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Teck, Science World partner to educate students about the role of metals in daily life

Fourth largest attraction in British Columbia outfitted high-traffic areas with antimicrobial copper surfaces.

Staff Writer | September 8, 2022 | 3:59 pm

Another ‘Dr. Copper’

Copper coating developed by UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda…

Amanda Stutt | September 6, 2022 | 10:46 am

Compounds that promote vegetation diversity key to ecological restoration in open-pit coal mine dumps

Researchers find interesting restoration results at the Antaibao open-pit coal…

Staff Writer | September 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Copper Innovation Hub launched in Colombia

The Hub’s goals are to conduct research on all things…

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 11:30 am

How machine learning can help identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits

Two novel machine learning techniques are able to identify new,…

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 6:55 am

Low-cost, sustainable plasma technology could replace one of world’s rarest materials

Technology would replace indium, a rare chemical element widely used in smartphones and computers.

MINING.com Editor | July 19, 2021 | 12:34 pm

Dawn of a mining supercycle. Are you taking the fizz?

MINING.COM takes issue with a new white paper by Wood Mackenzie forecasting the varying impacts of the green energy transition on metals and mining demand.

Frik Els | July 16, 2021 | 5:18 pm

World’s most sustainable company, software innovator team on tech support for greener mining

Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure platform has combined with AVEVA’s digital mining and metals transformation solutions to make operations more sustainable.

MINING.com Editor | July 16, 2021 | 12:47 pm

Next mining supercycle will be different than any other — report

Fossil fuels won’t be in the vanguard and the winners will be the industrial metals needed to electrify society, Wood Mackenzie says.

MINING.com Editor | July 15, 2021 | 3:07 pm

GRAPHIC: Metals recycling to be a key plank for cutting emissions

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie estimate an additional 360 million tonnes of aluminum, 90 million tonnes of copper and 30 million tonnes of nickel will be needed over the next 20 years.

Reuters | July 14, 2021 | 10:33 pm

Visualizing China’s evolving energy mix

A carbon-neutral China requires changing the entire economy over the next 40 years.

Visual Capitalist Elements | July 14, 2021 | 9:31 am

1 billion years of tectonic plate movement in 40 seconds

Since the theory of plate tectonics is relatively new, there’s still a lot to be discovered in this field of research.

Carmen Ang - Visual Capitalist | July 13, 2021 | 9:20 pm

Copper mining is Opec on crack, so why is the price falling?

Half the world’s copper mining is controlled by just three countries, and China alone refines 40% of the metal central to the green energy transition away from fossil fuels.

Frik Els | July 13, 2021 | 1:47 pm

Researchers use biochar to sequester arsenic in acid mine drainage

Researchers used synchrotron light to determine plant waste could be an ideal method for isolating arsenic in acid mine drainage.

MINING.com Editor | July 13, 2021 | 10:21 am

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