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. Reuters | February 28, 2022 | 4:04 pm
Seabridge raises $225m to move KSM project closer to construction KSM is one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world by reserves, and is currently Canada's largest gold-copper-silver development project. Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 28, 2022 | 7:58 am
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. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 28, 2022 | 3:51 am
There is a connection between Mars and heavy metal-polluted Rio Tinto estuary Goethite, red hematite, schwertmannite and jarosite link Mars to Spain’s Rio Tinto. Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | February 27, 2022 | 6:25 am
Hochschild Mining profit jumps on silver price rise, production rebound Company posted a 41% jump in full-year core earnings on Wednesday, Reuters | February 23, 2022 | 7:13 am
Mexico Supreme Court issues draft decision declaring Almaden Minerals’ claims ineffective Mexico’s Supreme Court ordered the Ministry of Economy to declare ineffective Almaden Minerals’ titles for its Ixtaca gold-silver project. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 19, 2022 | 5:40 pm
Hecla Mining silver reserves at second-highest level in 130 years Hecla's proven and probable reserves of the precious metal hit the second highest level in the company's history to 200 million ounces. Cecilia Jamasmie | February 18, 2022 | 3:52 am
Inorganic materials make ultra-thin solar cells more efficient A new approach used to develop solar cells based on AgBiS2 enables absorption coefficients higher than any other photovoltaic material used to date. MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 17, 2022 | 6:06 am
Ecuador says mining exports nearly doubled in value in 2021 to $2bn President Guillermo Lasso, a conservative ex-banker, is betting on mining to diversify the country's income streams. Reuters | February 16, 2022 | 9:45 am
