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.

Marilyn Scales - The Northern Miner | February 25, 2022 | 3:10 pm

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.

Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 1:08 pm

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.

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2022 | 11:11 am

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.

Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 8:11 am

Codelco profits surge on higher metals prices

World top copper producer produced 1.618 million tonnes at its own mines in 2021.

Reuters | February 25, 2022 | 7:57 am

Chile’s overwhelmed Constitution writers are facing a backlash

Radical proposals that could fundamentally remake the society and economy and drive away investors are slipping through.

Bloomberg News | February 25, 2022 | 6:40 am

ESG, green energy transition to remain top-of-mind in mining boardrooms – report

The environmental, social and governance theme anchored itself as a mainstream aspect of the mining business in 2021, a report by White & Case states.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 25, 2022 | 5:05 am