Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Sudan and Saudi Arabia to mine the Red Sea for gold and copper in 2014

Sudan and Saudi Arabia to mine the Red Sea by 2014

The Arab states of Sudan and Saudi Arabia unveiled Tuesday plans to start mining for gold, copper, silver and other riches along the Red Sea basin between the two countries as early as 2014.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2012 | 4:24 pm

South Africa’s growth hits four-year low due to strikes

SA’s 3Q growth worse than expected due to strikes

South Africa’s economy continues to struggle as a consequence of the widespread strikes that have hit its mining sector since August, weighing more heavily on the economy in the third quarter than what economists had predicted.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 27, 2012 | 2:13 pm

Canada braces for new wave of anti-pipelines protests

Western Canada’s Vancouver, Victoria, Smithers and Prince George are expected to be Tuesday the main stage for rallies against oil and gas pipelines, as part of national and international actions spearheaded by the Unis’tot’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation in British Columbia.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 7:53 pm

Enbridge to ship crude to Philadelphia via rail

Canada’s Enbridge Inc. (TSX, NYSE:ENB) announced Monday its has entered into an agreement with Canopy Prospecting Inc. to develop rail facilities that will deliver crude oil from the Bakken shale prospect in North Dakota to Philadelphia refineries by the third-quarter of 2013.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 6:04 pm

Patagonia Gold makes first pour at its Argentina’s project

Patagonia Gold makes first pour at Argentinian project

South America-focused gold and silver miner Patagonia Gold (LON:PGD) (TSX:PAT), announced Monday it produced its first doré gold bar from its Lomada de Leiva gold and silver project in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 3:58 pm

Seven familiar names shortlisted to head Anglo

Well-known executives headhunted from major stage.mining.companies such as BHP Billiton, AngloGold Ashanti, Barrick Gold and Xstrata have made the cut to become Anglo American’s new CEO.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 3:10 pm

Australia must tackle lack of competitiveness — Rio Tinto

The giant miner says Australia might miss the “Asian century” boat unless its tackles serious shortcomings, such as competitiveness, productivity, infrastructure investments and foreign capital attraction.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 26, 2012 | 2:27 pm

Over 10,00 Chinese rush to Ghana searching for gold

Over 10,000 Chinese rush to Ghana searching for gold

As the price of gold has climbed in recent years, many Chinese have flocked to Ghana, the world's second bullion producer after South Africa, hoping to find their way out of poverty.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2012 | 4:39 pm

Indonesia’s tin mining brings more problems than wealth: report

Tin mining is a profitable but damaging trade that has scarred the Indonesian island of Bangka, a granite outcrop just east of Sumatra, reports English newspaper The Guardian.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 25, 2012 | 3:17 pm