Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Kinross eyes expansions at its new gold mines in Nevada

Kinross, which operates two mines in Russia and also owns the problem-plagued Tasiast operation in Mauritania, seeks to strengthen its portfolio in North America.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2016 | 8:59 am

Latin America the world’s most dangerous place for environmental activists

More environmentalists were murdered in Latin America in 2015 than anywhere else in the world, with anti-mining causes claiming the most lives, a report by Global Witness shows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2016 | 6:00 am

Gold builds on gains, heads for best first-half in more than 40 years

Analysts believe there is a strong probability gold will move above $1,340 towards resistance near $1,580 an ounce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 29, 2016 | 3:22 am

World’s largest diamond found in 100 years goes under the hammer

CEO of Lucara Diamond, the company that found it, is urging the potential buyer to leave it untouched.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2016 | 9:05 am

These five coal miners shed $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt

These five coal miners spent $95 million on lobbying before going bankrupt

Report claims that Walter Energy, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources, Arch Coal and Peabody Energy also allocated more than half a billion dollars for top executives salaries in decade before going bankrupt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2016 | 6:52 am

Copper price: Don’t expect any 2017 fireworks

Copper is soaring, hits 7-week high

Thanks in part to a weak US dollar and the chance of monetary policy easing in China, responsible for nearly half of global metals demand.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 28, 2016 | 4:39 am

Canada oil sands output to grow 1 million barrels daily by 2025

The 42%-growth to 3.4 million barrels per day by 2025 will come from the expansion of existing facilities rather than new projects, IHS says.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 10:55 am

K+S warns Q2 profit dramatically lower than a year earlier, shares collapse

The German fertilizer producer blamed weak prices, production outages and scarce sales for the poor results.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 7:40 am

Centerra Gold hands Kumtor mine to Kyrgyzstan, ending dispute

Kyrgyz authorities hand Centerra Gold final permit to keep Kumtor mine running

Kumtor mine is the country's largest private sector employer and taxpayer and Centerra’s main gold producing mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 6:19 am

BHP hikes exploration spending to focus mostly on copper, oil

It will raise its annual exploration spending by 29%, allocating nearly all its $900 million budget to finding new copper and oil deposits in the fiscal year beginning next month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2016 | 3:57 am