Australia’s longest running mining show, Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition—AIMEX—will move to Adelaide from 23–25 September and becomes the host city for the next decade. The 3 day, internationally recognised event is massive. Alongside the biggest companies and experts in the resources industry, AIMEX2025 will showcase the latest mining technology, equipment and services, host the Australian […]
Back To Country
From recent headlines you’d think country Australia—and the politicians who represent it—hate renewables and are doing all in their power to stop their spread. You don’t have to look far to get that impression. Apart from grass roots groups like Country Guardian campaigning against wind farms, National Party politicians are vowing to scrap climate change […]
Intelligent Discovery: Latest Pulse Briefing
Australian mining exploration spending reached $3.95B in 2024, but discovery success rates remain stubbornly low at less than 1 in 100 using traditional methods. Advanced technologies can increase exploration success rates to 10–20%, cut costs by 30–50%, and shorten discovery timelines by 60–75%. Companies embracing digital transformation and regulatory innovation will be at forefront of […]
BHP Invests In Copper, Innovation & Sustainability
BHP produced over 2M tonnes of copper in FY25, marking a 28% increase over three years, a rally that is “spurring strong financials, major investments and sustainability progress.” A recent article in Carbon Credits outlines how BHP is not only doubling down on copper given global demand to help fuel clean energy and electric vehicles, […]
As Electrification Goes So Does Copper
Copper has always been the go to metal for lighting and power, but an unprecedented “Electric Age” is pushing demand to record levels. The global push toward electrification is creating massive challenges as both advanced and developing economies adapt to the way homes, business and industry use power now and in the future. Electricity may […]
Copper To The World 2025
This year’s Copper To The World conference will be held in Adelaide, South Australia on August 26-27 with the overarching theme of “The Copper Advantage: Powering the Future.” Hosted by Austmine in partnership with the South Australian Government, the high powered industry get together will explore how copper is powering the future through mining and […]
Copper’s Race To The Future (well 2030)
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 […]
Are Electric Cars Stalling?
Misinformation about electric vehicles are widely accepted says a new study, even by people who own one. What’s going on? The study by media outlet The Conversation looked at 9 EV myths in Australia, the US, Germany & Austria and found similar attitudes. For instance, most believed electric vehicles are more likely to catch fire […]
Living Green (Literally)
A new copper-clad, energy-generating home on the outskirts of Oxford in Britain is being hailed as both a triumph of style and sustainability. The house—by UK architect Adrian James who’s called it “Copper Bottom”—is green in the most literal sense. The outside of the house is almost all clad in copper, as if the roof […]
Australia’s E-Waste Tsunami
The average Australian produces about 20kgs of e-waste a year, triple the global average of 7kgs, and its about to get a lot worse says a new study. The federal government’s latest national waste report says the country creates 500,000 tonnes of e-waste a year. Sadly only about half of that was recycled in 2022, […]
The Copper Mark Marks Milestone
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 […]
