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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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Microbial Mining

May 19, 2025 · General, 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 proprietary microbes can significantly improve copper recoveries from low-grade sulfide ores. The breakthrough was discovered in collaboration with BHP’s innovation arm, Think & Act Differently […]

World Copper Supply & Demand Shifts

May 6, 2025 · General, Mining

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 the global copper surplus would be about 289,000 tonnes in 2025, more than double the 138,000 tonnes from last year. This forecast also represents a […]

Aurelia Metals Green Lights Aussie Copper Mine

April 29, 2025 · General, Mining

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 the development of a satellite base metal and gold deposit located around 0.5 kilometres south east of Cobar, 1.5km north of the existing New Cobar Mine […]

Artificial Intelligence And Copper: Pulse Briefing #1

April 15, 2025 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

The International Copper Association Australia has launched the first of its Pulse Briefings, a series designed to showcase the latest innovations across the resources sector. The first Briefing takes a deep dive into Artificial Intelligence, highlighting its extraordinary potential to transform mining as we know it. Included are Australian and International case studies exploring adoption […]

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 […]

“Most Resilient Copper Material Ever”

April 1, 2025 · General, Mining

A newly discovered “nano-structured” copper alloy could redefine high-temperature materials for aerospace, defence and other next generation engineering projects. The US breakthrough created a copper-tantalum-lithium alloy called “Cu-Ta-Li” with exceptional thermal stability and mechanical strength that’s now seen as one of the most resilient copper-based materials ever produced.  Even when subjected to 1472 degrees Fahrenheit—or […]

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 […]

Rio Tinto’s Smart Move

March 10, 2025 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

Rio Tinto has opened the Centre for Future Materials in London to help find cleaner, smarter ways of extracting copper to fuel the renewable energy and electric revolution. It’s an urgent problem. As we now know the world will need a lot more copper if we have any hope of supplying all the electric vehicles, […]

Aussie Copper Mining Breakthrough

February 19, 2025 · General, Mining

A brand new Queensland startup has made a breakthrough copper recovery technology that promises to cut costs and boost supply from previously discarded ore. Banksia Minerals Processing—a University of Queensland spin-out—uses ultra-low chemical and energy inputs to enable economic copper recovery regardless of grade or impurities. The electrochemical process aims to slash costs and unlock […]

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, […]

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Featured

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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