With smelting capacity tightening and demand rising, Australia faces a growing gap in processing capacity, one that emerging technologies may help address.

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

Copper refining margins offsetting other weak commodity performances. Over-supply of copper should last for at least 2 more years. Refining margins should continue to contribute over 10 percent to its ...

Software-first minerals company integrates autonomous haulage, drilling, and robotic sensing across mining and refining under ...

The International Copper Study Group says copper production increased in the first half of 2025, and London-based Earth-i says the trend continues. Earth-i, in a late September press release, says ...

Operations have restarted using advanced autonomous systems from the outset.

TOKYO/SINGAPORE, July 13 (Reuters) - Japanese smelters are bracing for their toughest negotiations in at least a decade over mid-year copper processing fees, as spot copper treatment and refining ...