Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Top miners cautious about industry future, focused on safety: report

SInce the industry remains cautious about the strength of global economic recovery, miners have begun looking inward, especially in regards to labour.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2013 | 3:16 pm

BHP axes coal costs, fuels aluminum writedown speculation

In its half-year production update, BHP highlighted challenges faced by its aluminum and nickel businesses.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2013 | 2:46 pm

Brazil's Batista empire keeps shrinking, sells LLX and puts MMX on the market

Brazil’s Eike Batista to delist coal firm CCX

The world of mining's richest entrepreneur is trying to recover investors’ trust and bump up his shrinking business empire.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 23, 2013 | 11:55 am

New mercury treaty leaves artisanal gold miners in limbo

Artisanal gold mining, the largest source of global mercury pollution in small-scale operations, is the only source of income for as many as 15 million people in 70 countries, mostly poor ones.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 8:00 pm

Rinehart tells Rio Tinto to move HQ to Australia

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart says said most of Rio's money was generated in Western Australia and that the miner should set up in Perth.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 6:50 pm

First Uranium receives $25 million from AngloGold

The figure corresponds to the balance of the $335 million sale of its subsidiary Mine Waste Solutions to AngloGold Ashanti in March last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 6:26 pm

South Africa to announce decision on Glencore–Xstrata on Tuesday

South Africa's Competition Tribunal will publish its official decision on the proposed Glencore-Xstrata merger tomorrow.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 5:58 pm

South Africa’s Gold Fields output hurt by strikes

The company warned Monday it would report lower production figures for the October-December quarter, mainly due to the strikes that hit its South African operations last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 5:04 pm

Latin America the best positioned to face commodity price collapses: S&P

Latin America will benefit from having “more firepower” than other regions, as strong international reserves are already helping those countries face commodity price collapses, said Lisa Schineller, Standard & Poor's economist.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 4:26 pm

Canada firm as top destination for mining exploration and investment: report

Canada firm as top mining destination: report

Exploration investment in the country reached a record high of $3.9 billion in 2011, with the three territories receiving 22% of the total international spending for the year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | January 21, 2013 | 3:17 pm