Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Talks start after deadly Lonmin strike in S. Africa

Managers, unions and workers at the troubled platinum miner Lonmin's (LON:JSE) Marikana mine, started talks with South African government mediators on Wednesday as thousands of miners continued a strike that has left 44 dead.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2012 | 1:32 pm

Newcrest restarts Lihir mine

Gold producer Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM) resumed its operations at the Lihir project, in Papua New Guinea, following the resolution of a dispute lodged by the Lihir Mining Area Landowners Association (LMALA).

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 29, 2012 | 12:30 pm

Land fight forces Newcrest to shut Lihir gold mine

Australia’s largest listed gold company by market capitalization, Newcrest Mining (ASX:NCM), said Tuesday it had to suspend production at its flagship Lihir mine in Papua New Guinea, as protests from a local landowners’ group keep escalating.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 6:56 pm

Weak gold prices, Australian charge drive Newmont's $2bn loss

Eco Oro shares plunge on Colombian mining agency ruling

Shares of Eco Oro Minerals Corp. (TSX:EOM) plunged over 50% on Tuesday to $94 cents in early trade after Colombia’s national mining agency scrapped most of its concession on environmental grounds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 5:49 pm

Chavez told to ‘forget oil’ and boost the country’s gold industry

The president of Venezuela's national mining chamber (Camiven), Luis Rojas, called the country leader Hugo Chavez to boost the local gold industry, as bullion production levels are close to historic lows.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 5:17 pm

Perseus Mining reports maiden profit of $52.5 million

Gold miner Perseus Mining (ASX & TSX:PRU) reported Tuesday a maiden profit of A$52.4-million for the 12 months ended June, after the company reported its first half year of commercial production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 4:36 pm

Paragon Diamond gets $10 million to finish its Lesotho mine

Paragon Diamonds (LON:PRG) has signed a financing agreement for its Motete Dyke project in Lesotho, paving the way for production to start in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 4:05 pm

Forest fire forces Atlanta Gold to halt work at Idaho project

Canadian junior Atlanta Gold (TSX:AGC) on Tuesday reported that it was cut off from accessing its Atlanta gold property by a forest fire, and might not be able to continue court-ordered remediation work to the water treatment facility until mid-October.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 3:12 pm

Italian coal miners barricaded in mine, armed with explosives

About 100 coal miners are barricaded inside an underground mine in Sardinia, Italy, and have armed themselves with explosives to prevent the mine's closure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 2:44 pm

More singers join the ‘supercycle is over’ choir

Financial Times analysts are the latest ones singing the “supercycle is over” song, as the paper points today to recent profit reports from major miners, including Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Xstrata as the most recent evidence.

Cecilia Jamasmie | August 28, 2012 | 2:16 pm