BHP produced over 2M tonnes of copper in FY25, marking a 28% increase over three years, a rally that is “spurring strong financials, major investments and sustainability progress.” A recent article in Carbon Credits outlines how BHP is not only doubling down on copper given global demand to help fuel clean energy and electric vehicles, […]
This Year’s Top Copper Architecture
The 18th edition of the North American Copper in Architecture Awards—NACIA—have just been announced, a tribute to both original buildings and restoration work. Once again the architectural awards for new buildings highlights unique creativity, craft and invention using not only the world’s hardest working metal, but also one of its most beautiful. Both commercial and […]
From Solar Power To Solar Waste
With one of the highest per capita rates of rooftop solar installations worldwide, Australia has made it a cornerstone of its green revolution. At last count there were some 4M homes with solar roof panels or over 150 million panels nationwide when commercial and large-scale systems are included. No mean feat lets face it. But […]
As Electrification Goes So Does Copper
Copper has always been the go to metal for lighting and power, but an unprecedented “Electric Age” is pushing demand to record levels. The global push toward electrification is creating massive challenges as both advanced and developing economies adapt to the way homes, business and industry use power now and in the future. Electricity may […]
That Copper Tariff
When Donald Trump recently announced a copper import tariff of 50% from August 1 it created panic in global markets, but what impact will it have here in Australia? The tariff decision was largely expected given Trump had kicked off a review of copper imports in March, but the high rate and rapid time line […]
Copper To The World 2025
This year’s Copper To The World conference will be held in Adelaide, South Australia on August 26-27 with the overarching theme of “The Copper Advantage: Powering the Future.” Hosted by Austmine in partnership with the South Australian Government, the high powered industry get together will explore how copper is powering the future through mining and […]
Copper’s Race To The Future (well 2030)
I saw recently that the biggest tech companies are planning on investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence and building massive data centres to help them get there. It’s a wake up call for copper of course. Just recently Meta—home of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAp—said it would construct a multi gigawatt data centre nearly the […]
Can Dietary Copper Protect Older Brains?
Researchers have found that eating a diet rich in copper can help the body stave off dementia and may be particularly helpful for people recovering from strokes. The study, from China’s Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that 1.22mg of copper per day—approximately two medium sized […]
The War On Home Energy
A new report has just said our homes could cut power bills by over 90% by using more energy efficiency measures. That’s a massive cut, but is it really possible? The study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis—or IEEFA—eyed savings of between 82% and 94% if roof solar and home batteries were […]
The Rising Tide Of Wave Energy
Tapping the power of oceans to create a new, sustainable source of clean energy is now big news globally, but Australia has been testing the waters for some time. Tidal or wave energy is generated by converting the energy within ocean waves into electricity, an emerging sector now attracting the interest of governments, investors and […]
Pulse Two: New Tools For Tailings
The latest Pulse Briefing is now out on ConnectOre, an in depth look how the mining industry is revolutionising the management of tailings. This Pulse is a must read for any one in the mining sector dealing with both the environmental risk of waste streams and the economic opportunities of tailings valorisation. The Briefing explores […]
Are Electric Cars Stalling?
Misinformation about electric vehicles are widely accepted says a new study, even by people who own one. What’s going on? The study by media outlet The Conversation looked at 9 EV myths in Australia, the US, Germany & Austria and found similar attitudes. For instance, most believed electric vehicles are more likely to catch fire […]
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