Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Eldorado Gold sees output jump by 40% in first quarter

Greece kicks off arbitration process over Eldorado Gold’s projects

Greek government alleges a technical study for the company’s Madem Lakkos metallurgical plant is deficient and thereby violates environmental terms.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 14, 2017 | 4:15 am

Nutrien says potash will remain tight even as Russia ships more

PotashCorp mulls selling stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM — report

Move would seek to secure approval for its friendly merger with smaller rival Agrium, creating the world’s largest potash miner worth about $36 billion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2017 | 9:23 am

Greece to grant permits for Eldorado after miners clash with police during protest

Greece grants permits for Eldorado after miners clash with police

The miners from the Eldorado Gold mine in the Halkidiki region were protesting looming layoffs as the company said Monday it would suspend all operations in Greece.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 13, 2017 | 4:23 am

Coeur Mining acquires Silvertip mine in Canada for $250 million

The deal grants Coeur access to Silvertip mine, high-grade silver-zinc-lead operation located in B.C., Canada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2017 | 7:04 am

Zimbabwe diamonds backing country’s secret police — report

International watchdog group Global Witness says political elites and security forces have controlled and secretly exploited Zimbabwe's diamond sector for over a decade.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 12, 2017 | 4:23 am

Canada’s Donkin coal mine begins processing ore on site

Current coal production is being stockpiled on site, and trucked and stored up at the Provincial Energy Ventures port in Sydney, Cape Breton, for export.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2017 | 9:49 am

Eldorado Gold to halt all operations in Greece

Citing delays in permits from the Greek government, the company said no additional investment would be made into the Olympias and Skouries projects or the Stratoni mine, which it acquired in 2012.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2017 | 5:21 am

Petra Diamonds shares crater after Tanzania seizes $15 million shipment

The diamond miner also had to halt operations at its Williamson mine as several key employees are being questioned by local authorities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2017 | 3:25 am

Anaconda Mining to fill Newfoundland pit with Nova Scotia tailings

When the company's Pine Cove pit mine stops producing in about eight months, work will begin to turn it into a tailings storage facility with capacity of up to 7 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 10:15 am

South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis”

South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of increasing legal uncertainty and labour disputes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 6:52 am