Adding nickel to copper is the world’s most commonly used ‘alloy’ and it’s found a crucial role in protecting boats and other ocean assets. An alloy with 90% copper and 10% nickel—also known as cupron-ickel—is not only strong and malleable, but resists corrosion. Alloys with 30% nickel content or those more highly alloyed with aluminum, […]
Let There Be Light (And Power)
Asia Pacific is on track to see 100% electricity access soon. And that’s a big deal. The news come via a recent report card on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal-or SDGs-of which “Affordable & Clean Energy” is number 7. It can’t come too soon for the 200M people still without electricity, but the region managed […]
New Copper Potential In Australia
Mining giant Rio Tinto has made a promising discovery two kilometres east of the Winu copper-gold deposit in Western Australia to help boost new supplies of the red metal. While the world’s number two miner will keep drilling and geophysical testing at the site, new figures suggest an inferred mineral resource of 503M tonnes of […]
Chile Uses Copper To Fight Pandemic
The world’s biggest copper producer is using nanoparticles of the red metal to help it fight the spread of the virus reports Bloomberg. Santiago-based company Aintech says its products are the first to make use of copper nanoparticles in disinfectants to kill and prevent viruses and bacteria on surfaces. One product is an alcohol spray […]
World Urgently Needs Copper Discoveries
A new report says the last decade has been dismal for new copper discoveries, with under 1M tonnes found since 2015. Only 16 significant copper deposits have been discovered globally in the past decade and just one since 2015 says S&P Global Market Intelligence. The 16 deposits contain a paltry 8%, or 81.3 million tonnes, […]
Making Copper Mines Emission Free
A world first study Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future lays out how Australian copper mining can be greener, cleaner & smarter using emerging technologies. The Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future by University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering sets out how Australian copper mining can become emission free over the […]
Licence To Operate Is Now Biggest Risk
Nearly half of mining companies globally rank licence to operate as their biggest risk to business says new report. And that’s for the second year in in a row. Ernst and Young’s Top 10 Business Risks and Opportunities 2020 report found 44% of the world’s top mining executives say reputation & community support are their […]
Hello Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos
In a recent article in Smart Company , Holly Bridgewater talks about how Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are on the “Hunt for investment opportunities in the mining industry“. They have already backed a technology fund called Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) and tech money is predicted to flow into mining with a focus […]
Copper Masks Get Popular
With renewed interest in antimicrobial copper to help fight Covid-19 there’s been a big spike in demand for surgical masks with a built in copper defence. Google ‘copper masks’ these days and you’ll be inundated with news on the topic, everything from scientific details about how they work to a raft of companies and startups […]
Copper Takes Aim At Future
A new infographic from the International Copper Association shows how copper is essential to life. From technology to energy, manufacturing, communication and mobility copper is the world’s hardest working metal. Click on link below to view infographic. ICA-Infographic-Essentiality-202004-R2
Copper OLEDs Could Be Lighting Future
A new kind of copper OLED technology could scale up to inexpensively light entire rooms and homes for the first time……and do it cheaply and efficiently at the same time. At the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI in Switzerland, researchers have gained insights into a promising material for organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs. The substance enables […]
Can Copper Help Fight Covid-19?
“Experts on copper and microbiology recommend expanded use of copper alloys in public spaces to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and minimize future pandemics”, say two U.S. experts-Harold Michels and Corinne Michels-in a new article. “Antimicrobial copper alloys are potentially powerful weapons. These alloys must be widely deployed in public spaces on common touch surfaces, especially […]
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