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OZ Minerals “Think and Act Differently”

Australian Innovation Continues: Key Tubing & Electricals’ Enduring Reinvention

Australian manufacturing is often discussed through the language of decline: factories closing, production moving offshore, capability disappearing. But that is only part of the story. Some manufacturers have survived by…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 11 September 2026

Market Overview Copper set fresh records this week before retreating sharply as doubts emerged over the US tariff plan that has distorted global inventories and pricing. LME three-month copper broke…

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Copper to the World 2026

  We had the privilege to attend and participate in this year’s Copper to the World Conference held last week in Adelaide on 2-3 September, and promoting the ICAA’s digital…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 4 September 2026  

  Market Overview Copper spent the week consolidating below the record set on 25 August, when COMEX futures touched the equivalent of US$14,770/t (US$14.77/kg) and LME three-month metal came within…

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February 19, 2021 · General, John’s Blog, Mining

Ingenious Extraction is OZ Minerals first ‘Think and Act Differently’ incubator challenge. 

This is a challenge focused on finding new ways to extract metals like copper, gold, silver and cobalt from their concentrates. 

OZ are aiming at producing products with a very small environmental footprint while creating as much value as they can for all of their stakeholders.

This means eliminating carbon emissions along the entire value chain, reducing water consumption and minimising the waste that they produce. To get there they’re exploring alternative ways for producing metal products directly from copper concentrate onsite at their operations.

Early stage and novel concepts are encouraged as are commercially ready solutions.  

OZ Minerals have partnered with Unearthed for this challenge and detailed information is available on https://unearthed.solutions/  

You can find out a lot more information, including an introductory video, here: https://www.ozminerals.com/tad/ingenious-extraction-challenge/

This is a very exciting program and I encourage you to get involved.

Cheers 

John Fennell

Featured

Australian Innovation Continues: Key Tubing & Electricals’ Enduring Reinvention

Australian manufacturing is often discussed through the language of decline: factories closing, production moving offshore, capability disappearing. But that is…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 11 September 2026

Market Overview Copper set fresh records this week before retreating sharply as doubts emerged over the US tariff plan that…

Read More

Copper to the World 2026

  We had the privilege to attend and participate in this year’s Copper to the World Conference held last week…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 4 September 2026  

  Market Overview Copper spent the week consolidating below the record set on 25 August, when COMEX futures touched the…

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