Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

About 30,000 fresh job cuts, more mine closures expected in Australia

A fresh survey of mining industry leaders is predicting more mine closures and job cuts as the prices of commodities like iron ore and coal decline.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2015 | 9:30 am

Gold to dip below $1,000 by end of the year – report

Gold is doomed. That seems to be the message being deliverd by several analysts who predict prices for the metal will hit fresh historic lows by the end of 2015.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2015 | 7:36 am

Antofagasta cuts copper output forecast for the year

This is the second time this year that the London-listed miner slashes its annual copper production guidance.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2015 | 4:30 am

Diver finds $1 million in 300-year-old gold coins off Florida coast

A member of a Florida family hit the jackpot when he found $1 million-worth of gold artifacts, including a royal coin from the Spanish king, recovered from a ship that sank off the Florida coast 300 years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 29, 2015 | 3:00 am

Codelco halts world’s largest open pit copper mine over strike

Things took a turn for the worse Friday, when a worker was shot dead by police near the company's smaller Salvador mine in northern Chile.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2015 | 9:30 am

Zambia power cuts feed copper supply worries, lift prices

Power restrictions could hit output of most copper mines operating in the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2015 | 8:00 am

Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi copper, gold mine halts production

The company is also slashing 30% of its foreign employees and 15% of the local workforce.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2015 | 6:45 am

China planning to step up controls on coal imports — report

As 85% of Chinese thermal coal producers and 35% of miners focused on the metallurgical kind are now running at a loss.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 28, 2015 | 3:26 am

CHART: Coal lobbying expenses collapse

The spending decline comes as U.S. coal miners struggle to clear hurdles on the federal level, including both newly proposed measures and regulations already being implemented.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 27, 2015 | 9:10 am