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Copper Weekly Brief — Week Ending 31 July 2026

      Copper remained elevated through the week ending 31 July, supported by tight mine supply, constrained concentrate availability and resilient long-term demand linked to electrification, grid investment and…

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Copper Weekly Brief — Week Ending 24 July 2026

  Copper ended the week near historically high levels as tight mine supply, falling exchange stocks outside the United States and resilient electrification demand continued to support the market. Against…

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Hillgrove Resources gains approval to start Emily Star

ASX-listed Hillgrove Resources has garnered board approval for the start of development at Emily Star as the third underground mining front of the Kanmantoo copper mine, in South Australia.   The development requires between $20-million and $22-million of…

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China’s Top Solar Firm Makes Switch from Silver to Copper

China’s biggest solar maker, LONGi Green Energy, has started mass production of solar cells that replace silver with copper at a new plant in Shaanxi — a key step in…

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Copper’s AI Edge?

September 17, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

The world may still be figuring out how important Artificial Intelligence will ultimately be, but it’s already a big deal for copper according to BHP. The world’s biggest miner has just said they see Artificial Intelligence—or AI—boosting demand for the red metal by as much as 72% in the coming decades. AI data centres will, […]

Millennials @ Home

September 11, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining, Smart Wiring

Homes have been getting smarter for decades—which is why we created Smart Wiring of course—but a younger generation sees smart homes somewhat differently it seems. A new Australian snapshot from Samsung says Gen Z and Millennials—anyone born after 1997—not only expect high tech homes, but want their appliances to look great, communicate & anticipate their […]

The Copper Mark Marks Milestone

September 5, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining, Net Zero

The Copper Mark, a leading assurance framework for responsible practices across copper, molybdenum, nickel, and zinc value chains, has reached the milestone of 100 participating sites. Molymex, a molybdenum roaster in México joins as the 100th active participant, demonstrating the growth and expansion of The Copper Mark Assurance Framework into other metals and along the […]

Can South Australia Be World Copper Leader?

September 4, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

News that BHP is boosting copper production in South Australia (SA) is a big story, but does it also mean one of Australia’s smaller states can be a world number one when it comes to copper?  Certainly that’s how the South Australia Chamber of Mines & Energy—SACOME—saw it, saying it welcomes BHP’s “staged approach to […]

Getting What You Want…..Or Better Still Need

August 15, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

The Rolling Stones made ‘you can’t always get what you want’ in the 1960’s, but the message has new impact today. Especially when you remember the Stones added ‘but you might just get what you need’. It’s a good position to take when it comes to net zero I think, especially given the high level […]

Australia’s Road To Discovery

August 5, 2024 · General, Mining

The discovery of copper in Australia will be revolutionised through the use of Artificial Intelligence, geo-spatial data and other emerging technologies according to a new study. The Roadmap to Zero: Discovery says developing new mines is now urgent given the global reliance on copper to help electrify and decarbonise the world. The latest global research […]

Discover the Innovation of CopperConnect at IMARC

August 2, 2024 · General, Mining

The International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) is where the most influential people in the mining industry come together, delivering ideas, inspiration and serving as a meeting ground for industry leaders. And John Fennell, CEO of International Copper Association Australia is excited to be speaking at the event for another year. This year’s theme focuses […]

Is Copper Collaboration On The Books?

July 24, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

The growing shortage of copper is already triggering big shifts in the industry, but one of the biggest could be direct tie ups between mines & manufacturers.  There is a lot of talk about global copper supply, but its still something of a guessing game. The Bank of America says copper supply will be 15%—something […]

The Long Road To Copper

July 20, 2024 · General, Mining

It takes an average 24.1 years to develop a copper mine from discovery to production, but lead times vary widely across the world says a new snapshot. The study by S&P Global looked at 268 mines in 23 countries—including 13 mines in the US, 29 in Canada and 30 in Australia—and placed Australia 9th with […]

Today’s Waste Is Tomorrow’s Energy

July 9, 2024 · General, Mining, Net Zero

With a squeeze on supplies of copper, manufacturers of everything from cable to cars are increasingly using recycled scrap to meet the demands of the future. Recycling copper is not new of course. Copper can be recycled indefinitely without losing its value or performance. Every ton of copper that is recycled means some 200 tons […]

Space Age Copper

July 8, 2024 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

Two Australian companies are teaming up to use space technology & AI to speed copper discovery here, reportedly one of the world’s biggest data driven searches. That’s exciting news for all sorts of reasons. Number one it’s great to see technology being harnessed for practical, real world impact when a lot of talk about technology […]

U.S. Can’t Keep Up With Copper Demand

May 30, 2024 · Clean Energy, General, Mining

A new report says the USA can’t mine Copper fast enough to meet its ambitious goals to electrify the country.  Produced by Michigan University and commissioned by the International Energy Forum—IEF—the snapshot looked at 120 years of global data from copper mining companies. It concluded that current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country’s electricity […]

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Featured

Copper Weekly Brief — Week Ending 31 July 2026

      Copper remained elevated through the week ending 31 July, supported by tight mine supply, constrained concentrate availability…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief — Week Ending 24 July 2026

  Copper ended the week near historically high levels as tight mine supply, falling exchange stocks outside the United States…

Read More

Hillgrove Resources gains approval to start Emily Star

ASX-listed Hillgrove Resources has garnered board approval for the start of development at Emily Star as the third underground mining front of the Kanmantoo copper mine, in South…

Read More

China’s Top Solar Firm Makes Switch from Silver to Copper

China’s biggest solar maker, LONGi Green Energy, has started mass production of solar cells that replace silver with copper at…

Read More

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