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Enough Copper For The Future?

A new study has raised doubts the world has enough mineable copper to sustain the demands of both human development and the green economy. The report by the Society of…

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Australia’s Tech Dilemma

Australians are keen on technology, especially at home, but the country’s broadband is just not cutting it apparently.  Well that’s the only conclusion you can draw from a bunch of…

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Microbial Mining

A new copper leaching discovery suggests biotech-driven mining solutions could soon recover critical minerals, reduce waste and enhance sustainability. A critical minerals platform startup, Endolith, has successfully demonstrated that its…

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The Clean Energy Election?

The return of a Labor Government is also being hailed as an endorsement of Australia’s remarkable renewables journey, but there’s still a long way to go. A lot of issues…

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Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark At IMARC

October 17, 2022 · General, Mining

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark has announced she will attend the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney November 2-4. In her role as Chair of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), Ms. Clark will speak at the conference, emphasising the critical nature of transparency and good governance as demand for critical […]

OZ Minerals Open House For Mining Innovators

October 13, 2022 · General, Mining

 The OZ Minerals Think & Act Differently (TAD) team have launched the TAD Open House to provide an easy, online way for innovators and innovative companies to approach OZ Minerals with ideas and technologies to contribute to the development of modern mining.    Being virtual, the TAD Open House is always open, ideas can be submitted […]

IMARC 2022 Tackles Sector’s Gender Divide

October 11, 2022 · General, Mining

Closing the gender gap in mining is not only a matter of equity, it also makes business sense, according to five Australian experts who will be addressing the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Sydney in November. As a whole, the mining industry is trying to address the under-representation of women in mining. Statistics […]

Copper Helps Restore ‘Urban Artefact’

October 5, 2022 · General

A wooden structure from the era of the Qing dynasty has been restored into a teahouse in Fuzhou, China, using copper cladding that transforms the historic building into an ‘urban artefact’. Neri&Hu, the Shanghai-based studio behind the astonishing transformation, said “the teahouse internalises a piece of distinct heritage at a time when rapid new development […]

Australian Mining Upbeat Despite Global Challenges

October 4, 2022 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

Australian mining meets global investment, sustainability, supply chain and geopolitical issues as part of this year’s International Mining & Resources Conference—IMARC—in Sydney in November. IMARC is Australia’s largest mining event with over 7,500 decision makers, mining leaders, policy makers, investors, commodity buyers, technical experts, innovators, and educators from more than 100 countries for three days […]

OZ Minerals Greenlights New Copper-Nickel Project

September 26, 2022 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

OZ Minerals is to develop its fourth mine, the West Musgrave copper-nickel Project in Western Australia, at a cost of $1.7B. The new project is to be one of the largest fully off-grid, hybrid renewable powered mines in the world with an initial 80% renewable penetration drawn from wind and solar generation. Developed with agreement […]

Tackling Copper ‘Material Movement’ On Road To Zero

September 21, 2022 · General, Mining

A new Australian technology roadmap outlines how copper producers can embrace innovation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at mines. The Material Movement study warns mine waste operating systems are under pressure. Rising copper demand—growing by 2.1% a year till 2027—plus declining ore grades at many mine sites are pushing material volumes higher globally. Boosting the […]

The OZ Minerals “Open House”

September 16, 2022 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

One of our members, OZ Minerals, has just launched “Open House” to boost the development of modern mining through innovation and technology adoption. “The Think & Act Differently (TAD) team have launched the TAD Open House to provide an easy, online way for innovators and innovative companies to approach OZ Minerals with ideas and technologies […]

Homing In On Energy

September 9, 2022 · General, John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

There’s been a lot happening on the home energy front recently as standards get set to rise. And that’s big news for consumers and construction professionals. For a start all Australian governments have now agreed to raise the bar on energy efficiency standards for new-build homes. It’s the first change to the National Construction Code […]

Exploring Waste To Value

September 6, 2022 · General, Mining

Four teams experimenting with extracting value from waste have joined the OZ Minerals’ Think & Act Differently (TAD) incubator aiming to reimagine mining and processing. The Waste to Value Challenge, invited innovators from around the world to propose an approach that reimagines mining and processing to minimise, eliminate and find value in waste. Oz Minerals […]

Copper Makes Its Mark

August 30, 2022 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

I was pleased to see that two major Chile miners are the latest companies to join the global Copper Mark assurance framework to promote responsible mining. Mantos Blancos and Mantoverde, both owned by Toronto-listed Capstone Copper, have joined a growing list of miners globally to commit to the assessment process.  In fact when I last […]

Aussie Electric Cars Start Moving

August 17, 2022 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog

The Federal Labor Government has now introduced their electric car discount bill to parliament in a sign the country may finally be moving ahead on electric mobility.  It’s a good start even if there’s still some way to go. But the stars seem to be aligning on e-mobility as governments start acting.  This Federal bill […]

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Featured

Enough Copper For The Future?

A new study has raised doubts the world has enough mineable copper to sustain the demands of both human development…

Read More

Australia’s Tech Dilemma

Australians are keen on technology, especially at home, but the country’s broadband is just not cutting it apparently.  Well that’s…

Read More

Microbial Mining

A new copper leaching discovery suggests biotech-driven mining solutions could soon recover critical minerals, reduce waste and enhance sustainability. A…

Read More

The Clean Energy Election?

The return of a Labor Government is also being hailed as an endorsement of Australia’s remarkable renewables journey, but there’s…

Read More

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