Porphyry copper deposits, that is, copper ore associated with hydrothermal fluids rising from a magma chamber, supply 75% of the world’s copper. They are typically associated with intrusions of magma ...

Removing the copper (and other metals like zinc, lead and molybdenum) typically found in sulphide ores involves a process of burning the minerals to remove the sulphur, which produces sulphur dioxide- ...

Disruptions caused by the coronavirus crisis have pushed up prices for sulphur by about 10% this year in the Democratic Republic of Congo, driving up costs of a vital ingredient for mining cobalt and ...

Copper has high electrical and thermal conductivity and hence is considered to be a very useful metal. It occurs abundantly in nature and is affordably priced. The metal is employed in a number of ...

Australian base metal developer Develop Global has reported that it will progress offtake, financing and predevelopment ...

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