Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

How Apple’s gold watch will keep the bull market ticking

Apple ‘deeply offended’ by BBC documentary on its suppliers exploiting children

The investigative reporting piece exposed extremely poor working conditions in factories making Apple products in China and Indonesia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 3:00 pm

Liebherr’s mining division sees turnover dip

The German equipment manufacturer expects it to drop by at least 4.5% this year, about $317 million less than in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 19, 2014 | 11:20 am

Russian miners finds rock containing 30,000 diamonds

Russian miners find rock containing 30,000 diamonds

Unearthed at Alrosa's Udachnaya diamond mine, it was later donated for study as the diamonds it contained were pretty much worthless as gems.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2014 | 6:42 pm

Uranium picks up on Asia’s renewed appetite for nuclear energy

China’s increased reliance on nuclear energy and Japan restarting its reactors are only two of the factors driving prices up.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2014 | 6:01 pm

Judge turns down Vale bid to dismiss Rio Tinto lawsuit in U.S.

The court said Vale had failed to convince him to dismiss the case in which it is accused of conspiring to steal Rio's rights for part of iron ore reserve potentially worth billions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2014 | 4:47 pm

Lucapa Diamond to begin mining at its Lulo project in Angola

In a first phase the miner plans to target high-grade diamond ore bodies, meeting a target of 14,000 bank cubic metres (bcm) per month.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2014 | 3:22 pm

Barrick to keep operating Zambia Lumwana mine

Barrick to halt Lumwana mine in Zambia after tax hike

The Canadian giant had earlier said it would consider such a move in the event the new tax regime was approbed.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2014 | 1:00 pm

Joy Global beats forecasts, but sees 2015 as another challenging year

The Milwaukee-based equipment maker warns weak commodity prices and falling industry investment in new machinery will live on.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2014 | 6:27 pm

EU spares Canadian oil sands the ‘dirty fuel’ label

The vote of the full plenary was prompted earlier this month when the EU's environment committee rejected a deal worked out after more than two years of lobbying by Canada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2014 | 5:18 pm