Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

US imposes extra conditions for potential approval of Keystone XL pipeline

Keystone XL opponents demand Obama reject pipeline

Less than two weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term, thousands of protesters rallied in Washington Sunday asking him to reject the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada to the U.S.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 19, 2012 | 2:38 pm

Petaquilla granted mining rights to re-open Lomero-Poyatos gold mine in Spain

Canadian gold miner Petaquilla Minerals Ltd. (TSX:PTQ) said Monday it has completed the titling process for its wholly-owned Lomero-Poyatos project in Andalucia, Spain, about 500 km south of Madrid.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 6:53 pm

Over 300 kg of gold sold as festive season kicks off in India

Despite gold prices being at the highest in the last three weeks, India’s sales in just one city totalled 300 kg on Sunday, as the country’s festive season of Diwali kicks off.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 6:15 pm

Peru to resume talks on Newmont’s $4.8 billion Conga mine

Peru's government is considering resuming talks with opponents of the $4.8 billion Minas Conga copper and gold mining project in the northern region of Cajamarca, Environment Minister, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, said in a TV interview on Sunday night.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 5:44 pm

Rio Tinto’s massive diamond deposit in India brightens up the miner’s future

Just when major miners thought it was better to ditch their diamond divisions, giant Rio Tinto (LON, ASX, NYSE: RIO) says it is looking at the business with renewed enthusiasm, as a deposit the company discovered in India in 2004 has started to bear its shiny fruits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 5:03 pm

Gold One to resume operations at its S.A.’s Ezulwine Cooke

Gold One International (ASX:GDO) is lifting the operational suspension imposed on its Ezulwini Cooke 4 shaft last month and will offer employment to workers who were dismissed for participating in strikes during October.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 4:43 pm

Harmony Gold’s mine halted after deadly accident

Drilling at Harmony Gold’s Kusasalethu mine, in western Gauteng, was halted on Monday after a worker was killed and another injured in a blasting accident.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 3:40 pm

Osisko Mining buying Queenston in $550-million deal

Canada’s Osisko Mining Corp. (TSX:OSK) announced Monday it will buy Queenston Mining Inc for about $550 million to get access to gold-rich properties in the Kirkland Lake area in north-eastern Ontario.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 3:32 pm

Shale revolution will make the U.S. world’s top oil producer

Shale will make the U.S. world’s top oil producer

The United States will surpass both Saudi Arabia and Russia becoming the world’s top oil producer by 2017, says the latest yearly world energy outlook published Monday by International Energy Agency (IEA).

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 2:58 pm

Fatal earthquake collapses gold mine in northern Myanmar

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a gold mine, a bridge, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 12, 2012 | 1:46 pm