Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Denison Mines granted fresh 10-year licence for Saskatchewan uranium operations

The permit renewal comes only a year after the miner obtained regulatory approval from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to rise annual uranium production capacity from 13 million to 24 million pounds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 5, 2017 | 4:21 am

Former Glencore traders to launch concentrates trading platform

Former Glencore traders launch concentrates trading platform

The online marketplace, named Open Mineral, will let miners put up tenders for their concentrate directly to end-users.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2017 | 11:01 am

Goldcorp makes headway with plan to give Dome mine a new life

The company may be able to begin developing the potential open-pit Century project in Ontario by 2023.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2017 | 8:08 am

Tanzania-focused miners face fresh challenges as country passes laws on contracts renegotiation

Tanzania-focused miners face fresh challenges as country passes new laws

The two new laws allow the government to force mining and energy companies to renegotiate their contracts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 4, 2017 | 3:48 am

Banro agrees sale of Namoya mine in Congo

Banro halts gold mine in Congo due to violence, shares collapse

The company also evacuated all of its employees at Namoya mine after trucks belonging to a contractor were caught in crossfire between soldiers and a local self-defence militia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2017 | 7:05 am

Ghana mine collapses, 14 trapped underground

Only five out of the 19 illegal workers believed to have been at the pit when the accident happened have been rescued since Sunday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2017 | 6:45 am

Gold near 7-week-low after having in June its first monthly decline this year

Gold near 7-week-low after having its first monthly decline this year in June

Spot gold ended in June its longest run of monthly gains since 2010.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2017 | 5:51 am

Investors with $2.2 trillion in assets ask Glencore to justify thermal coal plans

Clean coal could trump renewables bill in Australia

New report argues that a high-efficiency, low emissions coal-fired station would cost less than the almost A$3 billion in subsidies handed out by the government to renewable projects each year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 3, 2017 | 4:48 am

BHP injects $250 million into Samarco for clean-up

It also said that a Brazilian court had granted it and its partner Vale a four-month extension to negotiate a settlement to a $47 billion claim stemming from the 2015 mine disaster.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2017 | 9:03 am