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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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World Copper Supply & Demand Shifts

The world’s copper market is expected to see a significant surplus over the next two years says the latest forecast from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). The Group said…

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Aurelia Metals Green Lights Aussie Copper Mine

Australian mining and exploration company Aurelia Metals with two existing mines in  the Cobar Basin in New South Wales will now develop the Great Cobar copper mine. The project involves…

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Rare Child Cancer Sees Possible Copper Cure

Survival from a rare but deadly childhood cancer could improve by applying an existing drug that’s currently used to manage excess copper in the body says Australian study. The drug…

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BHP Backs Responsible Copper

November 5, 2020 · Commodity, General, Mining

Major global copper miner BHP has committed to the Copper Mark Responsible Production Framework covering areas like the environment, community, human rights and governance. In a media statement BHP said it has submitted its Letter of Commitment to the Copper Mark to cover the company’s copper assets in Escondida and Spence in Chile, and Olympic […]

Clean Energy Exports Big Copper News

October 29, 2020 · General, John’s Blog, Sustainable Energy

I blogged about the huge Northern Territory solar farm exporting energy to Singapore last year, saying I’d keep an eye on it. Well it looks like it’s a goer.  And that’s massive for copper. The $20B, 12,000 hectare, 10 GigaWatt solar farm—the world’s biggest—will use a hell of a lot of copper in the panels, […]

PanAust’s Covid-19 Response

October 28, 2020 · Commodity, General, Mining

Copper miner PanAust responded quickly to the pandemic to “ensure the safety of its workforce and local communities and safeguard the future of the business.”  At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, PanAust and its subsidiary companies responded quickly to implement strict safety measures. The measures were guided by direction from the Company’s shareholder, Guangdong […]

Smart Cities Need Smart Copper

October 26, 2020 · General, Smart Buildings

Smart city technologies in buildings, transport, infrastructure and energy will boost demand for copper, a new snapshot by the Martec Group shows. The new study— commissioned by the International Copper Association—found the total volume of copper in smart city technology is predicted to nearly double from 2.7M tonnes in 2019 to 4.8 M tonnes in […]

Pandemic Speeds Mining Re-Think

October 21, 2020 · John’s Blog, Mining

I was struck recently by an article in the Australian Fin Review talking about the future of mining in light of a potential pandemic re-set. Written by Accenture’s David Burns, who heads the company’s natural resources practice globally, it says the shock of Covid’s impact on mining operations is “accelerating its digital transformation”.  He says […]

6,500-Year-Old Copper Workshop Discovered

October 21, 2020 · Commodity, General, Mining

Israel has unearthed a workshop for smelting copper ore that once operated in the Neveh Noy neighborhood of Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev Desert.   Tel Aviv University and Israel Antiquities Authority which are jointly conducting the study believe copper-producing technology was a closely guarded secret. The new study, which began in 2017, […]

“Copper Mark” Tipping Point?

October 15, 2020 · Commodity, General, Mining

The copper industry’s ‘responsibly produced copper’ program “Copper Mark” has already signed up a number of miners, but now also has major partners in Google, Ford and Wieland. Copper Mark Partners are organisations in the copper value chain that use or rely on copper in their business and who make a public commitment to the […]

Copper Surfaces Are “Kryptonite” For Germs

October 7, 2020 · Antimicrobial Copper, General, Health

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki’ from Australia’s national broadcaster the ABC asks whether we should be using “copper for all the surfaces we touch in all public transport, restaurants, kitchens, gyms and buildings.” Doctor Karl’s long running radio show on Radio National recently took a look at Copper surfaces and germs in light of the current pandemic, […]

Tiny Copper Accelerator Breakthrough

September 28, 2020 · General

U.S. scientists have invented a microscopic copper accelerator that could make future X-ray lasers and accelerators for radiation therapy far more compact. Particle accelerators generate high-energy beams of electrons, protons and ions for a wide range of applications including X-ray lasers that film molecules during chemical reactions and medical devices for treating cancer. Scientists at […]

Freeport-McMoRan Commits To “Copper Mark”

September 24, 2020 · General, Mining

American copper major Freeport-McMoRan has announced its commitment to the ‘Copper Mark’, a global standard to ensure responsible production and trading of copper. The company has started the process for six of its operating sites and has future plans to validate all its operating sites against the Copper Mark requirements. Copper Mark is the first […]

Australian Copper Set To Soar

September 22, 2020 · John’s Blog, Mining

Resources market analysts Fitch Solutions have just published research predicting a rosy future for Australia’s copper miners. The gold ones will do well too they say. They put this down to to their low costs of production, high-grades and good government regulations over the next decade. They also expect five years of growth for copper […]

Fighting Infections With Copper

September 16, 2020 · Antimicrobial Copper, General, Health

Wound and surgical infections pose a significant problem in healthcare, but new studies shows how copper infused dressings can help. Rory Donnelly, clinical research director of Copper Clothing—a UK company tackling antibiotic resistance with copper-infused technology—outlined the findings in an article in Med-Tech Innovation.  According to Mr Donnelly, NHS Croydon University Hospital conducted and Copper […]

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Featured

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

World Copper Supply & Demand Shifts

The world’s copper market is expected to see a significant surplus over the next two years says the latest forecast…

Read More

Aurelia Metals Green Lights Aussie Copper Mine

Australian mining and exploration company Aurelia Metals with two existing mines in  the Cobar Basin in New South Wales will…

Read More

Rare Child Cancer Sees Possible Copper Cure

Survival from a rare but deadly childhood cancer could improve by applying an existing drug that’s currently used to manage…

Read More

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