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”
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 […]
Fighting Infections With Copper
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 […]
Is Copper’s ‘Golden Period’ Next?
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit global copper demand hard—down by 3%-4% this year by most expectations—but that’s not looking like a long term problem for copper miners. The analysts are seeing booming Chinese demand as they quickly return to economic health, pandemic hit disruptions from South America, the U.S. and Africa, and low inventory levels […]
First Miner Gets Responsible ‘Copper Mark’
Rio Tinto’s Kennecott site in the US is the first producer to be awarded the Copper Mark, the copper industry’s new independently assessed responsible production program. The Kennecott operation in Utah has demonstrated it meets over 30 criteria for responsible environmental, social and governance practices. The Copper Mark is the first and only program for […]
Smart Homes Are More Than Technology
Smart homes may be hyped on convenience & high tech comfort, but they could do a lot more . A new study says they could help deliver carbon reductions, energy bill savings and improved system resilience across the country. The authors say that mass adoption of solar energy like roof top panels, battery storage, intelligent […]
Purifying Water With Copper
India sees boom in water purifiers using a range of copper based technologies—-mixing traditional water and copper use with the latest antimicrobial research. Water purifiers are becoming an essential part of every kitchen to keep everyone healthy and fit. And opting for a copper-based water filter not only just cleans your water, but also helps in maintaining […]
Ocean Ready Copper
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 […]
Global Copper Use To Hit 30M Tonnes Next Year
There’s a lot of predictions about rising copper use I’m glad to say. The latest Copper data sets on the www.copperalliance.org site suggest that in 2019 copper demand had hit 29M tonnes of which 5.7M tonnes was recycled scrap. And a new global copper study (https://www.reportlinker.com/p0459175/Global-Copper-Industry.html?utm_source=GNW) says world use will rise by roughly 3M metric […]
Zero Emissions Mines Have Started
Earlier this year Oz Minerals announced it would source nearly all the energy needs of a new nickel mine from clean energy sources like wind and solar. It may not have got a lot of media attention at the time, but it should have. Not only does it signal mining is getting cleaner, greener & […]
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