February 28, 2022 Honduras to cancel environmental permits for mining, ban open pits The announcement comes from the barely a month-old government of leftist President Xiomara Castro.
February 28, 2022 Chile’s leanest January since 2011 is another bullish copper sign Production tumbled 15% last month from December and 7.5% from January 2021, the bureau of statistics reported Monday.
February 28, 2022 Colombia Cerrejon’s coal output soars 89% in 2021 Cerrejon's production jumped to 23.4 million tonnes, recovering from the hit from a three-month strike and the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
February 28, 2022 Chile’s appetite for going green to be revealed in new constitution vote Chilean exploration model could swing sharply toward ecological preservation over economic development.
February 28, 2022 Colombia mine explosion kills 13 people, four missing Colombia saw 128 mining accidents in 2021, which killed 148 dead.
February 28, 2022 BHP invests $79m in South America-focused Filo Mining The Canadian junior is developing a copper-gold-silver project straddling the border between Argentina and Chile.
February 25, 2022 South America Snapshot: Eight companies exploring and developing new mines The need for battery metals is propelling many projects in resource-rich South America, but gold and silver projects retain their appeal, too.
February 25, 2022 Vale to pay $46m for failing to meet deadline to decommission tailings dams The company will also undertake a series of obligations to remove all of its upstream tailing dams.
February 25, 2022 Brazilian farmers rush to secure fertilizers on Ukraine war fears Brazilian soybean farmers are buying fertilizers for planting that starts in September and are likely to pay higher prices than US producers who have already bought their nutrients.
February 25, 2022 Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first The Colmena mission, which means "beehive" in Spanish, will gather lunar minerals that could be useful in future space mining.
Copper price nears $13,000 on tariffs woes, supply strain Mine outages, tariff risks and tight supply push copper toward a milestone despite weakening Chinese demand. December 29, 2025 | 05:51 am
