Copper, nickel prices spike as Europe scrambles for metal

Copper price hits 19-week high and nickel scales $25,000 for the first time since 2011 as European traders are forced to look as far afield as Malaysia for deliverable metal.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 2, 2022 | 11:49 am

Copper price rises on Chile’s lean output

The biggest copper-producing country recorded its lowest January output since 2011.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2022 | 8:40 am

Torex Gold’s Media Luna resources up by nearly a quarter

The asset’s updated mineral resource estimate is now 4.39m gold-equivalent ounces, up from the 3.54m reported in April 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 1, 2022 | 6:51 am

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

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.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2022 | 3:13 pm

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.

Reuters | February 28, 2022 | 8:54 am

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.

Bloomberg News | February 28, 2022 | 8:21 am

Colombia mine explosion kills 13 people, four missing

Colombia saw 128 mining accidents in 2021, which killed 148 dead.

Reuters | February 28, 2022 | 7:49 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

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