The copper, which is being produced in Arizona by Rio Tinto with bacteria and acid, will be used for data-center construction.

Rio Tinto and AWS team up to use Nuton's bioleaching process at Johnson Camp mine, producing low-carbon copper for U.S. data centers.

When it comes time to fret about minerals critical to the energy transition, lithium, cobalt and nickel may get all the attention, but another metal is keeping plenty of analysts up at night. Though ...

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Pivotal Metals has completed an ore sorting trial for its Horden Lake copper project in Canada, delivering a grade uplift ...

Copper smelter cuts in China due to low processing fees are reducing refined copper supply. Mine closures and protests in Peru and Panama are further limiting copper supply. The falling US dollar and ...

Anglo American is restructuring to become a leaner, more focused commodity producer, shedding non-core assets to optimize capital allocation and reduce complexity. The company's diversified ...