Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Teck to axe 600 jobs, postpones resuming Quintette coal mine

Teck to axe 600 jobs, postpones Quintette coal mine restart

Weak commodity prices hurt Teck's three core business units —coal, copper and zinc— but coal was particularly hard hit due to increased supply from Australia, the company said.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 22, 2014 | 10:45 am

Trying to smuggle gold into India, man swallows $23,000 worth in bars

Gold smuggling into India has increased dramatically since the nation hiked its import duty on the yellow metal from 4% to 15% last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2014 | 7:05 pm

China opens Beijing to direct gold imports

The move is considered by many a threath to Hong Kong’s transit role.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2014 | 5:47 pm

Suncor Energy employee dies from severe injuries in oil sands

Suncor said it is working with the RCMP and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety to complete a full investigation into the incident.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2014 | 3:26 pm

Diamonds may be forever, but current prices are not— experts

Despite billions spent on exploration, only around 30 significant diamond mines are currently in production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2014 | 2:55 pm

Caterpillar to sell its Rantigny plant in France

Over the past year, Caterpillar has closed or announced plans to shutter several plants in the US, Canada and Europe.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2014 | 1:02 pm

Canada to lose 695 coal mining jobs in same province bringing Chinese workers

While Walter Energy shuts down two coal mines, leaving hundreds unemployed, HD Mining International plans to bring up to 480 Chinese workers to British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 21, 2014 | 11:41 am

Barclays is the next big bank pulling out of commodities: report

The English bank is planning to sell large parts of its metals, agricultural and energy business.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2014 | 7:35 pm

US first rare earth mine in decades may be in Wyoming

At the moment about 90% of the world’s rare earths —used in a variety of industries including green technology, defence systems and consumer electronics— come from China.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2014 | 6:50 pm

Gold mining comes back to Nova Scotia

The Canadian province has experienced three relatively short-lived gold rushes over the past 150 years, but the persistent issue has been profitably. Now, the problem seems finally resolved.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 20, 2014 | 6:24 pm