Copper could lead the next generation of antibiotics as yet another superbug stalks the globe. We live in dangerous times as I see yet another drug resistant superbug outbreak is occurring globally. And Candida Auris could be the deadliest of all-over 90% of C. auris infections are resistant to at least one anti fungal drug, […]
Championing “Green Copper”
With copper crucial to a low carbon world the industry is moving to embrace “supply chain transparency”. Big and small brands have led the way to make clear where their products come from-so called supply chain transparency-under pressure from consumers prepared to buy more ethical and environmentally sustainable goods. Miners may have been a bit […]
What Goes Round
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, […]
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