 am

Creditors of Vale-BHP venture Samarco set to reject restructuring

BHP and Vale reach final settlement in Brazil over dam failure

The definitive agreement comes almost three years after the incident, which killed 19 people and became the country’s worst ever environmental disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 3, 2018 | 3:51 am

South Africa’s mining industry growth hindered by precious metals performance — PwC

Yet, capital expenditure for the sector recovered from the lowest levels in ten years to reflect a 19% increase.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2018 | 10:00 am

Lynas posts 2020 loss, raises funds for plant in Australia

Lynas presses Malaysian authorities to explain plant review status

The newly-elected coalition government is said to be ready to launch a three-month evaluation of Lynas' rare earths processing plant, which may end with authorities denying the company’s operating license renewal in Sep. 2019.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 2, 2018 | 4:53 am