News that BHP is boosting copper production in South Australia (SA) is a big story, but does it also mean one of Australia’s smaller states can be a world number one when it comes to copper? Certainly that’s how the South Australia Chamber of Mines & Energy—SACOME—saw it, saying it welcomes BHP’s “staged approach to […]
One Billion Smart Meters And Counting
The smart electricity metering market in Asia Pacific is inching ever closer to the historic milestone of 1B installed smart meter devices. A new regional snapshot from analyst’s, Berg Insight, says installed smart electricity meters will grow from 818.6M units in 2023 to nearly 1.2B units in 2029—a compound annual growth rate of 6.4%. Meaning […]
Getting What You Want…..Or Better Still Need
The Rolling Stones made ‘you can’t always get what you want’ in the 1960’s, but the message has new impact today. Especially when you remember the Stones added ‘but you might just get what you need’. It’s a good position to take when it comes to net zero I think, especially given the high level […]
Australia’s Road To Discovery
The discovery of copper in Australia will be revolutionised through the use of Artificial Intelligence, geo-spatial data and other emerging technologies according to a new study. The Roadmap to Zero: Discovery says developing new mines is now urgent given the global reliance on copper to help electrify and decarbonise the world. The latest global research […]
Discover the Innovation of CopperConnect at IMARC
The International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) is where the most influential people in the mining industry come together, delivering ideas, inspiration and serving as a meeting ground for industry leaders. And John Fennell, CEO of International Copper Association Australia is excited to be speaking at the event for another year. This year’s theme focuses […]
Is Copper Collaboration On The Books?
The growing shortage of copper is already triggering big shifts in the industry, but one of the biggest could be direct tie ups between mines & manufacturers. There is a lot of talk about global copper supply, but its still something of a guessing game. The Bank of America says copper supply will be 15%—something […]
The Long Road To Copper
It takes an average 24.1 years to develop a copper mine from discovery to production, but lead times vary widely across the world says a new snapshot. The study by S&P Global looked at 268 mines in 23 countries—including 13 mines in the US, 29 in Canada and 30 in Australia—and placed Australia 9th with […]
Stealing The Future (And The Past)
Metal thieves have been a problem for a long time, but sky high prices now mean its a major threat given our reliance on copper for nearly everything in modern life. I’ve long been aware that thieves have targeted copper for its resale value, but what was once a relatively minor offence has lately become […]
Today’s Waste Is Tomorrow’s Energy
With a squeeze on supplies of copper, manufacturers of everything from cable to cars are increasingly using recycled scrap to meet the demands of the future. Recycling copper is not new of course. Copper can be recycled indefinitely without losing its value or performance. Every ton of copper that is recycled means some 200 tons […]
Space Age Copper
Two Australian companies are teaming up to use space technology & AI to speed copper discovery here, reportedly one of the world’s biggest data driven searches. That’s exciting news for all sorts of reasons. Number one it’s great to see technology being harnessed for practical, real world impact when a lot of talk about technology […]
Turning Gold Into Copper
US based gold miner Newmont said recently that the every project in the company’s project pipeline is a copper one, adding the future “is all copper”. Newmont Chief Executive, Tom Palmer, told the Australian media that global demand for copper would drive “tectonic” opportunities across the mining industry, “empowering companies to either build copper mines […]
Finding Copper In All The Old Places
Copper may be an ageing technology for delivering broadband, but for telcos now recycling all those kilometres of cables it could be worth billions. Some are already recognising that fact of course. British engineering company TXO says they’re talking to a dozen telcos about extracting copper wires from old networks to sell on the open […]
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