Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Australia’s promise to assist BHP with its Olympic Dam expansion

South Australian Premier, Jay Weatherill, has reproached the federal government for saying BHP could resume its Olympic Dam expansion within months, calling it a "cruel hoax."

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2013 | 2:22 pm

Peru’s mining attracted close to $9bn in investments this year

The potential is appealing. Peru holds13% of the world's copper reserves, 4% of gold, 22% of silver, 7.6% of zinc, 9% of lead and 6% of tin reserves.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 16, 2013 | 11:23 am

Batista loses control of his iron ore darling MMX

Suspicion grows over events that led Batista’s oil firm to bankruptcy

Investors want federal authorities to examine the role of regulators and the stock exchange in OGX collapse.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2013 | 3:15 pm

Mexico passes historic bill ending oil monopoly

In a country that celebrates “Oil Industry Nationalization Day,” the energy package approved last night has automatically become Mexico’s most significant and controversial economic reform since the NAFTA.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2013 | 10:45 am

Anglo gives fresh signs of looking to offload its platinum mines

Anglo American confirms turnaround plan, warns 2014 will continue to be tough

Cutifani said the firm has identified three "buckets" from which it plans to extract about $3.9 billion of extra earnings.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2013 | 3:00 pm

Natural gas to overtake coal as global energy source by 2025—Exxon

The world’s largest oil and gas firm predicts that by around 2025 gas will be the world’s second most-used fuel, only behind oil.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2013 | 2:25 pm

Miners warned about Indonesia, Brazil, India and South Africa investments

Terrorism, regime instability and resource nationalism, are the main risks mining investors will face in 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 12, 2013 | 11:10 am

Chile’s mining industry turns to sunlight to ease energy shortage

First solar plant for the mining sector in the Coquimbo region will be inaugurated this Friday.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2013 | 5:49 pm

Mount Lyell copper mine halted indefinitely during probe into workers death

Whether the men were wearing safety harnesses is a significant part of the investigation that could take several months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2013 | 3:10 pm

One more spill at Rio Tinto uranium mine

The collapse of a leach tank at Australia’s Ranger uranium mine, operated by Rio’s subsidiary Energy Resources of Australia, was the second such incident for the mining giant in less than a week.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 11, 2013 | 11:12 am

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