Half way round the world or Sydney to Perth? That’s some of the lengths of copper the NBN Co. has bought to help roll out faster broadband. According to the latest reports the NBN bought 4,478 kilometres of copper since just last October. Taking the total red metal purchased to around 21,000 kms all up. […]
100% Clean Energy Copper Mine
Chile’s Zaldívar copper mine is the country’s first mine to operate with 100 percent renewable electricity. The mine, a joint venture between Antofagasta and Barrick, recently signed a contract for electricity sourced from hydro, solar, or wind sources for a ten-year period beginning in July 2020. As a result Zaldívar will be able to replace […]
The NBN’s Big Secret? Copper!
Half way round the world or Sydney to Perth? That’s some of the lengths of copper the NBN Co. has bought to help roll out faster broadband. According to the latest reports the NBN bought 4,478 kilometres of copper since just last October. Taking the total red metal purchased to around 21,000 kms all up. […]
Hydraulic Health Services Design
This 350-page technical manual is designed to assist the Hydraulic Services Designer with the task of resolving the specialised design requirements of hydraulic services for health care buildings. Written by leading plumbing consultant, DW Creasey, the design notes are based on his 60 year industry experience. Readers are introduced to new ways of approaching design […]
Conference to focus on growth and investment opportunities for South Australian copper
26.06.2018 Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP More Jobs South Australia’s potential for investment, jobs and exports growth in the copper sector will be the focus of a major conference to be opened today by the Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan. Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan said global copper experts from South […]
Technological innovation needed to meet global copper demand
A new approach to boosting productivity at Australian copper mines is needed to keep up with rising global demand, according to U.S. technology expert Hal Stillman. “Big ticket automation is only one aspect of the type of innovation that copper will need to get right if the sector is to successfully tackle issues like efficiency, […]
ICA Talks Copper Innovation At Australia Conference
Hal Stillman, ICA’s Washington based Director of Technology, Development and Transfer highlighted the need for innovation to meet rising world demand when he spoke at South Australia’s recent Copper To The World Conference. International Copper Association sees real value in innovation funding Conference to focus on growth and investment opportunities for South Australian Newcrest_Blazing_trail with […]
Getting South Australia to 1 Million Tonnes
I recently chaired the new technologies session at South Australia’s Copper To The World Conference and was impressed by what’s happening here and overseas. Innovation-and especially technological innovation-is the latest copper industry buzz word. Why? Because world demand for copper keeps rising-ironically enough due to technological shifts in mobility, clean energy and connectivity, to name […]
Helping Aussie Miners Breathe Easier
BHP trials underground electric vehicles at Olympic Dam copper mine. South Australian company Voltra has built a zero-emission underground mining vehicle its calling the Voltra eCruiser. Using Toyota’s LandCruiser 70-Series as the base, the company replaced the combustion engine components with an electric drivetrain. The conversion proved an engineering challenge according to Voltra, telling the […]
Can Copper Startup?
Innovative startups in mining not easy but it’s now urgent says U.S. expert. U.S. technology expert, Hal Stillman, says a new approach to boosting productivity at Australian copper mines or developing new ones is needed if the country is to keep up with rising global demand. Mr Stillman, Director, Technology Development and Transfer for the […]
South Australia’s Copper to the World
Copper experts from U.S. Chile, Britain and Australia join leading miners and innovators in Adelaide on 26 June for the Copper to the World conference. The South Australian Government has developed the Copper to the World program to deliver a global perspective on the future of copper, while covering trends, opportunities and developments across the […]
Australia Opens World’s First Urban Mine
Australian-developed “microfactories” are recycling copper from technology. The world first microfactories come as researchers in China and Australia showed extracting metals from technology is far more financially viable than it has been in the past. Using data from 8 Chinese recycling plants the research team calculated the cost of recovering gold and copper from recycled […]
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