Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Firestone hails strong start of second quarter despite slight recoveries fall

The Africa-focused miner sold a 68-carats white diamond for just under $1 million, which became its third most valuable stone to date.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 29, 2018 | 4:50 am

Leagold Mining said restarting Santa Luz mine in Brazil requires $82 million

Leagold said restarting Santa Luz mine in Brazil requires $82 million

Santa Luz is a fully constructed open pit mine, which originally started production mid-2013 but was placed on care and maintenance in 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2018 | 9:05 am

Chile’s court rejects lawsuit to block Nutrien’s sale of stake in SQM to Tianqi

While the decision is final and not subject to appeal, one legal hurdle remains — Pampa Group, which controls SQM, earlier this month filed an additional appeal with Chile’s TDLC antitrust court.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2018 | 7:15 am

Sibanye, Regulus to jointly develop Argentina’s Altar copper-gold project

The project, located in the San Juan province, is about 10km from the border with Chile, the world’s No. 1 copper producer.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2018 | 5:55 am

Eldorado to invest $520 million on a mill at its Turkish mine

Eldorado to invest $520 million in mill at its Turkish mine

The project would make Kışladağ a nine-year, 270,000-ounce-per-annum gold mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 26, 2018 | 4:00 am

Barrick could trade copper mines for gold ones to expand Tier 1 assets

The combined miner plans to focus on Tier 1 assets, those producing at least 500,000 ounces of gold annually, with a mine life of more than 10 years and low costs.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 25, 2018 | 8:55 am