A dormant Utah copper mine has reopened as the world’s first autonomous mining operation, using AI and robotics supplement a human labor shortage.

Copper refining now has a Strait of Hormuz problem.

Electrochemical copper refining harnesses controlled redox reactions to convert impure blister copper into high-purity metal, chiefly through electrorefining and electrowinning techniques. In ...

Mariana Minerals, led by CEO Turner Caldwell, is operating what it says is the world’s first autonomous mine, extracting and refining copper in Utah to meet surging demand for the costly metal.

The company said gains from sulphuric acid sales helped offset weak treatment and refining charges (TCRCs) and lower copper ...

After an exhaustive investigation by the Department of Commerce under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act, President Trump is imposing significant tariffs on imported copper. This critical material ...

Falcon Copper Corp. (“Falcon Copper” or the “Company”) today announced the appointments of Rick Gittleman as President of Falcon Copper Works, Eric Best as Executive Vice President, Projects, ...

Software-first minerals company integrates autonomous haulage, drilling, and robotic sensing across mining and refining under a single AI operating platform SAN JUAN COUNTY, Utah, April 27, 2026 ...

Copper is trading at an all-time high of $6.44 a pound and could go a lot higher as the effects of a supply squeeze and the Iran war are supercharged by stockpiling and mine closures. Biggest winners ...

Still Bright hopes its chemical process could help replace polluting copper smelters. Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, ...

India's copper imports have surged more than 350 per cent in less than a decade amid rising demand, stagnant mining output, ...