There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get ...

Mining isn’t known for innovation. For more than a century, we’ve extracted copper using the same process: dig, crush, grind, leach, repeat. Meanwhile, demand has exploded, fueled by EVs, AI ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Forest Service transferred Arizona’s Oak Flat to Resolution Copper, advancing a massive mining project ...

Copper demand is expected to grow by 70% by 2050, with renewable energy, EVs, and digital infrastructure (like data centers and AI) being key drivers. Ageing mines, declining ore grades, and long ...

A recent court ruling allows one of world’s largest mining companies to move forward in an area of religious and cultural ...

CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – The United States has a copper problem. Simply put, the U.S. uses a lot of it and there aren’t enough American mines to pull it out of the ground fast enough. But Ivanhoe Electric ...

At a laboratory in Newark, New Jersey, a gray liquid swirls vigorously inside a reactor the size of a small watermelon. Here, scientists with the mining technology startup Still Bright are using a ...

Copper prices have surged to record highs this year, and are closing in on the $12,000 milestone. Mining disruptions, supply shortages and concerns about U.S. tariffs have helped lift prices higher.