Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Case closed: Newmont Goldcorp becomes world’s No. 1 gold miner

Done deal: Newmont Goldcorp becomes world’s No. 1 gold miner

Newmont Goldcorp is now the world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves, as well as the only bullion producer listed on the S&P 500 Index.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2019 | 5:43 am

Petra Diamonds on a roll after another major find at Cullinan

The find is the third Type II D-colour gem-quality diamond weighing more than 100 carats recovered since March and the fourth such rock discovered in the current financial year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2019 | 5:12 am

Mick Davis a step closer to mining iron ore in Guinea with Liberia deal

Niron Metals, an investment vehicle co-founded and headed by Davis, has struck a deal with Liberia allowing it to use a rail and port to export iron ore from Guinea's Zogota iron ore deposit.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 18, 2019 | 3:27 am

Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines end with deal

Five-month strike at Sibanye-Stillwater mines ends with deal

The company, South Africa's largest gold producer, has run up losses of about 1.6 billion rand ($114 million) and about 110,000 ounces of missed gold output because of the labour action.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2019 | 9:02 am

Lundin's bid for Chilean copper hints at returning investor optimism

Lumina Copper halts Chilean mine operations after worker’s death

The cause of the accident that killed an employee of service provider Global Group Ingeniería is under investigation.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2019 | 5:35 am

Botswana unveils rare 20-carat blue diamond, the country’s largest ever

Botswana's state-run Okavango Diamond Company has unveiled what is believed to be the largest blue diamond ever discovered in the southern African country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 17, 2019 | 3:43 am

Hecla Mining’s water permit for Montana mine revoked

Licence would have allowed Hecla to pump groundwater to supply the proposed copper and silver mine beneath a Montana wilderness area.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2019 | 8:56 am

Anti-mining activists in South Africa face harassment, death — report

Opponents to mining projects in South Africa are often harassed, threatened and sometimes even killed, according to a report by a group of human rights advocates including Human Rights Watch.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2019 | 6:00 am

Hudbay Minerals' investor Waterton takes miner to court

Waterton takes Hudbay Minerals to court

The Canadian miner's second-largest investor, Waterton Global Resource Management, has filed a lawsuit against the base metals producer in a bid to constrain its ability to solicit proxies.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 16, 2019 | 3:49 am