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Microbial Mining

A new copper leaching discovery suggests biotech-driven mining solutions could soon recover critical minerals, reduce waste and enhance sustainability. A critical minerals platform startup, Endolith, has successfully demonstrated that its…

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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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The Clean Energy Election?

May 12, 2025 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog

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 were at play in the recent elections, but energy—responsible for around 70% of our emissions—was certainly one of the most important. While the cost of […]

Keeping Copper Smelting Australian

April 8, 2025 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

News that Glencore is seeking government support for its Queensland smelter needs to be seen as a long term investment in the Australian copper industry, not a short term fix.  Smelting may not get the headlines that new copper discoveries or big export prices get, but it lies at the heart of a vibrant, self […]

Copper Rising

April 2, 2025 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal almost shouted  “Copper Is 2025’s Hottest Commodity”, but in a volatile world staying number 1 can be tricky. What triggered the very upbeat sentiment from the WSJ is the possibility the US will impose a tariff on imported copper as a way of stimulating domestic production.  Trump […]

Blowin’ In The Wind

March 24, 2025 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog

The town of Ongerup in Western Australia might be tiny, remote and known mostly for wheat, but wind farming could be about to put it on the map. Vestas, one of the world’s biggest wind turbine makers, has plans to build a new wind farm near the town of about 114 people that could see […]

Chasing Copper’s Clean Dream

March 11, 2025 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

The US & China are racing to secure supplies of copper as they realise they’ll need a lot more red metal to make a green world. But that’s not the only race going on.  Over demand and dwindling supply means miners will have to either find new, accessible copper deposits—an expensive, long term proposition—or get […]

Putting The Battery In Community

March 3, 2025 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog

I saw the other day that close to 70% of Australians support the need to build more renewable energy projects. That’s huge. No surprise that rooftop solar is the most popular at 80% of course—4M homes already have that—but hydropower at 73%, solar farms at 69%, onshore wind at 60% and offshore wind at 59% […]

Mining And Net Zero?

February 18, 2025 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

There’s no universal, one size fits all target when it comes to mining & Net Zero, but globally the goal is 2050 according to the Paris Agreement. But it’s a moving feast by country or company, with a wide variety of decarbonisation ambitions and with some preferring not to commit to firm dates at all. […]

Australia’s E-Waste Tsunami

February 11, 2025 · General, John’s Blog, Mining, Net Zero

The average Australian produces about 20kgs of e-waste a year, triple the global average of 7kgs, and its about to get a lot worse says a new study. The federal government’s latest national waste report says the country creates 500,000 tonnes of e-waste a year.  Sadly only about half of that was recycled in 2022, […]

Big Climate Goals Need Big Energy Storage

November 26, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog, Mining

I’ve talked a lot about all the great rooftop solar & energy storage happening in our homes, but it will mean nothing if we don’t charge up the national electricity grid too. That came home to me this week when I read a new snapshot out of Monash University called The Storage Imperative: Powering Australia’s […]

Our Electric Life (Is Close)

November 11, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

New figures from Australia’s Energy Regulator says our homes are leading the switch to clean electricity, with big jumps in rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles. Their latest State of The Energy Market report showed that rooftop electricity is now above 20 gigawatts–or a quarter of the maximum electricity which can be produced in the […]

The Rise & Rise Of Mining’s Image

November 4, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

I see Australians are now more trusting of the mining industry than ever before as its role in a clean energy future takes centre stage. That’s great news. The CSIRO survey of more than 6000 people showed that almost 3 in 4 agreed that access to critical minerals—of which I count copper—is necessary to hit […]

Copper CEO’s: Clarity & Cooperation

October 25, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

We don’t always get a clear message about copper from the people who actually run the companies, but I recently got that chance. And it was encouraging I have to say. The way most of the public hear about copper is from the media, messages that are filtered through a thousand different opinions, and geopolitical […]

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Microbial Mining

A new copper leaching discovery suggests biotech-driven mining solutions could soon recover critical minerals, reduce waste and enhance sustainability. A…

Read More

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

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