Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

BHP injects $6m into emissions reduction company

Move is part of an increasing wave of investment by mining and energy groups into technologies that suck carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere and use it to make synthetic fuel.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2019 | 1:40 pm

Star Diamond shares soar as study reveal ‘unusually high’ amount of high-value stones

Star Diamond shares soar as study reveals ‘unusually high’ amount of high-value stones

About 27% of the diamonds at the company’s Orion South and Star exploration sites are type IIa, a category that represents less than 2% of all rough stones mined from kimberlites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2019 | 1:00 pm

Newcrest misses forecasts, lower FY 21 gold output seen

Australia’s gold production hits new record high

The country's gold production hit an all-time high of 317 tonnes in 2018, breaking the previous record of 314.5 tonnes, which stood for 21 years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2019 | 11:28 am

It’s happening — Barrick makes hostile $17.8 billion bid for Newmont

Newmont rejects $18B hostile bid by Barrick, releases private messages

The US mining giant also fired back with a deal that seeks merging operations in the state of Nevada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 4, 2019 | 7:34 am

Mining the moon ready to lift off by 2025

Geologists believe asteroids are packed with iron ore, nickel and precious metals at much higher concentrations than those found on Earth, making up a market valued in the trillions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2019 | 2:30 pm

Barrick, Newmont step up game to sway top investors

Barrick forecasts over $7 billion in pre-tax savings over 20 years, based on net present value — $4.7 billion of which will come from Nevada.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2019 | 5:54 am

Lynas' Mount Weld rare earths mine in Western Australia.

Lynas auditors flag ‘material risk’ for the rare earths miner over Malaysia conditions

Ernst & Young report raises concerns about the company’s future due to Malaysia’s order to remove its radioactive waste by September.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2019 | 3:10 am

World’s largest copper producer Codelco brings AI to its mines

Codelco to kick off Chuquicamata underground by mid-year

Codelco's second largest copper operation by size is expected to fully transition to underground block cave mining this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2019 | 9:05 am

Rio Tinto vows reform as Australian lawmaker accuses industry of cultural genocide

Rio Tinto investors partying like it’s 2014

Miner will pay a special dividend worth $4 billion, or $2.43 cent a share, as it recorded its highest annual underlying earnings in the last five years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 27, 2019 | 5:27 am