Copper: Humanity’s first and most important future metal
Millions of feet of copper wiring will be required for strengthening the world’s power grids, and hundreds of thousands of tonnes more are needed to build wind and solar farms.
Situated close to the Ural mountains, which divide Russia into the European and Asian sides, the Gaiskiy GOK copper-zinc mine celebrates the 50th anniversary of its mining operations. The jubilee year also includes the start of the installation work on two new Metso mills, which will contribute to the doubling of the mine’s production during the coming years. MEI Online reports: http://www.min-eng.com/ops/eu/120.html
