Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Nearly 90 pieces of gold silver found in English historical site

Nearly 90 pieces of gold and silver found in English historical site

About 90 new pieces of gold and silver have been discovered in the field close to Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England, where the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure was found three years ago.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 2:35 pm

Centamin’s stock recovers after resuming Egypt gold exports

Centamin’s stock recovers as gold export resumes

Shares in London and Toronto-listed Centamin (LON:CEY, TSX:CEE) surged 26% to 43.95p on Monday after the miner announced it had resumed exports from its flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 18, 2012 | 12:46 pm

Chileans divided over value of Barrick’s water fund

When it comes to its $8.5 billion Pascua Lama project, 2012 was not a great year for Canada’s Barrick Gold.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 6:51 pm

Diamond values increase at Firestone mine in Lesotho

Firestone Diamonds sells $5.1 million in two months

The company sold a total of 63,991 carats of rough gems in October and November.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 3:57 pm

Anglo Asian signs copper sales contract with Glencore

Under the terms of the sales agreement, Glencore will purchase 250 wet metric tonnes (WMT) per month of copper concentrate product.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 2:35 pm

SEC endorses JPMorgan copper ETF

The resolution makes it easier for the U.S. bank to launch its product.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 17, 2012 | 1:00 pm

Botswana Diamonds detects 13 new diamond targets

Botswana Diamonds, the Diamond exploration company, has identified 13 specific sites in the north east of Botswana believed to contain diamond kimberlites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 6:14 pm

Vale to pay Brazil $674 million in mining taxes

Mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) has started paying the Brazilian government $674 million ($1.4 billion real) in a dispute over mining royalties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 5:26 pm

Molycorp shares dive as CEO quits and firm faces investigation

Shares of rare earth miner Molycorp were falling Thursday morning as the company’s president and chief executive, Mark Smith, left without explanation and the company revealed it was under investigation from the United States SEC.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 13, 2012 | 4:44 pm