Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Codelco $7.5 billion Andina mine expansion plan to take about two years

The project is considered key for Codelco, as it is the only one that will allow the state-owned miner to increase production in the coming years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 3, 2015 | 4:22 am

Canadian Oil Sands project to operate at ‘minimal’ rates until end of the month

The largest synthetic crude oil processing facility in Canada is slowly recovering from a fire that damaged equipment and communication lines over the weekend.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 3, 2015 | 3:13 am

Clive Palmer’s Mineralogy takes Citic to court in A$10 billion lawsuit

The fresh legal action is part of an ongoing dispute between the parties over mining royalties in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2015 | 6:42 am

African Potash soars on second supply deal in a week

The company plans to create a vertically integrated operator to tap into a region that buys in an estimated 10 million tonnes of fertilizer a year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2015 | 4:12 am

Extremely rare mineral found in 1.2-billion-year-old meteorite impact in Scotland

The finding is more than double the age of the previous oldest known occurrence of reidite, believed to have formed about 450 million years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 1, 2015 | 3:08 am

Spanish police arrest American-Belgian man on ‘blood diamond’ charges

The 64-year-old American-Belgian citizen has become the first businessman ever arrested for suspected involvement in the illegal trade of “blood” diamonds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2015 | 10:00 am

U.S. Rare Earth Minerals calling supply deal with Tesla Motors a ‘bluff’

US Rare Earth Minerals says it has no supply deal with Tesla

The company that sealed the high-profile deal to supply lithium to electric carmaker is in fact London-based Rare Earth Minerals (LON:REM).

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2015 | 6:16 am

China’s Zijin hands $298 million to partner Barrick Gold

The cash injection comes from selling half of its interest in the Porgera mining operation to the Chinese group last May.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2015 | 3:50 am

Fire damages Canadian Syncrude equipment, forces firm to halt production

The incident adds to the firm's mounting challenges, including swinging to a loss, growing debt, unplanned equipment outages and Moody’s Investors Service recent cut of the company's credit rating.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 31, 2015 | 2:56 am

First Quantum begins production at $2.1bn Sentinel copper mine in Zambia

The Vancouver-based miner aims to produce 280,000 to 300,000 tonnes of the red metal a year, but commercial levels won't be reached until state power utility Zesco finish connecting the mine to the power grid.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2015 | 9:06 am