Sandfire Resources recently completed a US$1.86B acquisition of the MATSA mining complex in Spain to transform itself into a major copper player. MiningNews reported Macquarie analysts describing the deal as a “game-changer”, saying it had transformed the outlook for Sandfire. MATSA is a substantial polymetallic mining complex in the Iberian Pyrite Belt producing about 100,000-120,000 […]
ReBuilding Australia’s Car Industry
The Carmichael Centre says Australia is in a unique position to take advantage of the global shift to electric vehicles and our extensive mining sector can help. Their new study Rebuilding Vehicle Manufacturing in Australia says the country can make electric cars in an “environmentally and socially transformative” way by drawing on its rich mineral […]
Materials Movement Is Next Zero Emissions Priority
Hard on the heels of COP26, the UN’s Climate Change Conference that attracted global attention, we’re doing our own bit to cut emissions. We’ve just launched the third deep tech research project—Materials Movement—as part of our ongoing Zero Emissions Copper Mine of the Future initiative. Materials Movement, which will start early next year, will take […]
The Waste To Value Challenge
OZ Minerals has launched a new initiative to find new ways to manage mining waste aimed at creating increased value and cut the mining sector’s overall environmental footprint. The Waste to Value Crowd Challenge—launched in partnership with the International Copper Association Australia, Almira Global and Unearthed—invites companies, startups and individuals from around the world to […]
Aussie Metals To Shine Says World’s Top Bank
The world’s top lender says Australia is likely to see a sixfold jump in demand for its metals, including copper, as zero emissions becomes globally critical. In particular the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said an expected 15% rise in the global metal price index will not only boost our yearly economic growth by 1%, but […]
Water Challenge Continues
It’s been a busy month since we launched the Water Report in Adelaide, the first instalment of the Zero Emission Copper Mine project. The Water Report is now up on the copper web site and is seeing steady traffic as all our key stakeholders in government & industry absorb its findings. We will be working with […]
Carbon Neutral Copper Mines Start With Water
A new global Water Report outlining how copper mines can embrace sustainable water use to help meet a carbon free future was launched at South Australia’s “Copper To The World” Conference yesterday. Sponsored by copper miners Sandfire Resources and Anglo American, the International Copper Association Australia and the Global Copper Alliance, the report is part […]
Clean Mines, Clean World?
Recently Bernstein, a research company, estimated that the world’s offshore wind capacity could hit 254 Giga Watts by 2030, seven times what it is today. That is world changing. Already many developed and developing countries, including Australia, are announcing new projects, some of them absolutely massive with towering, high tech turbines. The cost of wind […]
“Copper to the World” Highlights Sustainability & Innovation
South Australia’s Copper to the World returns on 31 August, showcasing the state’s key mining initiatives alongside the latest developments on industry sustainability and innovation. Presented live at the Adelaide Convention Centre and simultaneously live-streamed to viewers around the world, the conference will once again offer expert insight on all the issues facing copper mining. […]
Finding Ancient Copper For A Clean Future
The University of New South Wales is using geology and Artificial Intelligence to create a virtual model of the Earth to reveal deposits of copper for a world that needs it more than ever. The International Energy Agency, as well as global financial giants Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg have all recently signalled a looming global […]
Adelaide Company Thrives In Copper Niche
South Australian specialised copper tubing and cable company Key Tubing & Electrical—KTE for short—is seeing global orders rising as new Australian markets also open up says local news site InDaily. KTE makes niche wiring components for a range of industries including caravan, food and beverage, air conditioning, electrical, healthcare and mining. But Covid19 saw a […]
“Green Copper” Fuels Brave New World
Fitch Solutions has put copper on its “Commodities of the Future” Index, saying that the world’s ‘green transition’ will mean “a surge in demand over 2021-2030”. Demand for copper will come from three broad categories of building construction, infrastructure and manufacturing, but Fitch says that green copper demand will increasingly come from the energy and automotive sectors. They […]
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