I saw recently that the biggest tech companies are planning on investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence and building massive data centres to help them get there. It’s a wake up call for copper of course. Just recently Meta—home of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAp—said it would construct a multi gigawatt data centre nearly the […]
Pulse Two: New Tools For Tailings
The latest Pulse Briefing is now out on ConnectOre, an in depth look how the mining industry is revolutionising the management of tailings. This Pulse is a must read for any one in the mining sector dealing with both the environmental risk of waste streams and the economic opportunities of tailings valorisation. The Briefing explores […]
Enough Copper For The Future?
A new study has raised doubts the world has enough mineable copper to sustain the demands of both human development and the green economy. The report by the Society of Economic Geologists points out there’s “unavoidable conflict between the copper demands of electrification and achieving equitable living standards for the developing world.” They came to […]
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 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
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
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
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
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
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”
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
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
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, […]
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