Centerra Gold Kyrgyzstan office hit by protests
The company’s subsidiary, Kumtor Gold, is the country’s biggest gold miner.
Cecilia Jamasmie , Senior Editor
Cecilia has covered mining for more than a decade. She is particularly interested in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Diamonds and Latin America. Cecilia has been interviewed by BBC News and CBC among others and has been a guest speaker at mining conventions, including MINExpo 2016 and the World’s Copper Conference 2018. She is also member of the expert panel on Social License to Operate (SLO) at the European project MIREU (Mining and Metallurgic Regions EU). She holds a Master of Journalism from the University of British Columbia, and is based in Nova Scotia.
Posts by Cecilia Jamasmie:
Polymetal to build $80m gold mine in Russia’s Far East
The Kutyn gold mine is expected to offset declining volumes from the company’s nearby Albazino operation.
Northern Star, Saracen create $11.5bn Australian gold giant
Merger gives birth to the world's eighth largest gold miner by market value.
Canadian “flawless” diamond sets online record of $15.7m at auction
The buyer, an unnamed Japanese man, bought the stone for his second daughter and has already renamed it after her — The Maiko Star.
Eldorado Gold allowed to test drilling in northern Greece
The company will conduct test drilling at its Mavres Petres deposit, part of its Stratoni silver-lead-zinc mine.
UK Gov’t temporarily halts coal mine approval
West Cumbria Mining's Woodhouse Colliery would be the nation’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years.
US grabs stake in battery metals miner to fight Chinese control
Washington has sunk $25 million into battery metals company TechMet, which is developing a nickel and cobalt mine in Brazil.
UK’s first new deep coal mine in 30 years approved
Move threatens to undermine the government’s pledge to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Wiluna goes ahead with Western Australia gold mine expansion
Staged development will increase production at Wiluna from 62,000 ounces of gold per year to 100,000-120,000 annual ounces by late 2021.
Centamin’s annual output to suffer from delays at Sukari
Centamin has lowered production guidance for 2020 by around 15% after flagging stability issues at the west wall of its flagship mine.
Barrick granted ten exploration licences in Tanzania
The gold giant will spend $8 million in exploration in the African country by year-end.