Copper leaching remains a pivotal process in the extraction of copper from predominantly chalcopyrite-rich ores. Recent innovations have focused on enhancing the efficiency and selectivity of this ...

Mining isn’t known for innovation. For more than a century, we’ve extracted copper using the same process: dig, crush, grind, leach, repeat. Meanwhile, demand has exploded, fueled by EVs, AI ...

Daniel Yergin, vice chairman of S&P Global, speaks during the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston, Texas, US, on Friday, March 14, 2025. The event will focus on the challenges ahead for ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry‘s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper. From ...

India has acquired land in Zambia to explore copper and cobalt, signaling a significant move to secure its mineral supply chains in Africa. China currently leads in copper smelting and refining ...

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The United States has a copper problem. Simply put, the U.S. uses a lot of it and there aren’t enough American mines to pull it out of the ground fast enough. But Ivanhoe Electric ...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a step toward granting the U.S. mining industry’s biggest wishes by singling out one metal as a focus of his domestic minerals policy: copper.

Copper miners with productive assets have much to gain as supply and demand tighten. In May 2024, the copper price hit a new all-time high of US$10,954 per metric ton (MT) on the London Metal Exchange ...