When I heard one of the world’s biggest car makers wants to go all electric by 2035 I knew this was going to be a very disruptive bit of news. Global auto giant GM—which had sales of over 2.5M cars and light trucks last year—announced last week that it aims to stop selling all gasoline […]
Copper And Urban Mining
Cities are potentially rich & sustainable sources of metals like copper, but a new study says there are still limits to “Urban Mining”. Everything made by people like gadgets or cars or plumbing is said to belong in the “anthroposphere”, something Urban Mining aims to manage as a source of raw materials. The Urban Mine continues […]
De-Carbonate Or Decline
In a sign of the times the NSW Government has rolled out a $32B investment roadmap for 12 GigaWatts of new wind, solar and storage based electricity. The plan targets new private sector investment in electricity infrastructure by 2030, including the development of renewable energy zones and energy storage projects. But it’s just another vote […]
Pandemic Speeds Mining Re-Think
I was struck recently by an article in the Australian Fin Review talking about the future of mining in light of a potential pandemic re-set. Written by Accenture’s David Burns, who heads the company’s natural resources practice globally, it says the shock of Covid’s impact on mining operations is “accelerating its digital transformation”. He says […]
Freeport-McMoRan Commits To “Copper Mark”
American copper major Freeport-McMoRan has announced its commitment to the ‘Copper Mark’, a global standard to ensure responsible production and trading of copper. The company has started the process for six of its operating sites and has future plans to validate all its operating sites against the Copper Mark requirements. Copper Mark is the first […]
Australian Copper Set To Soar
Resources market analysts Fitch Solutions have just published research predicting a rosy future for Australia’s copper miners. The gold ones will do well too they say. They put this down to to their low costs of production, high-grades and good government regulations over the next decade. They also expect five years of growth for copper […]
New Copper Potential In Australia
Mining giant Rio Tinto has made a promising discovery two kilometres east of the Winu copper-gold deposit in Western Australia to help boost new supplies of the red metal. While the world’s number two miner will keep drilling and geophysical testing at the site, new figures suggest an inferred mineral resource of 503M tonnes of […]
Global Copper Use To Hit 30M Tonnes Next Year
There’s a lot of predictions about rising copper use I’m glad to say. The latest Copper data sets on the www.copperalliance.org site suggest that in 2019 copper demand had hit 29M tonnes of which 5.7M tonnes was recycled scrap. And a new global copper study (https://www.reportlinker.com/p0459175/Global-Copper-Industry.html?utm_source=GNW) says world use will rise by roughly 3M metric […]
World Urgently Needs Copper Discoveries
A new report says the last decade has been dismal for new copper discoveries, with under 1M tonnes found since 2015. Only 16 significant copper deposits have been discovered globally in the past decade and just one since 2015 says S&P Global Market Intelligence. The 16 deposits contain a paltry 8%, or 81.3 million tonnes, […]
Making Copper Mines Emission Free
A world first study Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future lays out how Australian copper mining can be greener, cleaner & smarter using emerging technologies. The Zero Emission Copper Mine of the Future by University of Sydney’s Warren Centre for Advanced Engineering sets out how Australian copper mining can become emission free over the […]
Australian Exploration Hits New Heights
Exploration budgets in the Australian mining industry rose by 15% to a seven-year high last year, with the search for new copper and gold finds leading the jump. The S&P Global Market Intelligence report showed the budget increased for the 3rd consecutive year from 2018 to 2019 by almost $US200M (AUD$306M) to $US1.53B. Gold and […]
Copper To The World Conference 2020
The 4th annual Copper to the World Conference in Adelaide will take place on June 22 & 23. This major networking and knowledge-sharing event related to the copper sector attracts national and international speakers and guests. The importance of the Conference continues to grow, providing the latest insights into new technologies, market trends, production news, […]
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