The US government has added copper to its draft list of critical minerals, in the most significant overhaul since the list was first published in 2018. The U.S. Geological Survey’s—USGS—update, mandated every three years under the Energy Act of 2020, now includes 54 minerals of which copper plus silicon, potash, silver, lead and rhenium were […]
Intelligent Discovery: Latest Pulse Briefing
Australian mining exploration spending reached $3.95B in 2024, but discovery success rates remain stubbornly low at less than 1 in 100 using traditional methods. Advanced technologies can increase exploration success rates to 10–20%, cut costs by 30–50%, and shorten discovery timelines by 60–75%. Companies embracing digital transformation and regulatory innovation will be at forefront of […]
BHP Invests In Copper, Innovation & Sustainability
BHP produced over 2M tonnes of copper in FY25, marking a 28% increase over three years, a rally that is “spurring strong financials, major investments and sustainability progress.” A recent article in Carbon Credits outlines how BHP is not only doubling down on copper given global demand to help fuel clean energy and electric vehicles, […]
This Year’s Top Copper Architecture
The 18th edition of the North American Copper in Architecture Awards—NACIA—have just been announced, a tribute to both original buildings and restoration work. Once again the architectural awards for new buildings highlights unique creativity, craft and invention using not only the world’s hardest working metal, but also one of its most beautiful. Both commercial and […]
From Solar Power To Solar Waste
With one of the highest per capita rates of rooftop solar installations worldwide, Australia has made it a cornerstone of its green revolution. At last count there were some 4M homes with solar roof panels or over 150 million panels nationwide when commercial and large-scale systems are included. No mean feat lets face it. But […]
As Electrification Goes So Does Copper
Copper has always been the go to metal for lighting and power, but an unprecedented “Electric Age” is pushing demand to record levels. The global push toward electrification is creating massive challenges as both advanced and developing economies adapt to the way homes, business and industry use power now and in the future. Electricity may […]
That Copper Tariff
When Donald Trump recently announced a copper import tariff of 50% from August 1 it created panic in global markets, but what impact will it have here in Australia? The tariff decision was largely expected given Trump had kicked off a review of copper imports in March, but the high rate and rapid time line […]
Copper To The World 2025
This year’s Copper To The World conference will be held in Adelaide, South Australia on August 26-27 with the overarching theme of “The Copper Advantage: Powering the Future.” Hosted by Austmine in partnership with the South Australian Government, the high powered industry get together will explore how copper is powering the future through mining and […]
Copper’s Race To The Future (well 2030)
I saw recently that the biggest tech companies are planning on investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence and building massive data centres to help them get there. It’s a wake up call for copper of course. Just recently Meta—home of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsAp—said it would construct a multi gigawatt data centre nearly the […]
Can Dietary Copper Protect Older Brains?
Researchers have found that eating a diet rich in copper can help the body stave off dementia and may be particularly helpful for people recovering from strokes. The study, from China’s Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, found that 1.22mg of copper per day—approximately two medium sized […]
The War On Home Energy
A new report has just said our homes could cut power bills by over 90% by using more energy efficiency measures. That’s a massive cut, but is it really possible? The study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis—or IEEFA—eyed savings of between 82% and 94% if roof solar and home batteries were […]
The Rising Tide Of Wave Energy
Tapping the power of oceans to create a new, sustainable source of clean energy is now big news globally, but Australia has been testing the waters for some time. Tidal or wave energy is generated by converting the energy within ocean waves into electricity, an emerging sector now attracting the interest of governments, investors and […]
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