Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

CHART: Coal lobbying expenses collapse

The spending decline comes as U.S. coal miners struggle to clear hurdles on the federal level, including both newly proposed measures and regulations already being implemented.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2015 | 9:10 am

$60 billion in oil sands projects frozen due to crude prices collapse — report

And oil prices keep falling — they have kicked off the week in the red, with U.S. prices trading below $48 a barrel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2015 | 8:51 am

Indian miner to expand operations at Rio’s former Mozambique coal assets

ICVL wants boost annual production at its Benga mine from 5.3 million tonnes to 13 million tonnes in the next five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2015 | 7:15 am

Alrosa’s biggest diamond mine goes underground

The company has officially shifted operations at its flagship Udachnaya mine from open-pit to underground mining.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2015 | 5:09 am

Hedge funds remain ultra-bearish on gold price

China’s biggest one-day stocks drop in eight years lifts gold prices

Monday’s was the biggest one-day decline in Chinese stocks since an 8.8% drop on Feb. 27, 2007.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2015 | 3:14 am

Anglo American to axe 53,000 jobs, put 15 assets up for sale

“It is a pretty tough market,” said Chief Executive Mark Cutifani, “and in all likelihood the next six months are going to be even tougher.”

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2015 | 8:05 am

Canadian court to hear Stans Energy appeal over Kyrgyz Republic’s unpaid $118M

The frozen payment corresponds to what the Kyrgyz Republic was told by an international arbitration court to give Stans for revoking its rare earth mining licenses in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2015 | 6:50 am

Canada-owned oil sands mine in Utah to begin producing in fall

Calgary-based U.S. Oil Sands is working through the summer to complete a 2,000-barrel-per-day oil sands mine in eastern Utah, one of the country's first commercial operation of this kind.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 24, 2015 | 3:15 am

Vale adds to iron ore supply glut — second highest ever quarterly output

The world’s largest iron ore producer continued to flood the market despite a current oversupply that has sent prices for the commodity plummeting to historic lows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2015 | 8:15 am

Coal slump hits Teck’s profit, output forecast

The Vancouver-based miner profit fell 21% in the quarter, making it adjust its 2015 coal production forecast to 25-26 million tonnes from 26.5-27.5 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2015 | 5:30 am