Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Gold industry injected $171bn into global economy in 2013

A World Gold Council report shows the sector's contribution was greater than the GDP of over 150 different countries and larger than the total value of global overseas aid in recent years.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 11:01 pm

IMAGE GALLERY: Potash ponds in the Utah desert

To the non-expert eye they may seem a set of mirages, but these turquoise-purple-pink visions are what ground-level potash ponds look like near Arches National Park.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 10:00 am

Stans Energy kicks off fresh legal actions over Kyrgyzstan’s $118 million pending payment

The Canadian rare earths junior is appealing a Moscow court decision of Moscow City Arbitrazh Court of not allowing it to obtain a sum related to the loss of its Kutessay II mine.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 8:50 am

Total, Shell exit coal mining

Some of the world's top oil producers have decided to abandon coal and focus instead on ramping up production and trading of liquified natural gas as a cleaner fossil fuel alternative.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 6:00 am

AngloGold, Newmont in talks over sale of Colorado mine

The sale would be one of the largest of a U.S. gold mine since the price of the precious metal began falling in 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 2, 2015 | 3:15 am

Meteorites heading to Earth may contain trillions of diamonds

Gems founds in fragments of the Almahata Sitta meteorite were formed in an unknown planet that existed when our solar system was just forming, researchers say.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2015 | 10:45 am

Mining exploration spending in Australia hits decade-low

The dramatic fall was led mainly by the iron ore and coal sectors.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2015 | 10:05 am

Molycorp stock collapses as it misses $32.5M interest payment

Molycorp stock collapses after missing $32.5M interest payment

Skipping the loan repayment could lead to the U.S. rare earths miner bankruptcy.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2015 | 6:45 am

Seafloor copper mining has less social and environmental impacts than open cut, underground — report

Seafloor copper extraction better than traditional mining — report

The study, commissioned by Nautilus Minerals, shows seabed copper mining may cause less disruptions to the environment and local communities than terrestrial operations.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 1, 2015 | 3:07 am