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Copper to the World 2026

In partnership with the South Australian Government, Austmine is pleased to announce the return of Copper to the World 2026, to be held on Wednesday 2 and Thursday 3 September…

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PanAust: Building Laos and Papua New Guinea’s Copper Future

  PanAust Limited is one of the International Copper Association Australia’s most geographically diverse members – an Australian-incorporated copper and gold producer whose flagship mine in Laos has been running…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 21 August 2026

  Copper’s week was defined by the unwinding of a historic London Metal Exchange squeeze, a still-unresolved decision on whether US tariffs will be extended to refined cathode, and a…

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Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 14 August 2026

  Market setting Copper spent the week consolidating after last week’s record spike, when COMEX copper touched an all-time high of US$6.90/lb (US$15.21/kg, US$15,212/t) on 6 August. Trading Economics and…

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An Electric Car In Every Home!

January 15, 2020 · General, John’s Blog

The International Code Council-or ICC-in the U.S. just changed their building standards so that every home should be wired for at least one electric car. That’s potentially a big deal. Homes in the U.S. generally do very little wiring to the garage and its much the same here in Australia.  The ICC based its decision […]

Enough Copper in Your Diet?

January 15, 2020 · General

Your body stores only small amounts of copper & that means you need to eat foods containing it. Copper is an essential mineral. It helps make energy, connective tissue and blood vessels, maintains the nervous & immune systems, and activates genes. The amount of daily copper you need varies. Adults 19 years and older need […]

Enough Copper in Your Diet?

January 14, 2020 · General

Your body stores only small amounts of copper & that means you need to eat foods containing it. Copper is an essential mineral. It helps make energy, connective tissue and blood vessels, maintains the nervous & immune systems, and activates genes. The amount of daily copper you need varies. Adults 19 years and older need […]

Copper Takes Charge Of Electric Cars

December 11, 2019 · Clean Energy, General

Wireless charging is about to be big & requires about 4 kg of copper per passenger car. Electric car charge stations are not widely distributed or available, and all require the driver to connect a cable to the car. But electrical power, unlike liquid fuels, doesn’t require a physical connection to the car, opening up […]

You Can’t Live Without Mining

December 11, 2019 · John’s Blog, Mining

That may be very true, but the general public still doesn’t quite believe it. We saw that at play in Melbourne & Perth recently at international mining conferences. Climate change protesters clashed with police in both cities, with one saying “our aim is to shut down the conference”. Federal Resources Minister Matt Canavan responded by […]

Electric Mining

November 26, 2019 · General, Mining

Companies are adding electric vehicles underground to cut carbon emissions, boost productivity & cut costs. Upgrading to all electric mine fleets-both above & underground-is increasingly operationally viable and comes with some big advantages. Despite a high upfront spend, electric mobility can quickly provide a return on investment. Operating expenses and service needs are less for […]

Copper Hospital Beds Are Healthier

November 13, 2019 · Health

Lining hospital beds with copper could be a simple way to reduce healthcare-associated infections. A new study found copper hospital beds in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) had 95% fewer bacteria than conventional hospital beds. And maintained the low-risk levels throughout patients’ stay in hospital. The research was recently published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology, a […]

Upping AI At Copper Mines

November 12, 2019 · John’s Blog, Mining

As I’ve said before, mining has not been known for digital innovation. That’s changing I’m glad to say. Here in Australia the copper industry has just started a Technology Roadmap aimed at championing technologies to make mining smarter, greener, safer & more productive. But individual companies all around the world are also taking high tech […]

Data Centre Boom Spurs Copper

October 30, 2019 · Mining, Net Zero

As technology continues to grow it relies on copper intensive Data Centres to get there. Growing demand for the seamless delivery of an increasing number of Internet of Things services is speeding a move towards large and hyperscale Data Centres. And that means a lot more copper. Demand from Data Centres and Edge Computing is […]

Calling All Registered Cablers!

October 24, 2019 · John’s Blog, Smart Wiring

The NBN Co—the company managing the roll out of the broadband network nationally-has just given cablers a great business opportunity. A Registered Cabler can now move the nbn™ Cable and Equipment under the recently released Authority to Alter Facilities in Residential and Small Business Premises. That’s a major opening for cablers to do more on the […]

BHP Boosts Renewables

October 14, 2019 · Clean Energy, Mining

BHP turns to renewables to power the huge Escondida copper mine in Chile BHP is in the final stages of contracting a renewables power supply for the 1.2M tonne operation-the world’s biggest mine. The company says it expects to make significant cost savings when it replaces gas with renewable energy to provide most, if not […]

Can We Export Our Clean Energy?

October 10, 2019 · Clean Energy, John’s Blog

When I heard last year about a plan to send solar energy from the Northern Territory to Singapore I thought it was a pipe dream. I wasn’t alone. The plan by Singapore’s Sun Cable involved building the world’s biggest solar farm in Tennant Creek to export 3 gigawatts of power via a 3,800-kilometre cable to […]

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Featured

Copper to the World 2026

In partnership with the South Australian Government, Austmine is pleased to announce the return of Copper to the World 2026,…

Read More

PanAust: Building Laos and Papua New Guinea’s Copper Future

  PanAust Limited is one of the International Copper Association Australia’s most geographically diverse members – an Australian-incorporated copper and…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 21 August 2026

  Copper’s week was defined by the unwinding of a historic London Metal Exchange squeeze, a still-unresolved decision on whether…

Read More

Copper Weekly Brief – Week Ending 14 August 2026

  Market setting Copper spent the week consolidating after last week’s record spike, when COMEX copper touched an all-time high…

Read More

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