IT was copper’s time to shine overnight as the US dollar dropped and supply fears crept in LME cash copper rose by 1.6% overnight to a 2018 high of US$7211.25 per tonne, while three-month copper gained 1.7% to $7220/t. Labour negotiations at BHP’s Escondida mine in Chile – the world’s largest copper mine – are […]
Copper Rising
The use of copper is growing rapidly and especially in China says new study that also looks at potential impact of copper recycling. Researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI have developed a model to track the global flow of copper over time or, as they say, “from cradle, to grave, […]
Copper’s Complete Life Cycle
A new look at copper’s life cycle by the International Copper Association is the most detailed environmental impact snapshot yet. ICA’s new developed Copper Environmental Profile outlines its impact and benefits across the life cycle, featuring the most comprehensive global data set on copper cathode and concentrate available to date. The study included a cradle-to-gate […]
OZ Minerals Gets Green Light
One of Australia’s biggest copper-gold projects just got the go ahead. OZ Minerals says it has now received approval from the South Australian Government for the next phase of its planned $916M Carrapateena copper-gold project. The mine is expected to be a 4.25M tonnes per year copper-gold underground operation. With an estimated life of 20 […]
$2.5B for a couple of stadiums but only $1M for Copper exploration ?
The recent offer by the Queensland Government to provide $1M to support Copper exploration in Queensland is definitely a step in the right direction. Especially given the looming copper supply shortfall globally predicted by BHP in their latest corporate video (LINK). BHP see lower copper grades, a lack of any major recent copper discoveries and […]
$2.5B for a couple of stadiums but only $1M for Copper exploration ?
The recent offer by the Queensland Government to provide $1M to support Copper exploration in Queensland is definitely a step in the right direction. Especially given the looming copper supply shortfall globally predicted by BHP in their latest corporate video (LINK). BHP see lower copper grades, a lack of any major recent copper discoveries and […]
#miningwithprinciples
A new global campaign aims to promote “safe, fair and sustainable mining” The International Council of Mining & Metals-ICMM-has launched a new web site and related campaign to showcase how it is working towards a universally safe, fair and sustainable mining and metals industry. ICMM brings together 23 mining and metals companies and over 30 […]
OZ Minerals Greenlights New Copper Mine
OZ Minerals is to begin construction of its Carrapateena mine, the country’s largest undeveloped copper project. The $916 million copper and gold Carrapateena mine is set to create 1000 jobs during the construction phase and will support around 500 positions over the mine’s 20-year lifespan. Located about 600 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia’s […]
Metal Of The Moment?
Architects & designers are having a love affair with the red metal. Whether it’s outside or inside our homes & offices copper’s been getting a whole lot of love for a while now, but is looking like the next big thing in interior design. While copper’s had a resurgence as the go to metal for […]
OZ Minerals Sees Rosy Future
First copper expected from Carrapateena in 2019 says Australia’s 3rd biggest copper producer. OZ Minerals has a new and larger $975m plan to expand its underground mine at Carrapateena in South Australia to produce 2.8 million tonnes to 4 million tonnes or ore per year. Under the upgraded plans the underground mine will see it […]
Apple Proves Its Metal
Apple is tapping a rich vein by mining all the metals from its used gadgets. Apple may not have needed another earnings stream but they’ve found it by harvesting metals like gold, silver and copper from iPhones, iPads and Mac laptops. Their latest Annual Environment Report shows their e-waste efforts hauled in 3 million pounds […]
Clothes Get Brighter With Copper
Smart fabrics get closer as U.S. researchers embed microscopic ‘nano’ copper threads. Ohio State University researchers have begun putting circuits into fabric with 0.1 mm precision—the perfect size to integrate electronic components such as sensors and computer memory devices into clothing The new threads are made with only seven filaments and each one is […]
