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 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.

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 ...

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, ...

By Neha Arora NEW DELHI, May 19 (Reuters) - India's top copper producers, including Adani, Vedanta and Hindalco, are opposing ...

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 ...

India’s top ‌copper producers, including Adani, Vedanta and Hindalco, are opposing plans to ​make copper wire made by ...

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