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Australia’s Tech Dilemma

Australians are keen on technology, especially at home, but the country’s broadband is just not cutting it apparently.  Well that’s the only conclusion you can draw from a bunch of…

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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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What Goes Round

April 10, 2019 · John’s Blog, Mining

What ever happens to Australia’s climate goals-or even the world’s- electrification & clean energy are here to stay. In theory we’re all heading to a cleaner, greener world with lower climate gas emissions. But creating the so called circular economy-where we minimise waste & make the most of our resources-is proving challenging despite its obvious […]

Copper’s Green Agenda

March 21, 2019 · John’s Blog, Mining

There seems to be a spirit of innovation happening around copper these days. Both in terms of exploration and production. That was the theme of South Australia’s Copper To The World conference last year and I expect it’ll be much the same for the next one in June. We had some interesting projects out of […]

OZ Minerals $1B Expansion

March 11, 2019 · John’s Blog, Mining

South Australian copper miner OZ Minerals plans to spend another billion dollars on expanding its Carrapateena underground mine. The investment is designed to help the company more than double copper production from the still under construction mine from 2026. The miner said it would progress its Carrapateena Block Cave Expansion to pre-feasibility and the Carrapateena […]

OZ Minerals A$1M Explorers Challenge

February 26, 2019 · John’s Blog, Mining

OZ Minerals and energy and resources open innovation platform, Unearthed, are launching the A$1M Explorer Challenge. This unique, online crowdsourcing competition calls for geologists and data scientists from across the globe to develop ground-breaking approaches to discover new exploration targets at a site near OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill copper- gold mine in South Australia. With […]

Tokyo’s Recycled Olympic Medals

February 21, 2019 · John’s Blog, Net Zero

Tokyo 2020 promises to break Olympic & Paralympic records, but recycling old gadgets into medals may be its best idea. Organisers of next year’s Summer Olympics say they want to forge all winning athletes’ medals from recycled electronics waste, or eWaste. Consisting of discarded and obsolete electronic devices it includes smartphones, digital cameras, handheld games […]

Levi’s Get Copper Edge

February 11, 2019 · John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

World famous denim company Levi’s has gone wearable tech with a copper infused jacket. Two global companies-Levis and Google-have teamed up to produce a denim jacket that can keep its wearer connected to the digital world with just a few gestures. Levis Commuter™ Trucker jacket is the first to use Google’s Jacquard technology. Copper wire […]

Electric Cars Drive U.S. Copper Boom

January 29, 2019 · John’s Blog

A new Nevada mine is 1st in U.S. in a decade as investment & mine expansions lift copper production to supply electric car demands. Four U.S. copper projects are set to open by next year, with several mine expansions also underway across the country. U.S. copper deposits-the world’s fifth-largest copper reserves-have also drawn more than […]

Copper Breakthrough For Motor Neurone Disease

January 16, 2019 · Health, John’s Blog

New copper-delivery drug CuATSM slowed progression of the disease by about 70 percent. Australian researchers have developed a groundbreaking drug with promise of treating the debilitating and fatal motor neurone disease, not just the symptoms. Participants had improved lung function and cognition and a reduction in the decline of their motor disability. The results of a […]

Architecture’s Original Bling

January 8, 2019 · John’s Blog

Copper facades have never been in more demand in cities all over the world and that’s good news for green buildings. Innovative, lightweight and 100% recycled, copper is today’s sustainable building material. Its versatility is key as it gets used for everything from walls to roofs, interiors, stairs, gutters and high tech solutions. But it’s […]

Blowing In The Wind

December 20, 2018 · Clean Energy, John’s Blog

That might be a catchy 60’s song predicting changing times, but it’s just as relevant to Australia’s energy situation today. Wind backed electricity is already the “cheapest source of large-scale renewable energy” says the Clean Energy Council. Which is why the private sector is jumping on the trend. 7 wind farms started up last year, […]

South Australia’s 2nd Copper Coming

November 29, 2018 · John’s Blog, Mining

BHP Group has unearthed a major new copper find in South Australia and that could put the state on a path to a “copper renaissance”. BHP has revealed a large iron oxide copper gold (IOCG) deposit on the Stuart Shelf, 65 kilometres southeast of Olympic Dam-already the world’s third largest copper equivalent deposit. In an […]

A Copper Bullet For Tuberculosis?

October 11, 2018 · Health, John’s Blog

Copper & Infection Control

A new copper backed antibiotic shows promise in finding and killing tuberculosis bacteria where they hide. A new breakthrough from scientists at the University of Connecticut-UConn-promises to tackle TB bacteria hiding from antibiotics in the immune cells that are supposed to kill them. Tuberculosis is the number one cause of death from infectious disease worldwide. […]

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Featured

Australia’s Tech Dilemma

Australians are keen on technology, especially at home, but the country’s broadband is just not cutting it apparently.  Well that’s…

Read More

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

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