Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Cameco expects Australian regulator decision on uranium mine shortly

The company also said that ore from its Cigar Lake mine, in Canada's Saskatchewan, would not be milled until early 2015, instead by the end of the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2014 | 5:46 pm

London gold fixing firm seeks 3rd party to run benchmark

The firm that operates the global price benchmark confirmed it has begun a request for proposals (RFP) process to find a new administrator for the fix.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2014 | 2:36 pm

Barrick Gold ousts CEO Sokalsky in major shakeup

The Toronto-based firm has shown president and CEO Jamie Sokalsky the door two years into the job, and less than three months after a breakdown in merger talks with its largest rival.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2014 | 1:00 pm

Pilbara expansion boosts Rio Tinto iron ore output

The world’s second-largest mining company’s produced 139.5 million metric tons of iron ore in the six months through June, while its shipments rose 20% to 142.4 million tons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2014 | 9:45 am

Sirius delays application for $2.7bn potash mine in English national park

According to the company, the mine will employ about 1,800 workers during construction and generate 1,000 permanent jobs once opened.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2014 | 6:30 pm

Amplats expects severely lower profits after five-month strike

The firm warned first-half profit may drop as much as 96%.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2014 | 4:13 pm

Australia speeds up probe on alleged $65 million gold scam

Australian authorities believe they have identified key individuals connected to what is considered one the country’s largest organized tax frauds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2014 | 2:00 pm

Grupo Mexico considers mining for rare earths

The news come only weeks after the government announced it would begin funding explorations projects to locate deposits of the coveted elements.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 15, 2014 | 11:00 am

Rio Tinto’s Ranger uranium mine gets green light to resume operations

Authorities say the amount of the radiation workers involved in a spill clean-up had to face was low and of “no consequence” to human health.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2014 | 5:39 pm

Experts say hunt for uranium seized by Iraq terrorists ‘unnecessary’

But the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) failed to disclose what the missing materials were, or whether it knew about them before they disappeared.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 14, 2014 | 4:45 pm