Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Toronto firm closing South African platinum mine

Philippines shows anti-mining environment minister the door

Congress decision puts and end to a 10-month tenure during which Regina Lopez ordered the closure of more than half the country's mines and banned open-pit mining.

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

Centamin shares fall after reporting profit and production declines

Despite the drop in production, the gold miner kept guidance unchanged for its 2017 financial year at 540,000 ounces.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 3, 2017 | 3:27 am

Mining no longer top sector attracting investors to Africa — report

Industrial and precious metals, coal, oil, as well as natural gas, collectively accounted for just 6.2% of foreign direct investment into the continent last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 10:01 pm

Fertilizer group K+S says tariffs will challenge US farmers

K+S Potash cuts the ribbon at its Canada’s Legacy mine, now ‘Bethune’

It's the first potash mine built in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in more than 40 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 8:07 am

Greece to sell coal-fired plants, mines as part of bailout deal

Athens will begin testing the waters for such sale in November, with the goal of wrapping up the sale by June 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 7:11 am

Gold prices hit fresh three-week low

t's been a rough set of trading sessions for the yellow metal, with gold ending last week at $1,268, a full $21 lower than the previous week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 6:54 am

South32 buys stake in Canada’s Arizona Mining for $81 million

The Perth-based miner has agreed to purchase 45 million shares of the Canadian junior at a price of $2.45 per share, or about 15% of Arizona Mining’s outstanding shares.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 4:07 am

Australian officials slam banks decision to refuse backing country’s largest coal project

The lenders’ move follow a decision by Australia’s second-largest bank Westpac to only fund new projects in existing, rather than new, coal basins as part of its new climate policy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 3:53 am

Ghana's wildcat gold mining booms, poisoning people and nature

Illegal Chinese gold miners blamed for pollution, violence in Ghana

Government officials’ comments add bitterness to the already resentful locals, following wave of negative coverage of Chinese mining practices in the Ghanian media.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 2, 2017 | 3:00 am