Mining News

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

  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 […]

ICAA’s Board* takes 1st step in establishing an Asia Regional Board with visit to Northparkes Copper Mine says John Fennell. Last week I had the privilege of leading my ICAA Board members on a tour of the North Parkes Mine in NSW, now owned and operated by China Molybdenum Co Ltd or CMOC for short. […]

Sandfire Resources’ DeGrussa copper-gold mine in West Australia just sent off its millionth tonne of concentrate. According to the West Australian newspaper, four year old Sandfire mine has now “seen off more than 8000 truck loads of copper and gold headed for export through the Port Hedland and Geraldton ports.” Calling it “one of the […]