Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Nickel key to unveil mystery of dinosaurs extinction

Nickel key to unveiling mystery of dinosaurs extinction

A nickel spike found in sediments above the spot where a giant asteroid hit the Earth some 66 million years ago, may help scientists trace segments of the celestial body that wiped out dinosaurs and 75% of all organisms on the planet.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2016 | 9:05 am

New Zealand deep-sea life needs ‘better protection’ from mining, study shows

Scientist from Victoria University of Wellington says too little is known about the seafloor communities found in in New Zealand's Exclusive Economic Zone.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2016 | 6:15 am

De Beers latest diamond sales hit by India’s demonetization

The diamond producer by value sold $418 million of gems in its 10th cycle, compared with $476 million at its previous offering, which shows demand has slowed since India's withdrawal of high-value bills.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 14, 2016 | 3:49 am

$US EPA says fracking can impact drinking water resources$

US EPA says fracking can impact drinking water resources

The agency said such statement, however, cannot become a “national, systemic conclusion” about the impacts of the oil and gas extraction method.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2016 | 10:15 am

Here’s how lab created diamonds are made

Technological leaps have allowed companies to create large numbers of gem-quality stones inexpensively, but very few know how they are really made.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2016 | 8:50 am

Canada’s Capstone to hire back laid-off workers thanks to copper price rally

The Minto copper mine, located about 240 kilometres northwest of Whitehorse, near Pelly Crossing, shut all open-pit mining operations on Oct. 1, which meant letting go 58 people.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2016 | 7:07 am

Canada’s Kirkland Lake halts gold mine in Australia, leaves up to 150 jobless

Company said the decision to place its the Stawell gold mine into care and maintenance was based on dwindling production at the operation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2016 | 3:38 am

Bill Gates bets on clean energy with $1 billion fund

The goal, in Gates’ own words, is to build companies that will help “deliver the next generation of reliable, affordable, and emissions-free energy to the world.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2016 | 9:05 am