Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

BHP-owned Aussie coal mine to lock workers out again

BHP Billiton-owned Appin coal mine in southern Australia will lock out its workforce Sunday amid tense negotiations with supervisors over a new corporate agreement.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 5:26 pm

Most contaminated nuclear site in the U.S. leaking waste

Washington authorities claim no higher radiation levels have been detected at the site, but the leak could be in the range of 150 gallons to 300 gallons.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 3:49 pm

Myanmar: No incendiary weapons used on copper mine protest crackdown

The country rejected Saturday an independent report claiming security forces used white phosphorus in a crackdown on a Chinese-backed copper mine protest last November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 3:10 pm

Goa mulls banning all new iron ore projects

Officials claim Goa should be focused instead on exploiting existing low-grade iron ore dumps worth billions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 16, 2013 | 1:59 pm

De Beers sees diamond market showing signs of recovery, focused on SA mine expansion

World's biggest diamond producer said Friday jewellery demand will experience moderate growth this year, which represents a major shift from the 12% decline in rough diamond prices last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2013 | 5:57 pm

US sanctions crossed out gold-for-gas trade between Iran and Turkey: report

The Turkey-Iran gold-for-gas exchange can be considered dead as tighter US sanctions imposed on Tehran have already stopped Turkish Halkbank from processing other countries’ energy payments to the OPEC oil producer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2013 | 3:03 pm

Planetary Resources want to raise $1m with its first asteroid prospectors

Asteroid miner ready to ‘save the Earth’ from falling celestial objects

Planetary Resources says it has already developed the prototype for a spacecraft that can help detect and characterize potentially hazardous asteroids.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 15, 2013 | 12:53 am

World gold demand falls in 2012 for first time in three years

The World Gold Council predicts consumption of the precious metal should be steady this year, although unlikely to reach the high levels seen in the worst of the financial crisis.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 14, 2013 | 5:04 pm