Penning a report called Copper Mining and Vehicle Electrification, Professors Lawrence M. Cathles and Adam C. Simon claim that a key mineral in EV production, copper, isn't being mined at a strong ...

Copper refining now has a Strait of Hormuz problem.

With about 50% of the global seaborne sulphur supply cut off, the markets are becoming extremely tight, the Ivanhoe founder said.

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A consultant for Essential Minerals says the proposed project near Coppermine is only being explored. But Navajo residents ...

Endolith has reported a major advance in copper extraction as it pushes the frontiers of microbial science. In collaboration with BHP’s (ASX:BHP,NYSE:BHP,LSE:BHP) innovation arm, Think & Act ...

Reuters recently interviewed Graeme Train, Head of Metals Analysis at Swiss-based commodity trader Trafigura, who said worldwide demand for copper is expected to grow almost 40% over the next decade.

Brazil holds some of the world’s largest reserves of critical minerals, including niobium, rare earths, graphite, manganese, bauxite, zinc, and lithium. However, the next frontier is copper, which now ...

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 ...

A bill to overturn the ban on mining near the Boundary Waters was recently passed by Congress, reigniting years of debate on the issue.