This year’s winners of the North American Copper in Architecture Award showcase the use of copper in both new & refurbished buildings across the USA & Canada. 11 projects were picked by a panel of judges as this year’s award winners. Based on the presence and use of copper and copper alloys the winning buildings […]
Will There Be Enough Copper By 2035?
A new snapshot by S&P Global predicts huge demand for copper but warns supply challenges could mean the world won’t be able to meet it. And that could seriously undermine the race toward a net zero future by 2050 the report’s authors suggest. We’ve been hearing these sorts of warnings for a while now, so […]
Key Nutrient Copper
Copper is essential for healthy bodies and minds but some studies suggest a quarter of people aren’t getting enough of the crucial metal. Copper plays an important part in everyday health, key to maintaining a strong immune system, boosting energy, making red blood cells, helping brains develop & function, and keeping your cardiovascular system on […]
Oz Minerals Challenge Spurs Innovation
We’ve been a part of Oz Minerals Extraction Challenge for a while, so to see the seven groundbreaking new technologies outlined in their latest white paper is great news. Launched in February 2021, the Challenge explored ideas to disrupt traditional leach and electrowinning processes—and move towards lower impact on-site metals production as a result. It’s […]
Global “Materials Movement” Update
The second phase of Australia’s landmark Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future Project–or ZECMotF–is rapidly developing a picture of global Materials Movement innovation. The Final Report is not due till July, but already ZECMotF is producing groundbreaking insights into new ideas, technologies and systems around the world. Like the Water and Zero Emission Copper Mining snapshot […]
Waste Not, Want Not
Oz Minerals is part of global efforts to transform tailings management into a fast-growing stream of value for smart mining and metals companies. Waste or tailings storage is a significant cost for miners as well as an ongoing environmental and social liability leading to growing pressure to deal with them more sustainably. According to a […]
Sandfire Joins Copper Major Ranks
Sandfire Resources recently completed a US$1.86B acquisition of the MATSA mining complex in Spain to transform itself into a major copper player. MiningNews reported Macquarie analysts describing the deal as a “game-changer”, saying it had transformed the outlook for Sandfire. MATSA is a substantial polymetallic mining complex in the Iberian Pyrite Belt producing about 100,000-120,000 […]
ReBuilding Australia’s Car Industry
The Carmichael Centre says Australia is in a unique position to take advantage of the global shift to electric vehicles and our extensive mining sector can help. Their new study Rebuilding Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia says the country can make electric cars in an “environmentally and socially transformative” way by drawing on its rich mineral […]
The Waste To Value Challenge
OZ Minerals has launched a new initiative to find new ways to manage mining waste aimed at creating increased value and cut the mining sector’s overall environmental footprint. The Waste to Value Crowd Challenge—launched in partnership with the International Copper Association Australia, Almira Global and Unearthed—invites companies, startups and individuals from around the world to […]
Clean Mines, Clean World?
Recently Bernstein, a research company, estimated that the world’s offshore wind capacity could hit 254 Giga Watts by 2030, seven times what it is today. That is world changing. Already many developed and developing countries, including Australia, are announcing new projects, some of them absolutely massive with towering, high tech turbines. The cost of wind […]
Finding Ancient Copper For A Clean Future
The University of New South Wales is using geology and Artificial Intelligence to create a virtual model of the Earth to reveal deposits of copper for a world that needs it more than ever. The International Energy Agency, as well as global financial giants Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg have all recently signalled a looming global […]
Adelaide Company Thrives In Copper Niche
South Australian specialised copper tubing and cable company Key Tubing & Electrical—KTE for short—is seeing global orders rising as new Australian markets also open up says local news site InDaily. KTE makes niche wiring components for a range of industries including caravan, food and beverage, air conditioning, electrical, healthcare and mining. But Covid19 saw a […]
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