Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Wood Mackenzie cuts iron ore price outlook as markets fall again

The UK-based research and consultancy group has dropped its price forecast to $63 a tonne or 12% below last year's average of $71 per tonne.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2018 | 7:15 am

Rio Tinto autonomous trucks now hauling a quarter of Pilbara material

The miner's autonomous haulage system (AHS) fleet has already moved over one billion tonnes of ore and waste material within the Pilbara region of Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2018 | 2:56 am

Anglo American exits South African coal with sale of New Largo mine

Last year, the miner sold other coal assets that exclusively supplied South Africa’s power utility Eskom, including New Vaal, New Denmark and Kriel collieries.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2018 | 9:33 am

Petra Diamonds shares crash on profit and output forecast cuts

The stock fell by 21%, the steepest intraday decline since September, after the miner lowered production forecasts and confirmed that a stronger South African currency would knock annual profits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2018 | 5:52 am

Canada’s Fort Hills oil sands project delivers first bitumen

Project is on track to reach 90% of capacity — or 194,000 barrels per day — by the end of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 29, 2018 | 3:46 am

World's only gold cast of Nelson Mandela's hand could fetch up to $13 million

World’s only gold cast of Mandela’s hand could fetch up to $13 million

A South African businessman now living in Canada wants to sell a unique collection of solid gold items intimately associated to Nelson Mandela, which he bought for about $360,000 in 2003.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 27, 2018 | 6:00 am

Rio Tinto’s Kennecott first to win responsible production award

Rio Tinto lifts force majeure at Kennecott copper mine

The company halted production of refined copper at its smelter at the Utah-based mine in October, following the death of a worker who was exposed to sulphur dioxide gases at the plant while removing debris from a boiler.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2018 | 8:56 am

Glencore in ‘hiring frenzy’ as it readies to restart Lady Loretta zinc mine

Production at the Queensland-based operation was halted in 2015 because of falling zinc prices. Since then, prices for the metal have more than doubled.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 26, 2018 | 8:22 am