Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Petra Diamonds shares crater after Tanzania seizes $15 million shipment

The diamond miner also had to halt operations at its Williamson mine as several key employees are being questioned by local authorities.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 11, 2017 | 3:25 am

Anaconda Mining to fill Newfoundland pit with Nova Scotia tailings

When the company's Pine Cove pit mine stops producing in about eight months, work will begin to turn it into a tailings storage facility with capacity of up to 7 million tonnes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 10:15 am

South Africa’s chamber of mines says sector “in crisis”

South Africa holds the world's biggest reserves of platinum, chrome and manganese, but investment in the sector has dropped in each of the past two years as a result of increasing legal uncertainty and labour disputes.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 6:52 am

GoGold sells stalled Mexico project to Agnico Eagle for $80 million

The sale of Santa Gertrudis has given GoGold much-needed cash to pay off its $46.3-million debt with the Bank of Montreal.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 8, 2017 | 4:23 am

Burkina Faso mine to boost Teranga’s annual gold output by 50%

Once Banfora is up and running, it would take the company's annual gold output to between 300,000 and 350,000 ounces.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2017 | 9:05 am

Tanzania kicks off probe into Petra Diamonds contracts, orders officials to resign

Tanzania kicks off probe into Petra Diamonds contract, orders officials to resign

President John Magufuli has asked for a review of a local contract belonging to Petra Diamonds and ordered senior officials to resign over the outcome of a probe into the diamond and tanzanite sector.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 7, 2017 | 4:08 am

Canada’s Gran Colombia Gold resumes operations at strike-hit Segovia mine

While production in August was below normal due to the ongoing disruptions to the company’s operations, Gran Colombia expects to meet its annual production guidance for 2017 of 150,000 to 160,000 ounces of gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2017 | 9:00 am

Gold Demand in India Seen Best in a Decade in Festival Quarter

De Beers diamond sales down 20% on earlier Diwali

The world’s largest rough diamond producer by value reported provisional revenue of $505 million compared with $639 million in the same period a year earlier.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2017 | 5:43 am

Philippines’ President says open-pit mining ban should stay

Rodrigo Duterte said ban should remain in place given the environmental damage it causes, but noted he would give companies time to find alternative mining methods.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2017 | 4:30 am