Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Venezuelan army said to have trespassed Guyanese border, attacked miners

Miner allegedly failed to pay the soldiers a periodical fee in exchange for them turning a blind eye to illegal mining on Venezuelan territory.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 5:18 pm

Rio Tinto ‘happy’ with iron ore exposure, bullish on China

Diversifying the business away from iron ore is not in Rio Tinto's cards.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 3:31 pm

Anglo American goes ahead and puts platinum mines, other assets up for sale

The firm is offloading some of its historic South African platinum mines as part of a $4bn sale of under-performing assets.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 1:15 pm

Astronomers discover diamond the size of Earth

That’s one massive diamond, which will never be cut, as it is 900 light-years away from our planet.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 30, 2014 | 9:45 am

Asia Resource Minerals chairman steps down after investor uprising

The scandal-struck Indonesian coal miner formerly known as Bumi, did not re-elect Chris Walton at the annual shareholder meeting Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 7:22 pm

Rio Tinto’s plans to mine potash in Canada got a lot more serious

While it did not disclose the costs and planned capital expenditure for the Albany project, Rio has previously said the deposit had enough potash to sustain a low cost operation for decades.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 5:10 pm

Alrosa opens Russia’s largest diamond mine

The Udachny mine, in the country's northeast, is also expected to become one of the world’s biggest underground diamond operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 3:17 pm

First Quantum halts $6.4bn Panama copper project

The temporary measure is due to a labour dispute with some of its construction workers, said the firm.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 1:45 pm

Mining costs in Chile 350 times higher than a decade ago: report

Mining costs in Chile 350% higher than a decade ago: report

The country is also struggling with rising energy cost, which threatens the competitiveness of its copper industry and poses a major challenge for new developments.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2014 | 10:59 am