Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Infographic: The world’s biggest heists from diamonds to art

The creative department at ADT Home Security Services produced the following infographic, depicting some of the largest diamond, cash and art-related crimes around the world in recent times.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 3:08 pm

Southern Copper evaluating construction of hydroelectric plant in Peru

Southern Copper Corp. is evaluating the construction of a hydroelectric plant in Peru to mitigate the impacts that the energy crisis in the second world producer of copper may have in its operations, said the company’s president Oscar Gonzalez.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 1:58 pm

Recruitment company ready to profit from filling skills shortage in mining

Specialist recruiter, InTalent Group, is set to fill the critical skills shortage gap for the Australian mining, infrastructure and oil and gas sectors with highly skilled engineers sourced from India and the subcontinent.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 31, 2012 | 1:10 pm

Chile injects an extra $1bn in largest copper miner Codelco

Chile’s Codelco incoming boss in England to restart talks with Anglo

Chile’s Codelco new CEO, Thomas Keller, has traveled to London this week to hold talks with global miner Anglo American (LON:ALL), hoping to resolve a multi-billion dollar contract dispute between the parties.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 6:34 pm

Thousands of Spanish coal miners on indefinite strike and calling for massive protest tomorrow in Madrid

After a week of protests, Spanish coal miners have decided to go on indefinite strike amid fears their entire industry is about to go to the wall, after the government slashed the coal’s sector subsidy by two-thirds.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 4:58 pm

Australia PM tells miners they don’t own minerals

Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, warned the mining industry that nationals not only want, but also deserve a share of the nation's resources boom and reminded its leaders they don't "own" the minerals of the country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 4:11 pm

Brazil prosecutor requests suspension of Vale’s Onça Puma nickel operations

Brazil's federal public ministry in Para state has filed legal action demanding that operations be halted at Onça Puma, a nickel mine in the northern Brazilian state owned and operated by Vale SA (NYSE:VALE).

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 2:11 pm

Former Wall Street trader’s comments on Europe has the financial community raving on Twitter

Nassim Taleb, a former Wall Street trader and author of the famous book “The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable,” is being attacked this morning by the financial community in different social media outlets, mainly Twitter, after a Bloomberg article quoted him saying he favours investing in Europe over the U.S.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 30, 2012 | 12:36 pm

Silvercorp says work interrupted at mine in China

Canadian Silvercorp Metals (TSX: SVM-News)(NYSE: SVM-News), China’s biggest silver miner, said Monday that production at its flagship silver-lead-zinc Ying Mine will be interrupted for about five days as a result of power interruptions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2012 | 7:08 pm

Canada’s Kinross Gold sells stake in Brazilian mine to AngloGold for $220 million

Canada’s third main gold miner Kinross Gold (TSX:K) is selling its stake in the Crixas gold mine in Brazil, to South Africa’s AngloGold Ashanti for $220-million.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 29, 2012 | 5:30 pm