Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Congo auditor says $400m went missing from state mining company

Ivanhoe Mines secures full financing for first two mines in Congo

Ivanhoe can now finance Kakula and Kipushi mine to commercial production, and significantly advance, or achieve, production at the company’s Platreef Project in South Africa.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2019 | 6:21 am

Australia’s St. Barbara grabs Canada’s Atlantic Gold in $536m deal

Moves gives Aussie miner access to the Moose River gold complex in Nova Scotia, Canada, which comprises one producing open-pit and three other development projects.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 15, 2019 | 3:33 am

Rio Tinto CEO concerned about Serbian PM's comments on lithium project

Rio Tinto may start mining lithium in Serbia by 2023

No decision will be made until the end of 2020, when the company expects to have completed a study on the Jadar, which is estimated to contain 10% of the world's lithium reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 14, 2019 | 7:35 am

Petra Diamonds fetches $15m for 425-carat legacy diamond

The exceptional D colour Type IIa gem was recovered in March from the company’s iconic Cullinan mine, the same that yielded the biggest diamond ever in 1905.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 14, 2019 | 6:03 am

Australian corporate watchdog goes after Merlin Diamonds

ASIC has for months been probing how Merlin Diamonds has loaned A$13 million of investor money to a private company, AXIS Consultants, which has long been associated with the miner's chairman and his family.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 14, 2019 | 3:51 am

Rio Tinto’s iron ore expansion gets environmental nod

Rio Tinto’s iron ore mine expansion gets environmental nod

Approval is subject to conditions, including the protection of national park water resources and endangered ghost bats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2019 | 9:35 am

Shares in Rio Tinto are down 3.7% so far this year in Australian dollars

Turquoise Hill’s role in Oyu Tolgoi-related decisions may change this week

SailingStone Capital, the second largest shareholder in Rio Tinto- controlled Turquoise Hill is expected to vote against the re-election of the Canadian miner’s board members this week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2019 | 7:30 am

Mali quashed grant of B2Gold permit to upstart miner

B2Gold to produce 5m ounces of gold at Mali mine after $50m expansion

Average annual gold output would increase to more than 550,000 ounces in the five-year period 2020 – 2024, and over 400,000 ounces during the remaining seven years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2019 | 3:54 am

Albemarle eyes Tianqi's stake in world’s largest lithium mine

World’s largest hard rock lithium mine to get bigger

Talison Lithium, a partnership between China’s Tianqi and U.S. group Albemarle, obtained an environmental approval for the A$516-million ($361m) expansion of the Greenbushes mine in Western Australia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 10, 2019 | 9:23 am