Cecilia Jamasmie, Author at MINING.COM

Ex convicts to fill out job vacancies at Billiton’s Olympic Dam

While the Australian government has started allowing miners to hire foreign workers to ease a labour shortage in the country, some companies such as BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have chosen to launch their own recruitment initiatives.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2012 | 3:54 pm

Potash Corp. cuts profit hopes as earnings slide

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. reported a sharp drop in second-quarter earnings on Thursday as well as lower than anticipated profits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2012 | 3:00 pm

Vale the newest casualty of China’s slowdown

Brazilian mining giant, Vale SA, became the latest casualty of China's economic slowdown on Wednesday as its second-quarter profit fell almost 60% driven mainly by a weaker demand for iron ore coming from the Asian country.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2012 | 2:04 pm

Barrick misses expectations and delays Pascua-Lama

Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer of the precious metal, reported higher-than-expected operating costs and a massive capital cost over-runs on Thursday in its first quarterly report since letting go CEO Aaron Regent in June.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 26, 2012 | 12:42 pm

Antofagasta Minerals ‘scored’ with appointment of ex-Codelco CEO Hernandez: analysts

FTSE 100 miner, copper giant Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) announced Tuesday it had appointed Diego Hernandez, the former head of state miner Codelco, a move qualified by insiders as “a goal” for the London-listed Chilean miner.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 7:00 pm

Third time’s the charm for Peru’s mining issues?

Faced with never ending environmental and social conflicts over mining projects, Peru's President Ollanta Humala decided yesterday to reshuffle his Cabinet… again…for the third time.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 5:27 pm

Suncor to delay joint venture oil sands projects

Billions of dollars in joint venture projects with partner Total E&P Canada will be delayed, said Suncor Energy’s new chief executive Steve Williams on Wednesday, as both companies are analyzing alternatives to improve their profitability.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 3:35 pm

Miners buying existing projects rather than starting their own: study

Escalating costs and economic instability may be the two main reasons why stage.mining.companies worldwide are acquiring existing projects instead of starting their own, shows the latest report from global firm Ernst & Young.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 2:46 pm

Slowdown? What slowdown? Caterpillar’s best quarter in history

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT), the world's largest earth-moving equipment maker, raised its 2012 profit forecast on Wednesday based on its quarterly profit report, which beat by far most of Wall Street's gloomy outlooks.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 25, 2012 | 1:35 pm