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Copper Weekly Brief — week ending 2 October 2026

  Copper: about US$14,370/t on COMEX, US$14,250/t on LME Copper ends the week near a two-week low. COMEX is about 3% lower on the week, and LME closed at US$14,253.50/t…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 25 September 2026

  Market Overview Copper climbed back to record territory this week, then eased as the Federal Reserve outlook took over. The rebound followed a sharp mid-month correction. On 14 September,…

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New geological insights sharpen South Australia’s copper opportunity

  New geological insights from Geoscience Australia’s Delamerian Project have strengthened the case for South Australia as a major future source of copper, gold and critical minerals, highlighting the prospectivity…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 18 September 2026 18 Sept 2026 ·

  Market Overview Copper spent the week consolidating below US$14,100/t after last Thursday’s sharp reversal from a record US$14,875/t (US$14.88/kg), as the market priced a growing probability that the US…

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Just How Much Copper Is In An Electric Vehicle?

November 20, 2018 · General

Copper demand from electric vehicles to jump by 1.7 million tonnes by 2027 says a new infographic. There’s 80% more copper in a Chevrolet Bolt in comparison to a similar-sized Volkswagen Golf says the UBS Evidence Lab in the U.S. The major reason for this is that at the heart of every electric vehicle-or EV-is […]

Lets Stop Wasting Copper

September 18, 2018 · General, John’s Blog

Copper & technology are great partners, but what we do with all those old gadgets-and the copper in them-is a tough challenge. Till now. In fact Australia is at the cutting edge of what’s being called urban mining. New breakthroughs in Sydney & Melbourne suggest we could now harvest copper-and a lot of other valuable […]

Do It With A Registered Cabler!

September 4, 2018 · General, Smart Wiring

Australian cablers were at Integrate 2018 to highlight the stark difference between proper and poor cabling. Take a look for yourself! Click here!  

The Copper Engine

August 1, 2018 · General

Both ICA China and ICA India are not only helping to boost production of energy efficient, copper rotor motors, but making sure innovation, standards and marketing also improve. The International Copper Association took a leading role in helping to develop energy efficient Copper Rotor motors for world markets. In China and India the ICA is […]

The NBN’s Big Secret? Copper!

July 25, 2018 · General, John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

Half way round the world or Sydney to Perth? That’s some of the lengths of copper the NBN Co. has bought to help roll out faster broadband. According to the latest reports the NBN bought 4,478 kilometres of copper since just last October. Taking the total red metal purchased to around 21,000 kms all up. […]

100% Clean Energy Copper Mine

July 23, 2018 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

Chile’s Zaldívar copper mine is the country’s first mine to operate with 100 percent renewable electricity. The mine, a joint venture between Antofagasta and Barrick, recently signed a contract for electricity sourced from hydro, solar, or wind sources for a ten-year period beginning in July 2020. As a result Zaldívar will be able to replace […]

The NBN’s Big Secret? Copper!

July 19, 2018 · General, John’s Blog

Half way round the world or Sydney to Perth? That’s some of the lengths of copper the NBN Co. has bought to help roll out faster broadband. According to the latest reports the NBN bought 4,478 kilometres of copper since just last October. Taking the total red metal purchased to around 21,000 kms all up. […]

Hydraulic Health Services Design

July 19, 2018 · General, Health, Plumbing

This 350-page technical manual is designed to assist the Hydraulic Services Designer with the task of resolving the specialised design requirements of hydraulic services for health care buildings. Written by leading plumbing consultant, DW Creasey, the design notes are based on his 60 year industry experience. Readers are introduced to new ways of approaching design […]

Getting South Australia to 1 Million Tonnes

July 12, 2018 · General, John’s Blog

I recently chaired the new technologies session at South Australia’s Copper To The World Conference and was impressed by what’s happening here and overseas. Innovation-and especially technological innovation-is the latest copper industry buzz word. Why? Because world demand for copper keeps rising-ironically enough due to technological shifts in mobility, clean energy and connectivity, to name […]

South Australia’s Copper to the World

June 6, 2018 · General

Copper experts from U.S. Chile, Britain and Australia join leading miners and innovators in Adelaide on 26 June for the Copper to the World conference. The South Australian Government has developed the Copper to the World program to deliver a global perspective on the future of copper, while covering trends, opportunities and developments across the […]

Australia Opens World’s First Urban Mine

June 5, 2018 · General

Australian-developed “microfactories” are recycling copper from technology. The world first microfactories come as researchers in China and Australia showed extracting metals from technology is far more financially viable than it has been in the past. Using data from 8 Chinese recycling plants the research team calculated the cost of recovering gold and copper from recycled […]

Latest Copper Infographics

May 31, 2018 · General

Copper has always been the world’s hardest working metal. But it’s now one of the smartest too. Read More

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Featured

Copper Weekly Brief — week ending 2 October 2026

  Copper: about US$14,370/t on COMEX, US$14,250/t on LME Copper ends the week near a two-week low. COMEX is about…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 25 September 2026

  Market Overview Copper climbed back to record territory this week, then eased as the Federal Reserve outlook took over.…

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New geological insights sharpen South Australia’s copper opportunity

  New geological insights from Geoscience Australia’s Delamerian Project have strengthened the case for South Australia as a major future…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 18 September 2026 18 Sept 2026 ·

  Market Overview Copper spent the week consolidating below US$14,100/t after last Thursday’s sharp reversal from a record US$14,875/t (US$14.88/kg),…

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