Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Botswana’s government to trade diamonds

The government of Botswana has established a new diamond trading company that will be responsible for the purchasing, selling and marketing of the state’s portion of Debswana Diamond’s production.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2012 | 2:19 pm

Inuit government officially ends 3-year uranium mining moratorium in Canada’s Labrador

The Nunatsiavut Government of Labrador, a regional Inuit government formed in 2005, has officially lifted a three-year-old moratorium on uranium mining on Inuit lands, by enacting its Environmental Protection Act and an amendment to the Labrador Inuit Lands Act, said the body.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 12, 2012 | 2:06 pm

Gold falls as job data crushes rate outlook

Gold fell abruptly this morning, pushed by a rising dollar after data showed the U.S. economy created more jobs than expected over the last three months, decreasing prospects the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates low for an extended period.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2012 | 4:06 pm

Chile’s new mining minister to take the industry by surprise… or not

Canadian Mandalay Resources resumes operations in Chile

Canadian miner Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND, MND.WT) resumed operations at its Cerro Bayo project in Chile today, after protestors removed blockades, allowing supplies in and out of the mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2012 | 3:02 pm

Over 18% of Canada’s job losses in February were in the mining industry

Despite a healthy economic growth, Canada’s economy lost 2,800 jobs in February, with at least 18% of those positions belonging to the mining sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 9, 2012 | 2:26 pm

Antofagasta Minerals CEO quits a week before 2011 results

In an surprising move, London-listed, Chilean copper producer Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced that the chief executive of its copper division, Marcelo Awad, had agreed to quit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2012 | 7:13 pm

Copper, gold and money laundering: Peru main exports in 2012

Peru losing US$560,000 a day due to mining protests in gold-rich region

Peru's Madre de Dios gold-rich region is losing US$560,000 a day as a result of informal miners' protests happening in the area since Monday, said the country’s president of the regional chamber of commerce, Roman Meza.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2012 | 4:34 pm

Mexico leads Latin America’s exploration expenditures

Mexico’s exploration expenditures are the highest in Latin America, reaching a record high of almost US$1 billion in 2011, says the latest report released by the Metals Economics Group’s (MEG), a think tank based in Halifax, Canada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2012 | 3:19 pm

When it rains, it pours for BHP: leaked e-mail heats up battle with coal mine unions

BHP Billiton would not be willing to negotiate with the unions on strike at its coal mines in Australia and had said the battle is "likely to get tougher before it's over", an e-mail published by ABC’s PM reveals.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 8, 2012 | 2:43 pm

KI First Nation set to block Canadian company from prospecting for gold on their land

Despite the Ontario government’s efforts to avoid a confrontation between Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) community members and God's Lake Resources representatives during the world’s leading mining exploration Convention, PDAC, the conflict keeps escalating. Today, KI Chief Donny Morris released a video, shot at Sherman Lake site yesterday, where he is settled to stop any advance from small Canadian mining exploration company God’s Lake Resources (GLR).

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2012 | 7:00 pm