Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Firestone soars after finding massive diamond at new Lesotho mine

The stock shot up 13% in London Wednesday after Firestone announced it had unearthed an 110-carat yellow diamond, it’s biggest find so far at its Liqhobong mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 5, 2017 | 3:39 am

Dominion Diamond looks for potential buyers in own backyard — source

Strategy is part of Dominion's goal of securing the best deal possible for all its shareholders.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2017 | 11:40 am

Iron ore drops below $80 a tonne again

So far this year, the commodity has risen just 0.6%, quite far from the over 20% gains seen just over a month ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2017 | 10:19 am

After 139 Years of Coal Mining, Peabody Expands Into Solar

Peabody Energy back to the NYSE as emerges from bankruptcy

The US largest coal miner is back.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2017 | 8:16 am

Pink Star diamond breaks world record at $71.2 million

The stunning 59.6-carat diamond smashed the $60 million pre-sale estimate set by Sotheby's at Tuesday's auction in Hong Kong.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2017 | 5:11 am

Diamond market regaining sparkle — DeBeers sales up again

The world’s No.1 diamond miner by value, reported a 4.9% rise in sales during the third cycle of the year, on the back of a global recovery in prices and demand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 4, 2017 | 3:12 am

EU toughens up rules on imports of conflict minerals

The new law, which will come into force in 2021, requires importers to ensure their business do not contribute to armed conflicts.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2017 | 10:05 am

Exclusive iron-ore port could boost Vale expansion plan

Search for ship containing 260,000 tonnes of iron ore continues

The Stellar Daisy, which set out from the a port in Brazil to China, last made contact on Friday. 22 out of the 24 crew members are still unaccounted for.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2017 | 8:33 am

Cyclone Debbie disrupts $3.2bn of Australian coal exports

Damage to rail lines in cyclone-hit Queensland have disrupted the shipment of between 15 million and 20 million tonnes of coking coal destined to Asia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 3, 2017 | 7:06 am