"Essentially, we are seeking to build self-powered mines." Scientists develop mind-blowing new methods to extract essential ...

COPPER 360, a start-up copper miner operating in South Africa’s Northern Cape, said it had “turned a corner” as it sought to ...

The study, published in Plants, People ... has already inspired new metal extraction techniques. For example, "biomining" ...

ESPANOLA — The pending new owners of the former Espanola pulp and paper mill are investing in critical minerals processing in ...

Since iron is cheaper than copper, the use of scrap iron is a cost-effective way to produce copper from the leachate.

Shutting down plants in what is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year highlights how much pain the scarcity of copper concentrate is causing refiners, a problem compounded by smelting ...