Cecilia Jamasmie , Editor-in-Chief

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

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

Savannah Resources to take full control of lithium mine in Portugal

Mina do Barroso mine could become the first European supplier of spodumene, a lithium-bearing mineral.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 9:00 am

Lundin Mining grabs Brazilian mine from Yamana in $1B deal

The Chapada copper-gold mine, in the northwest Brazilian state of Goiás, began production in 2007.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 6:50 am

Newmont-Goldcorp $10B merger to close this week

Deal creates the world’s largest gold producer by market value, output and reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 6:00 am

Rio Tinto injects another $302m into Resolution copper project in Arizona

Investment will go towards more drilling, orebody studies, infrastructure improvements and permitting activities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 15, 2019 | 3:51 am

Antofagasta to decide on $3B Centinela mine expansion by 2021

Speaking on the sidelines of the World Copper Conference held this week in Santiago, chief executive Iván Arriagada said the company will only go ahead with the project if it meets Antofagasta’s return criteria.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2019 | 11:55 am

Polish parliament’s lower house approves 15% cut to copper tax

If rubber-stamped by the senate, the move would give state-run KGHM a bit more room to breathe, as the miner has been struggling with rising costs, falling copper prices, technical problems and higher-than-expected capital spending in the past years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 12, 2019 | 11:30 am

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